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   jazzdogg | Dec 16, 2005 05:29pm | #1

   You might want to contact Bosch, see what they have to say, and give them a chance to remedy what could be a defective product.

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie

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   forestgirl | Dec 16, 2005 08:31pm | #2

   Ditto to Jazzdog.  Pardon me for being cranky, but I really don't understand why you haven't taken this up with Bosch.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   EricAnderson | Dec 17, 2005 02:11am | #3

   I did, but got kind of a nothing answer.  Admittedly, I did not push it yet, because I did not know if it was "normal" or not.

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   WhatKnot | Dec 17, 2005 03:35am | #4

   Eric, the vibration could be comming from a number of sources. Take out the collet and try it. If it still has a lot of vibration then you do have a problem and should take it back to the dealer.

   FYI, I just plugged one in and although it does have a small vibration it is not unaceptable nor detrimental to the operation of the unit. I can see how it might be amplified by using a router bit that would not be appropriate for this type of router. In the later, you must remember what this router is and is not. In reality this is not much more than a laminate trimmer on steroids. In fact the laminate trim base kits will be available for the colt sometime after the first of the year.

   Compared to the vibration level of the Porter Cable 7310 laminate trimmer they are about the same.Steve

   "You can either be smart or pleasant, I was once smart but now I'm pleasant. I like being pleasant better." Jimmy Stewart - Harvey

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   Segil | Dec 17, 2005 01:41pm | #5

   Mine has some vibration, but I don't find it excessive.  The variable speed feature is nice for this, because you can slow down the larger bits to reduce the vibes.  You can feel when the bit is traveling at about the right speed because there is a major decrease in the vibration when you get to a certain RPM as you slow the bit down.  This is a very fast router when cranked up, 30,000 RPM they say.  So I usually have it dialed down quite a bit for smoothness of operation.  I have no complaints about mine so far.

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   forestgirl | Dec 17, 2005 09:40pm | #6

   We should ask Pat, but seems to me the experts say "No" vibration is not normal with a router and should be corrected ASAP.  I assume vibration means movement that doesn't feel normal.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

   Edited 12/17/2005 1:51 pm by forestgirl

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   EricAnderson | Dec 17, 2005 11:53pm | #7

   My PR20 has more vibration than my Dewalt trim router.  The Dewalt is very smooth.  I don't have a Porter Cable, so I can't compare against that one.