Bosch Router POF 1400 ACE (1400 watts, in case)

Background:Having used the same DIY (Green Bosch) for the last 20 years professionally, I decided to retire my old POF1100AE, (it's in my loft I kept it as it just needs a service). And purchased a Popular brand that ar3 Red in colour (not Mi...ie) that unit was more expensive than this POF1400ace and was new but no better than my old Bosch 1000AE, worse actually as both bush caps are broken, the spindle lock is broken, and its is completely dead! How long did the Red router last? About 20 hours use over 13 months, yes just out of warrantee, so I have a new looking router that is not worth repairing. So I went back to Bosch getting the new powerful model.Review:Once in hand it felt solid and well constructed. Works beautifully, smooth, sturdy, quiet and powerful. Joy to use, first use being cutting out a body for a guitar as per photo. I packed it away and as usual can't work out how it goes back in the case! is it base down or base up? Front up or front down. Then I noticed pressed into the case bottom an image of how the router fits back in the case. OMG so simple but will save me 5 minuets every time I put it away and a lot of stress. I almost forgot, whilst using it I 'could actually see the blade and cutting edge because there a two LED lights either side of the collet! Amazing! The faster you cut the brighter the light l, bright and very white. Making my work more accurate, easier and a lot safer. A few other tools have lights but nowhere near as brigjtas these.Overall its 10/10, Bosch has never let me down but I have been disappointed with some of the other brands, including the expensive Yellow units 😕 my table saw is in the repairer shop today as its broken in 2 ways and only 1.5 years into a 3 year extended warranty.Update: after use for 4 hours day one and w hours day two, I've found something that is a negative. The start trigger moves in 90 before the blade starts up, that's fine probably a safety feature. The problem I'm experiencing is this, with 90% of the trigger doing nothing the last 10% of trigger travel turns it on and off, meaning that not only do I need to hold the handle as expected I also have to squeeze and hold very tightly. Often my squeeze pressure relaxes slightly and the unit turns off. The trigger requires a lot of force to keep the motor running. After a few hours my hand is killing me! (I have a very strong hands) inorder for me to be able to use this unit I'm going to have to put a rubber band, jubilee club or cable tie around the on button (yes potentially dangerous) and use the plug switch to turn on and off, buy passing the power trigger (I don't recommend anything to do this!).For the first 2 hours use it is fine, so most will not even notice the issue.

Bosch router perfect for light home and less occasional use as opposed to the blue Bosch professional range.Bought this little gem for making loudspeaker cabinets and the odd bit of carpentry work at home as when you consider a no make router would be not be that many shekels less so it's definitely wirth oaying that little extra for Bosch's wealth of knowledge in the electrical field. It has 1400watt's of 230VoltA.C. power so it is plenty powerful enough for home use....no need for that 3-phase bench router really, is there ?It has standard collett sizes (1/4" or 6.35mm and also 8mm) and has a nice smoith weighted plunge action and usable depth gauge on the body and stop on the base if you want to set up for repetitive work. There is a nice dust extraction facility which is proper handy especially with dusty (MDF ! Mask !) materials and/or indoor use and helps keep the workpiece view clear as well as your work area clean when you connect a suitable vaccuum cleaner which is priceless.There is an electronic speed control to fine tune bit/material speed and also soft start function so you don't take off, nice !, which comes through experience from their pro-range, and much appreciated. Also supplied is a parallel guide but I suggest you find some 2" by 1 " finished face and some bee's wax and affix to this guide to give better use although shortening the effective length of the guide you will appreciate it when set up right. You can always put your own longer bars onto the guide later on if you want to very easily or fab. a circular trammel (tangent).The angled handles are much more comfortable in use than the usual upright handles on other machines and there is a good safety switch sytem on these handles to power up the motor, nice. * The power lead comes out the top of one of these and can run up over your shoulder or to a safety dmsytem you may have (retractable socket from above head) to safely keep the lead away from the very high speed powerful high-current motor (up to and above 20,000 r.p.m.) )which is a good thing in respect of not chewing the power lead and you !

