Comments on: TM’s 2008 Favorites: Bosch’s Colt Palm Router

By: Bob The Drywall Guy

Bob The Drywall Guy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:21:46 +0000

Hehehe, I bought one of these because I needed a drywall cutter in a pinch for some archways. I knew it was ridiculously over sized, over powered and a very Tim Taylor use of the tool, but it’s all I could get. This toy is fun!!!

It’s now it’s the tool no one else is allowed to handle, aside from a carpenter friend who actually has me using it for it’s intended purpose…. what a killjoy.

By: lynyrd

lynyrd — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:02:41 +0000

I’ve been using one in my CNC Shark for about a year and the bearings are just now starting to whine a little bit. I’ve ruined two collets so far when the bit jumped out (operator error) and occasionally the power switch need some persuasion to turn on. I’m happy with it especially considering the fact that I’m using it for something it wasn’t designed for.

By: Old Coot

Old Coot — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:11:48 +0000

You’d have to pry mine from my cold dead fingers.

By: fred

fred — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:51:38 +0000

I should have provided a we site for the Betterley laminate routers:

http://www.betterleytools.com/

By: fred

fred — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:47:52 +0000

This is the class act of the low-end trim routers. We adopted these to replace older bosh trim routers which had a few different bases - some which tended to fail in use.
We also use the Betterly products that are based on PC routers

By: Greg A.

Greg A. — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:25:15 +0000

I’ve got one of these at work, use it to bevel pvc, definitely a great tool and gets the job done well