![]() Unfortunately the base is a split base design. Small, delicate movements are easy to do, even with a large cutter head spinning below the motor. The handles attach to the router at an angle pushing the point of control closer to the base plate where it should be. The ergonomics of this design are excellent. The router was designed to be held by the two rubber handles. The result is a very stable and easy to handle router. The motor still is the heaviest component of the system, but the base pulls down the center of gravity considerably. All this metal gives the router a very pleasant low center of gravity. Dropping this router one the floor will not hurt the base in any way. It is very heavy and durable to the maximum. The base of the DW618 is made from a single casting. We'd like to see this design be adopted on most power tools. Storing, cleaning, and moving the router separately from its power cord is a lot easier. It is a welcome addition even if you do not own the D-handle base. The D-handle base, which is part of another kit, necessitated this design choice. The power cord of the DW618 is removable. It's fun to play with and works flawlessly. The unorthodox switch design does its part to give the router an industrial feel. The fact that it covers a cool, metal lever type power switch is not. The shroud on the power switch for dust protection may be an unimportant detail on the spec list. ![]() It does not work flawlessly, especially when a large cutter is installed, but is good enough to make the router manageable with just one hand on the handles. As expected of a high quality router, the motor has a soft-start feature built in. If you do not need the variable speed feature, the DW616 is essentially the same router with a single speed motor. The user can vary the speed of the router continuously in the range of 8,000-24,000rpm. ![]() The MotorÄeWalt equipped the DW618 with a variable speed motor unit. The DW618 is an entry level kit in this series that includes the motor unit and a fixed base. That way the tool adapts to what you demand of it. To do that the engineers created a motor that fits into three separate bases. In other words, the DW618 is meant to be the router you use most often use in your daily tasks. With the DW618 system DeWalt set out to create a router, which more often than not would be the best choice for the task at hand. Let's take a look at how well this short, plump router chews through wood. We put the DW618 through the usual test in our shop. If only getting a review out was as easy as that. That created the DW618, a fixed base router kit from DeWalt. After reviewing the DW618D we took the motor out of the unit and installed it in the fixed base.
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