Have a Stanley hand router from 1978. Then bought a Black & Decker electric router in 1979. Years later bought a better one (but no brand name). The router I would really like is a DeWalt battery operated trimmer/router to go with the rest of cordless tools from DeWalt, but the little that I put a router to use would not justify the expense. Still, this Bosch is the best router I have so far.Essentially I bought this Bosch 1400 because the 1200 doesn't come with a case. Both are aimed at the amateur user. You may think "it's only a box" but the box allows the tool to be stowed under the stairs cupboard and be easy to identify.... makes life more convenient when you don't have a permanent workshop. If I had bought the 1200, hunt for a case, buy some cut-out foam ... apart from expending that time, it would have cost more than the price difference;. At the time of purchase I think the 1400 was perhaps £30 more expensive, but factor in the extra features of the 1400, time to hunt for a box, but and cut out the foam, the 1400 works out cheaperThe quarter inch fitting is suited to my existing router bits. You can see the features on web site video; some of them I particularly like is the light, vacuum hose attachment hole to help make the work piece clear for router cutting. The depth adjustment / depth stop will not compete with professional tools but very good for an amateur tool. From studying information from manufacturer's web sites, it is easy to adjust the DeWalt and the Makita to 0.1mm, but hey, this Bosch I reckon is good to 0.5mm which will be good enough for me.Held it in my hands, played with it, and it felt very well balanced. Powered it up and found perhaps less noisy, well, less high pitch. As yet no project to apply the tool onto yet so giving it 4 stars until a project comes along. Yes, I would recommend putting this, or a similar priced Trend on the short list if you are just starting out in handy work.If you are an amateur instead of a professional, you may wonder if you will need a router. ... When I was doing projects for O Level Design & Tech submission (that was 1976), everything had to be done by hand because that's all the school had. Sanding was so tedious. An electric sander was my second power tool (first of course was a drill). Think the B & D router was my 3rd and knew then that I could never achieve a finish with just hand tools. It's one of those items that once you have it, you will be able to think of more ways to use it. One of the projects had sliding doors. I did not want to stick plastic rails to my wooden project for I didn't want "naff" so used the router to create gooves in the wood itself.

Have just finished a project that involved 'Routing' for the first time (built some wardrobes and wanted channels to recess shelves in plywood). I would say this: this machine appears well juxtaposed between cheap amateur rubbish and expensive heavyweight proffessional equipment. It is medium weight. Well built. Smooth to operate. And gives one the sense of being a professional at work. However, it is a compromise because it is probably not powerful enough for the biggest and heaviest of jobs: like working on kitchen worktops. It also takes cutters on a smaller shank than the big routers so doing large profiles or moldings (over 1/2" or 3/4") would probably be unwise. But for the myriad of smaller to medium sized tasks this router should do all you ask and more. I was impressed. It only comes with an 8mm cutting bit (Bosch or Toolzone do sets other users review positively), but does 'plunge' and has constant speed, a light source focussed on the cutter and a firm feel in the hands. The biggest issue with routers is fixing guide rails to get straight cuts and the 'hand - eye' co-ordination required to ensure you keep them firmly pressed against the guide rail so the cut doesn't wander or extend past where you want to stop. If for a project that doesn't involve heavy work then I recommend this unit strongly. I spent ages researching and for the money this mid-range unit is a winner! 10*/10. Hope this helps?

