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Bosch PR20EVSK Colt Palm Grip 5.7 Amp 1 Horsepower Fixed Base Variable Speed Router with Edge Guide | 
| Brand: Bosch
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $220.00
Buy New: $99.00
You Save: $121.00 (55%)
Rating:  53 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 15 x 13 x 8
MPN: PR20EVSK
Model: PR20EVSK
UPC: 000346342376
EAN: 0000346342376
ASIN: B000ANQHTA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Variable-speed palm-grip router kit; soft-start and quick-lock systems | | • | 5.7 amp motor with 15,000 - 35,000 rpm; depth adjustment system and finger support pockets | | • | Aluminum construction and soft-grip | | • | Includes palm router, drop-forged wrench, collet, fixed base, straight-edge guide, case | | • | 11.8 pounds; 1-year warranty |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
If you've ever wished for a smaller router that still had the power and accuracy of the standard models, Bosch made this for you. This little Colt is little only in size. It's 5.7 amp motor gives you all the power and speed of a big bruiser, with a variable speed of 16,000 to 35,000 rpm. Weighing in at just a hair over 3 pounds, it feels like a feather, so one-handed control is absolutely perfect. Bosch's soft grip design is intuitive, and whether your hands are big or small, it fits just right, giving you complete control. Don't worry about torque at startup, either, because the soft-start feature cushions it beautifully. The base has indentations that Bosch calls "finger support pockets," and they really do lend a great deal of control. The collect accepts standard -inch bits, so you're virtually unlimited in the bit department, with a surprising maximum diameter of 1-5/16 inches. There's a spindle lock on the front, so changing the bit out is a simple one-wrench operation. The speed dial is mounted on top of the tool body, and while some would prefer it closer to the grip, we don't see a problem, since you're gripping the tool with just one hand anyway. Depth adjustment is among the easiest we've seen on a router. Just turn the motor till the triangle and "unlocked" symbol align, lower the motor to desired position, turn the motor so the triangle lines up with the "locked" symbol and close the clamping lever. If fine adjustment is necessary, it's a breeze, courtesy of a wheel on the back of the base. Done. We can think of hundreds of uses for this little workhorse, but those who've previously been intimidated by routers will absolutely love it, because it performs like a full-size router, yet it's a fraction of the size and weight. It would be perfect for rounding-over deck planks and railings, hinge mortising, making decorative edges on hobby wood, and furniture, cutting slots, for use with a dovetail jig, making window cutouts, decorative inlays, trimming laminate and more. Pros, do-it-yourselfers and hobby woodworkers will all wonder how they got along without this little tool. -- Kris Jensen-Van Heste What's in the Box
Router, straight edge guide, carrying case, fixed base, -inch self-releasing collet, drop-forged wrench
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| Customer Reviews: Read 48 more reviews...
 Two years later... September 7, 2008
old but not dead (OLNEY, MD United States)
I read all the reviews of this router before i bought it. The slipping base and difficult collet were a concern. I also read others who seem to have solved these same problems.
I went ahead and bought it as the price was reasonable, it was a great size and weight and it's a Bosch tool which have always treated me right.
That was two years ago.
I don't use a router but once or twice a week and mainly for shelving and trim work, and mortising new doors.
For what i need as a handyman/carpenter, it has been perfect.
When i have doors to hang, they are usually interior replacement slabs and sometimes 10-12 at a time. I have used this router on maybe 200 doors so far. The shelving and other custom detail or trim work that requires an ogee or chamfer bit, it works just as well. I have used it on, i dont know, maybe 1000 linear feet of wood. This is not a lot of production for two years, granted, but i wanted to give a fair review that included how much/little i've actually used the thing.
I find it plenty powerful, easy in my hand, lightweight, and easy to adjust.
The previous complaints about the base slippage i have yet to experience...but admit the base is a little tricky to adjust and lock in. The stubborn collet, yes, drove me nuts the first day or so. I just took off the red button and now push the metal tab with my finger, and it works. That red button retards the tab from going in far enough to actually lock it down.
Poor design, agreed, but solvable.
I also jettisoned the stupid case that comes with it and just keep the router, base, wrenches, a bunch of bits, and some door lockset bores in a small leather tool bag.
Even with its limitations and a couple of hiccups, I recommend this one highly.
Very light for those jobs where you dont want a large router June 7, 2008
Kevin L. Cradic (Kansas City area)
Recently added this to my tool box. Sure is nice to have something you dont have to try to hold up or hang on to when you dont need all that bulk behind a smaller bit. This router enables you to have more control when routing because of it's size. It's great for laminate trimming and small inlay work. I should have gotten this a long time ago!
 Shaft-Lock button is horribly designed. May 29, 2008
Keith W (Chicago)
As others have said, the shaft-lock button is a major flaw to this otherwise perfect little tool. The flaw is such a pain that I really wanted to give it 3-stars, but everything else about the tool is so great, that I had to give it 4-stars.
When you push in the little red shaft-lock button, it catches on the aluminum motor housing, preventing you from fully engaging the button. Once you realize what is going on, you can work the button in such a way that it doesn't tilt to catch on the housing, but it isn't easy to do this. By the time I'm done fiddling with it to get it fully engaged, my thumb has lost the strength in it to hold it engaged against the strong spring until I get the wrench on. If the button comes out just a little bit, it will immediately catch on the housing again, and you are back to square one.
I usually just end up using a stick of wood to press the button in the end, propped against my belly to apply the force needed from my missing third hand. I really shouldn't have to do this. I'm just glad I don't have to use this tool on a daily basis.
Other than that one flaw, I can't think of a single thing wrong with this tool. Hopefully, Bosch is listening and will fix this flaw in the future models.
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