Bosch Deluxe Router Guide RA1054 | product review
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RA1054
Deluxe Router Guide
Easily converts into circle guide for making arcs and circles up to 32 In. in diameter. Unit includes pivot plate, dust extraction hood, vacuum hose adapter and attachment hardware. Fits models 1613, 1617, 1618, 1619 and MR23EVS series routers and bases plus PR011 palm router plunge base.
Includes
Includes pivot plate, dust extraction hood, vacuum hose adapter & attachment hardware
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⚠️Warning: Woodworking can be potentially life threatening. Do not attempt any woodworking project without familiarizing yourself with important safety information regarding the tools and procedures you will use. This video makes no attempt at covering all required safety and procedural information to safely replicate this project. Independently verify information in this video before considering it as fact. Assume responsibility for your own safety and well being. I say this with love and concern for your well being.
Excellent video. I would like to add that I especially enjoyed the phrase at 13:24 😂
Cool didn't know prince William was into woodworking
Good demo. Thanks. Got my Bosch 1617 and RA1054 guide today. Was stumped on putting on the dust hood until watching this video.
Glad it helped
Nate, thanks for taking the time to put together this highly detailed tutorial. You’ve taken pretty much all of the guess work out of using the edge guide. I tend to be a visual learner when it comes to mechanical devices, so this demo was perfect for my needs. Your efforts are most appreciated!
Thanks for taking the time to put this info together. It was very helpful.
Happy to help
In case anyone is wondering, this guide perfectly fits the DeWalt DW618 router. Can’t wait to use mine!
Ughhh I hated the 618... those motors fried so fast. And for a slow start, I figured it would last a while. Plus I bought an extra fixed base for the 616 to use jndera router table, and I was unaware that the Dewalts die FAST if put in a table or horizontal/pantorouter table. At the end of the day, the Bosch wins, by a huge margin, over the Dewalt 616/618 from my experience.
Nice job. Thank you.
Basically, it turns your router into a skill saw, but without a cutting guide or jig. Got it! I mainly bought it for square edging with a straight cut bit. I cut with my skill saw, then I use the router to get those nice straight edges for glueups~
Minimum radius with that center pin and plunge base is about 4.5 inches (9-inch diameter). Any smaller and the center pin base interferes with the plunge base. Causing the router to tilt and not cut perpendicular (90 degrees).
I believe the inter holes on the guide fit the smaller Bosch palm routers.
Very helpful video. This will be my goto as a primer before using the guide.
Great job and exactly what I was looking for. I know how much time goes into making videos, thank you!
Thank you for the complete and detailed explanation,
thank you for a thorough review! best one I found on this.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Love the video. Thanks for the introduction
I needed this video. I bought the same router kit with the edge guide from HD and appreciate seeing it taken apart and using all the parts. I would love seeing a video with the Bosco router table (RA1171). Good job.
This video its a wonderful! Thanks!!!
Very well explained. Great job.
Glad it was helpful!
Very cool video, and very well explained also. I have the Bosch and DeWalt palm router, but will probably get the larger plunge base router soon. This attachment seems like it is well worth the money for all the features it has including the ability to cut circles. I plan on making some Bluetooth boomboxes with a vintage look and feel to them, and this just may be what I need.
Thank you for informative video.
Very nice,how much that guide coz I have a router but no guide
Thank you so much for the video bro I really appreciate it 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank You.
Good video Nate
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow. I’m glad I watched your video. I was under the impression that the guide has the ability to provide micro adjustment when using as a circle cutter. Bosch needs to design a new guide that addresses this important feature that’s lacking along with the pivot pin being incorporated into the assembly and not having to attach it to the work piece which suggests the circle cutter was added in at the last minute. Have you ever tried to install the entire assembly upside down with the edge guide resting against the router housing so the micro adjust could be used when cutting circles?
Glad it was helpful!
First, nice job. Thanks for putting all the work in on that. I just ordered mine.
Have you tried using something like a screw, nail, or bolt/nut combo for the center locator when using it as a circle jig? The idea of trying to stick or tape a suction cup to the center of the work doesn't fill me with confidence.
Carpet trapped is really strong and useful if you cannot make a mark on your center.
happy birthday!!
