The field of plunge routers has some incredibly strong favorites… Especially in the woodworking forums! We dug through plunge router discussions at six different woodworking forums to help shed some light on the “best plunge router” out there.
We’ve covered trim routers before in the Top 16 Trim Routers, so that leaves us with fixed routers and router kits! Stay tuned :)
Dewalt: 21 Total Brand Votes
Dewalt 621 2 HP EVS Plunge Router: 16 Votes
Dewalt 621 Fww Review
Dewalt 625 3 HP Plunge Router: 5 Votes
Festool: 9 Total Brand Votes
Festool OF 2200 Plunge Router: 5 Votes
Festool OF 2200 FWW Review
Festool OF 1400 EQ Plunge Router: 4 Votes
Festool OF 1400 FWW Review
Freud: 5 Total Brand Votes
Freud FT3000: 3 Votes
Freud FT2200: 2 Votes
Triton: 4 Total Brand Votes
Triton – M0F001KC 2-1/4 HP Plunge Router: 4 Votes
Triton – M0F001KC FWW Review
Makita: 4 Total Brand Votes
Makita 3-1/4 HP Plunge Router: 4 Votes
Bosch: 2 Total Brand Votes
Bosch 1619EVS 3.25 HP Plunge Router: 1 Vote
Bosch 1619EVS FWW Review
Bosch 1613 2.25 HP Plunge Router: 1 Vote
Bosch 1613 FWW Review
Hitachi: 2 Total Brand Votes
Hitachi M12V2: 2 Votes
Porter Cable: 1 Total Brand Vote
Porter-cable 7539 3 1/4 HP Plunge Router: 1 Vote
Main Sources:
Tool Test: 3+ Horsepower Plunge Routers
SELECTING A ROUTER by Pat Warner
Best Plunge Router: DeWalt 621 vs. Bosch 1617 vs. Festool OF 1400
Forum Discussion of Plunge Routers:
Best Plunge router for Leigh FMT
Which Router
DW621 vs Triton M0F001 plunge routers
Dewalt plunge router questions
Best router for plunge work. Your suggestions.
Best Plunge Router
Reviews:
Triton 3 1/4hp Plunge Router Review
Dewalt DW625 Plunge Router Discussion
Fire-Storm: Low-priced plunge router for hobby use
Bosch 1619EVS Review