Router table
Bosch RA1171 cabinet router table: routers and dust ports
Bosch RA1171 cabinet router table: the Bosch, DeWalt, Porter-Cable and Craftsman routers Bosch lists in fixed bases, its plate and its dust ports.
Also listed as Bosch RA1171, Bosch 1171
Short answer
Bosch lists the RA1171 for Bosch 1617-series and MRF-series, DeWalt DW616 and DW618, Porter-Cable 690-series and 892-895-series, and most Craftsman 1/2 in-collet routers, all in fixed bases only. Its predrilled aluminum plate supports above-table height adjustment, and it takes no template guides.
Key facts
- Plate opening or plate outline
- Not confirmedBosch describes its own aluminum mounting plate; no outline figure was read.
- Plate thickness
- Not confirmed
- Corner radius
- Not confirmed
- Plate support and leveling
- Bosch: an aluminum mounting plate, predrilled, that supports above-table height adjustment.[1]
- Insert ring system
- Not confirmed
- Guide bushings
- Bosch states the RA1171 does not accept any template guides.[1]
- Miter or accessory slot
- Not confirmed
- Fence fit and mounting
- Not confirmed
- Dust ports and hose fit
- Dust ports at the fence and the cabinet; common 2-1/2 in vacuum hoses attach directly; Bosch says 35 mm hoses need its VAC004 adapter.[1]From Bosch's Canadian page. Hose fit only, not dust capture.
- Routers the table maker lists
- Bosch 1617-series and MRF-series; DeWalt DW616 and DW618; Porter-Cable 690-series and 892-895-series; most Craftsman 1/2 in-collet routers. Fixed base only.[1]
- Lifts and plates whose makers name it
- Not confirmedNo lift or plate maker we read names the RA1171.
- Top size and material
- Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
- Not confirmedThe RA1171 manual's wording on disconnecting power (the PDF text could not be read); plate outline; miter slot; top size.
Watch out for
- Bosch lists every router for the RA1171 in a fixed base only.
- Bosch names the Porter-Cable 892-895-series, not every 890 number.
- No template guides: Bosch says the RA1171 does not accept any.
Questions
Will my Porter-Cable 690 work in the Bosch RA1171?
Bosch lists Porter-Cable 690-series routers in a fixed base only.[1]
Can I use guide bushings in the Bosch RA1171?
No. Bosch states it does not accept any template guides.[1]
What hose size fits the Bosch RA1171?
Bosch says common 2-1/2 in vacuum hoses attach directly to its fence and cabinet ports, and 35 mm hoses need the VAC004 adapter.[1]