Bosch Benchtop Router Table RA1181

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BOSCH RA1181 Benchtop Router Table 27 in. x 18 in. Aluminum Top I put it together. Haven't yet put it to use. I'll only speak to what I can tell from the assembly. Great instructions! Bosch has gone to great lengths to take all guess work out of the assembly process, something other manufacturers should take a lesson from. The paper booklet is much better than online manuals, although I used both at different times. For those of use who think manuals are an unnecessary imposition on our God-like intelligence; I suggest you read the manual at least a little in advance of the parts you're assembling. It might save you some assembly-disassembly-reassembly. Don't ask me how I know. You know how I know. Ever wondered which bolt is the #10-16 x 1/2" and which is the #10-24 x 1/2"? The paper booklet has a true-to-size print of each and every bolt, washer, nut, etc. that solves the mysteries of identifying an incredibly large number of parts that come with the router table. How many parts is a large number? There are 161 parts, a few of which are for other models of Bosch router tables. A key identifies each part with a number that matches the true-to-size part's representation in the booklet. BTW: I didn't notice any Chinesium fasteners whose Philips head screws round out with the slightest bit of aggressive twisting of the old driver bit. All the fasteners are of a quality you might find in something like automotive manufacturing. All the main component parts are solid and well-made. Plastic is not all made the same. Time will tell how the plastic components hold up, but I expect they'll do just fine. I was very surprised at how sturdy the aluminum fence was. The same for the aluminum router plate and table top. I did not expect them to be so heavy. When I was removing the table top from the carton I wondered, due to its weight, if it was steel rather than aluminum. Leveling the router plate: I've seen reviews that made comments about the difficulty of leveling the router plate and aligning it to the same plane as the table top. I found no problem with this at all and verified the results with a TSO MTR-X triangle. I didn't go so far as to get out a set of feeler gauges to look for thousandths of an inch differences, but I don't expect to be routing components for use on Space-X. It's woodworking, not rocket science! Price: I got a terrific Black Friday price of $172.81, or so I thought. It's still (12/20/24) listed at about the same price on Amazon. I am not a connoisseur of router tables. I did the usual due diligence one might expect a penny pincher to do when making a purchase that offers the best of everything at the lowest price available and I think it went a lot better than expected. I wasn't looking for a table that cost $400 or more. I wasn't looking for the largest table or one that attaches to a Festool MFT. I wanted a table I could use in the basement or out on the driveway and pick up and carry to a job site without too much muscle strain that was suited for making moldings, dados and so forth. I was first looking for a table with a two part fence so it could be used for jointing. I admit to being disappointed that the best table I found did not have that feature. It took a while to find a Youtube video that spoke to this problem. But Bosch solved it by including two 1/16" "Jointing Shims" that slide behind the out feed fence to allow edge jointing in increments of 1/16" to 1/8". It's not an infinity of adjustments but then no fiddling is required to set up the table for jointing. Just slide a shim behind the fence and you're ready to go. So, that may actually be an advantage over two separately moveable fences that require careful alignment to get the right cut on an edge joint. I rarely give five stars but I think they are well deserved in the case of the Bosch RA1181 and the great Amazon price. For $175, how can you go wrong?

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Excellent quality and value. Good strength and easy to assemble. Only be very sure you buy a router that fits the mounting plate holes. They list the brands and models.

Great router table and easy to assemble. My only disappointment is I wish there were 60mm mount holes for mini portable routers. I know many use corded routers for this table as it was designed for that but considering I have the Dewalt DCW600 compact router already I wasn't ready to buy another router, but needed a table option. Either way, I was able to create a solution where I can still use my Dewalt DCW600 compact router. I already had the Oneida Universal router hood that I use for dust collection. When installed on the router there are hole mounts that actually fit under the Bosch RA1181. Bought some M4 bolts and nuts in 25mm length and 4 of these snug up the Oneida very securely under the Bosch table. Bonus is I can easily reach under the table to adjust the variable speed and the fine height adjustment of the Dewalt router UPDATE: Been wanting to update my review for quite some time, got lazy, but here it is. After my extensive use with this Bosch Router Table RA1181 I'm confident in stating this table is fantastic and well worth the investment. As I stated earlier, it's unfortunate that the aluminum router table plate does not have pre-drilled holes for 60mm compact routers such as my Dewalt but I had found a solution for that issue and here it is with photos. I currently use the Oneida router hood due to its very wide foot print and ability to funnel dust to my vac. The good thing is this acrylic plate has multiple holes for fitting any kind of router you may have. So obviously it has pre-drilled holes for 60mm compact routers. It also has pre-drilled holes for every full sized router on the market right now. The best part about this is these pre-drilled holes all fit and line up within the pre-drilled holes of the Bosch router table plate. There are a number of mounting solutions that can be used to mount the Oneida plate under the Bosch router plate. You can use 3 bolts, or 4 or even 5 bolts. In my above picture I am showing a 3 bolt solution. Using metric #4 bolts in 70mm length with thumb knobs for easy and quick removal. What I am doing now is in the process of trying to buy another Dewalt compact router sleeve then have it permanently mounted under the router table, that way, I can then just release the core router. Hope all this helps some buyers out.