10 Amp Fixed Base Corded Router —RT1323-00

I've been woodworking and building for 60+ years. Lots of tools; lots of brands. SKIL was never at the top of my list.... ....it is now. They have seriously elevated their game. Loaded with features not found on much more expensive brands: soft start, RPM control (0-25,000), LED lighted clear base, vacuum port, safety light so you remember to unplug before changing bits., Heavy-duty, solid build, no undue vibration. Very ergonomic; feels balanced, not awkward. Would prefer the two-wrench method of changing bits, never cared for having to hold down a button, but that's just me. These features at this price is hard to believe. Great router. Just ordered another! Having said that, the seller page states 2HP, but the box states 1.75 HP. (10 amps = about 1.61 HP +/-) That's fine, no complaint there. Just sayin'. Plenty powerful enough for any project.

This router seems to be well made. So far so good. I have mounted this as my bench top router and it does really well once you get used to the adjustment slots and the release button. It would be nice for it to have some type of rack and pinion system like my Makita or something to keep it aligned so you don't have to look under the table every time you want to adjust the depth, but other than that it is a very nice product for the money.

After messing with little 1/4", 1 HP to 1-1/2 HP routers this somewhat bigger one is very nice. Has a good heft to it that imparts confidence through the hands up to the brain that everything is gonna just WORK. Very smooth. Not a super big fan of the depth adjusting arrangement, and apparently there is no provision for plunge cutting, but the handles and the base plate are well designed and make the unit very controllable in the X and Y axis and a pleasure to use for most common routering tasks. Comes with a plain and limited but still quite adequate fence and guide set, collet wrench, and a collet insert for using 1/4" shank tooling, which I have a lot of. For the price I am pretty happy. I would have liked to have received a spare set of brushes for the motor, though. Well, that's okay. NOT FOR THE PRO, but the typical home handyman will find this router to be a solid performer, I think.

Something worth noting about this router is how solidly engineered it feels. Right from unboxing, you're holding a heavy, but well-balanced piece of machinery in your hands. The depth adjuster and locks are well-engineered and easy to work without being something you'll hit by accident. The power and speed switches have a good feel to them and the operation indicator light is easy to see even in a bright room. All of the mechanical parts fit perfectly, and the soft start feature helps the tool from kicking out when you start it, particularly at higher speeds. I was able to get a new bit mounted and round-over the edge of a piece of wood very quickly. The handles have a great shape and feel to them, and there's great visibility of the cutting area with the LEDs shining down in there. For an around-the-house hobbyist, this does a great job at a very nice price. A case or bag would have been a nice addition, but its absense probably kept it under $100. I also really wish the power switch was something other than a horizontally-operated toggle switch. I would have preferred something more easily visible, like an up/down switch or a push/pull like on Craftsman tools, although if you're mounting this on a table, that doesn't really matter.

Purchased this to replace a really old Craftsman router. It fit well on the table and it is much easier to adjust. I can now adjust from the top of the table. I will maybe get the plunge part of this IF I need it but this is GREAT for 1/4 in and 1/2 in bits. I passed by ordering bits I needed since I was stuck with just 1/4 inch but this fixed all that. Update Sep 2024 - Loved to minor adjustment to the depth of the bit. Attached this router to spetool for surfacing river tables. The ability to set the depth down 1/64 or 1/32 at a time really helped versus trying to do that manually. When surfacing a piece you don't want to dig too much at a time and the adjustment knob really made that task easy. Like the router.

Excellent router! Soft start, a bit lighter than some and great handles. All this and excellent value. Owning 6 other routers in my custom woodshop of 50 years, this is a very impressive machine.

Just what I expected and was very pleased.

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I bought this as a dedicated router for my SKIL RAS900 Router Table. It fits the table perfectly and all of the controls for speed and height adjustment are at the front if one puts the plate on the proper way. On my first install I had all of the controls at the back and realized that was not handy. I then saw that I could turn the router 180 degrees on the plate and as such all of the controls are at the front of the router table. It is very easy to adjust the height from huge adjustments to minor or micro ones. I am able to change any bit with the router installed so that is a plus. No need to remove the router or reach under the table as the bit can be installed or removed with the included wrench at the top of the router table. When I first turned on the router in the house with no bit attached I did a speed test and one could hear the huge difference from the 1 to the max 6 adjustment on the speed dial. For those interested in how much voltage this router uses, my tests showed it used 105 volts on the lowest speed and 535 volts on the highest speed. Now that was tested with no bit attached. Now with a bit cutting into wood creating a workload one would think that all of my voltage numbers would be a bit higher. It comes with an edge guide and all of those cheap ones are next to useless, unless one just wants to cut a dado straight down the board with no concern of an exact measurement in distance from the edge. The included 1/4 inch collet that plugs into the 1/2 inch collet is solid and a perfect fit for 1/4 inch shank bits. For the price this looks to be a really good router and will handle most tasks that one will ever do with a router table.

Exelente, llegó completo sin ningún daño, y a un excelente precio.

Powerfully and easy to use. Soft start

Nice little machine easy to use

Creo que es más de lo que pagas al recibir está herramienta. Puntos positivos. Palanca de encendido (muy tradicional de las licuadoras Oster, la que no falla) Base acondicionada para evitar el aserrín por todos lados Seguros para las guías de fácil cambio. Punto negativo. Es algo pesado. El plastico es detalles y acabado. Fácil de manejar