I got this for a specific job and to be honest it was a toss up between this or a circular saw but I'm glad I chose this one. It's nice and easy to use and the pre set depth stops work great just turn it to the next depth a flick of a finger to loosen the clamp then push down and your at the next level, it feels well balanced and slides up and down the guides without that sticky feeling I've felt on some cheaper routers. It has a light that comes on while in use which is handy and a removable guard that stops you getting covered in wood or dust and a extractor. outlet to connect to a Hoover. It's nice and easy to change the tools with the spindle lock but to be honest I used the same cutter that was supplied to do all of my job. I was making a fire surround out of 2" X 18" solid oak planks and it cut through it like a hot knife in butter I had tried cutting the wood before with different electric saws and it was hard going but this router made life easy. The base is round with one flat side and I used this against a clamped spirit level to get my straight line. I've since tried using different tools and feel that it has plenty of power to do most jobs. Would recommend this item.

I bought this router for several reasons, the first being that I finally managed to kill my existing Bosch router after 20yrs of abuse. Every Bosch tool I've ever owned has been a quality tool that lasts, they might be more expensive than the cheaper tools on the market, but you get what you pay for.Another deciding factor was the 22 previous 5 star reviews, and my review is no different. If like me it's been 20yrs since you last bought a router, things have improved in that time and mostly for the better. The one thing I don't like is the fact you have to press and hold a button to change bits, this can be hard on the fingers and I much prefer the old method of placing a pin through a hole in the shaft to keep it in place, however I believe this is now the standard way of changing bits on all routers. The depth lock is now a lever rather than built into one of the handles and is by default always locked and has to be pressed to release which is big improvement on the old router. This model comes with a built in led that illuminates the work area and also a very handy case in which to keep it when not in use. The router is well built and solid and has a real quality feel to it. This model is definitely worth the £80 I paid for it.And once again Amazon's customer service and delivery were what one has come to expect, excellent.

I always do my reviews after I've owned & used the item a while,how can you do a review when you've just unwrapped it? Bosch has given me somewhat of a mixed bag with purchases recently,which has left a nasty taste in my mouth after being a Lifelong "Bosch FanBoy!".Im happy to report this is one of my better (Note all my Bosch Purchases used to be GREAT) Bosch recent purchases.This router has lots to recommend,the micro adjustment is excellent,the speed adjustment is excellent,the depth gauge is excellent,the guide is great,Ive used this regularly with a 25mm cutter and never felt as though the router was in need of more power,I certainly would recommend the tungsten carbide bits over the cheaper sets-in the long run it will be cheaper! The tungsten bits have chewed through nails etc with no signs of wear! Obviously this isn't recommended,but when carrying out repairs on existing doors etc it WILL happen! I very much recommend going for this higher wattage 1400 model,i have never felt it was over worked.Im very happy with this purchase which i made months ago (Nov '13).Highly recommended! NOTE:- I use this in a professional manner for cutting access holes fro turnings,and for machining notches & hole in dado turnings & plastics & woods.

Solid as you would expect of Bosch but I have no need of a plunge router and that ability adds a degree of complexity to set up that irritates.It is a decent quality router that does what it needs to do.

Bosh is excellent, came in original packing all sealed, so happy to do unboxing but unfortunately speed control doesn't work from 1-3 so I have to return.

The build quality of this is good. I do like Bosch tools for the evident quality in their tools and this one doesn't disappoint. This is a very powerful router. The extra collets are very useful. It is important to get good quality router bits to go along with this router otherwise the power of this tool will damage them. I have damaged a few router bits of a poor quality build. This is an excellent router and the storage case makes it even the more impressive.

bon appareil puissant avec bonne stabilité. 2 fraises sont fournies (de bonne qualité).il faut un peu s'habituer aux réglages de profondeur etc, mais une fois qu'on a compris ca va tout seul.A recommander

Buon prodotto per l'uso hobbistico e con buone frese, anche qualcosa in più. Maneggevolezza, poca rumorosità, nonché minime vibrazioni, in un attrezzo dall'ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo.

English power plug. Only suitable for 6mm cutters.Warranty would be lost if the plug was changed. Call centre chat offered a power adapter. Manufacturer manual advised not to use power adapter.Amazon we’re good with a full refund.