A Plunge Base for Bosch Colt ??

First hit was at Amazon Colt router plunge base @$157.65, I think that is more than the router costs!

However, Amazon says they are out of stock!

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Thanks, oldnovice!
I tried a search at Amazon, and got skunked. Most Amazon vendors won’t ship to Canada, not sure why.
I understood the plunge base was about $100, suggested retail. I could walk thru a pawn shop and get a hand held router with plunge base for a lot less than the Amazon offering. I seldom use routers, but I have some inlay work to do and I wanted to try routing the preliminary impressions, and clean ‘em up with a #71. This is for a liesurely project…prefer not to spend hard when I really am trying to reduce my reliance on power tools anyway.

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No helpful advice, but I feel your pain. Shopping on Amazon can be frustrating. I love my Bosch colt but I also have a cheap Ryobi in a table.

-- No, I don't want to buy the pink hammer.

Forgot to mention that I’m Cdn also.

-- No, I don't want to buy the pink hammer.

http://www.microfence.com/

Not sure if it will work with a Bosch Colt, but the products are super accurate
and the costs reflects that.

Great folks as well, HTH.

It looks like a great attachment…
... after I really thought about it, I haven’t ever wished I had a plunge feature for it…
... I’ve never had the need for it… Mostly used for round-overs, etc.

I never did know the price… For that price, I know I do not need / want it. LOL

BOSCH would make a GREAT one I’m sure… no question of the quality in my mind.

Hope you enjoy it.

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Looks like it’s a brand new product and not distributed
well in N. America. If you can wait til after the holidays
it will probably be much easier to get.

http://www.boschtools.com/Products/Tools/Pages/BoschProductDetail.aspx?pid=PR20EVSPK#specs
PRO11 plunge base available Nov 2012. according the Bosch USA web site.

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It appears that it is not available in this hemisphere yet!

If you have a Dremel ….
Another way to go is with a Dremel and this base @$53.65 because the Dremel router base is IMO crap. StewMac also has some carbide bits!

More from LJ

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Thanks for all the great responses! I finally got some liesure time, caught up on some reading, and found the blurb about the Colt plunge base in the current issue of FWW! It appears that the purveyor in Amazon was trying to book up some advance orders, without having any stock on hand. It is indeed $100 according to the article, probably $125 here in Canada. Hey, I’ve never used my Dremel for routing, I’d be uncertain about putting much of a side-load on that bearing. Now that I know the Colt plunge base is not really available, I’ll wait. Wahoo69: I’ll research the micro-base a bit further. I wonder how that suction cup center gets the job done!

-- Einstein: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." I'm Poopiekat!!

http://microfence.com/portable-threeaxis-mill-p-29.html
I watched thisproduct demonstrated @ WIA show in Kansas City.
Demonstration focused in routing grooves for inlay projects.
Worked extremely well. Bit pricey for my budget but very well made.

-- Sawdust and shavings are therapeutic

I lucked out today!! A local hardware store had one in the back room, a shelf sample with no box, no instructions, but it’s the real deal. I’m all set now!! Thanks to all who responded, and definitely I’m going to give the suggested “Micro-fence” a closer look too. I was thinking about an Incra-Jig setup, but this might be a better option! I really don’t do much routing anymore, and I struggle with the purchase of power tool accessories when I’m trying to reduce my dependency on electric tools. The inlay work I mentioned above is the next step I must climb, and I have some basic stringing projects over the horizon. Again, thanks one and all!

-- Einstein: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." I'm Poopiekat!!

OK… what did you steal it for?

You’re sure lucky!

If anyone needed a manual for that, they probably shouldn’t have the router!

Let us know how it works OK?

Thank you.

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

The Micro Fence beats a router base hands down!
They have an impressive set of routing tools!

Glad yore happy and enjoy your new tool!

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

Speaking of using the Dremel for Routing, check this out!

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"