I haven't had much success with the center pin. I've found the duck tape easily comes up a little allowing the center pin to rock back and forth. There must be a better way to secure the pin. Anyone have a similar experience? Thinking about drilling a hole at the center pivot point and using a dowel for a pin. Then, after cutting the circle gluing the pin in place and cutting it flush.
Root of the problem is that the guide jig to center pin connection point is too high. This acts like a lever pulling on the center pin. Need to find a way to attach down low on the center pin (at work piece level) so the pin length does not act as a lever.
@@RazorStrap wish I knew a way to do this. But right now the circle jig isn't very useful if the center pin can't be held firmly in place. I found a couple of videos on DIY circle jigs. I made one and it's far better than the one I bought.
Is anyone able to let me know the rod spacing for each setting(center to center)? Thanks
Good video!! I'm trying to decide which router to buy today.. As for dust collection? I don't hassle with those, most don't work any how! At the end of the day just sweep you're shop..
Well, Festool (if you can afford it) makes dust collection a real thing. Their stuff us amazing.
The dust collection on this isnt bad. But Bosch has the top/bottom dust collector for router tables, and base clearance and those work really well for me.
I dont use dust collection to prevent sweeping. I use it to collect the dust. That way after I wipe everything down, I dont need to sweep/vacuum since that too just gets dust back into the air. And sawdust is a horrible thing to breathe into your lungs and sinuses.
Hi! What would you estimate the smallest circle you could route? thanks!
10"
Good video, lousy accessory.
I bought the 1617evspk a few months ago, (after killing my old clunker... a DeWalt) and it was worth every penny, and more. So I've come to expect a certain quality from Bosch now that I have used their router and sliding miter saw. So when I got a good deal on this "deluxe" router guide (essentially $13) I pulled the trigger.
First off, this should be a standard accessory that comes with the EVSPK package... I mean, a similar item comes with every other high end router.
Secondly, there is no good system to store it. As a piece that requires protection, due to its tolerance sensitivity required, I have to make a case for it. I assumed that the suitcase that the EVSPK comes in, would have a way to store it. You can store a lot of other accessories in it, so a spot in the case for this would've been great, and a no brainers at Bosch R&D.
Lastly, quality. A big issue. This "Deluxe" edge guide is worth the (essentially) $13 I paid, but no more. Die cast aluminum.... c'mon Bosch!?!? I get that certain things need to be done on the cheap (like the garbage router tables they make) but this should've been done in a way that didnt feel like a power tool from 1972. And the circle jig.... *@%$ that thing!!!!! It's the only circle jig I've ever seen that had no good way to mount the center pin to the workpiece.
All in all... Harbor Frieght makes a $60 Router that comes with an edge guide that is only slightly less in terms of function.
So the "Deluxe" guide gets a 2 out of 10 from me. Does Bosch just assume we will be using an aftermarket system so they just said "Who cares? Put in in a box, but make sure there's no way to store it properly. Also, force the users to hold down the circle pin with.... tape! Muahhahaaaaaa!"
Do you have a review on the router from Bosh POF 1200 AE Theonly good one on you tube is in Russian! Thank you
What is the distance between the INSIDE thumb screw holes and rail slot that you mention at 14:44? The OUTSIDE rail slots should be about 4" center to center, the inner ones look a little over half that?
yes, the outside rail slots are ~3 15/16" on center; the inside are ~2 1/4" on center.The inside rail slot hole are smaller with an opening around 1/4".
Did you ever figure out what the heck the inner holes are for? The rails don’t even fit in there.
I think someone told me once but I can't remember 😕
I think they are to mount it to the Bosch Colt trim router. Not certain though.
Can you use the RA1054 with a clamp-on guide, like the Bora?
I'm not familiar with the Bora. Would you like to elaborate?
i need this guide but for straight lines, is there any ?
This guide will make straight lines. You can also use a straight edge as a guide, just clamp it to your work piece. I use a jig when I use a straight edge. check out my video on it czcams.com/video/k5pgqi4TbYA/video.html
Hello can the base be used to do edge routing like a bullnose edge or roundover?
Yes
@@natelarge thank you! Do you have another video of you using it to do one if these edges? I am new to using a router and sometimes I don't follow the edge along in a straight line and I dig into deep in A section.
Sorry I don't have a video of what you are looking for. Using an edge guide is the best way to get smooth edges when routing.
Can this work on a dewalt router??
I don't think so. I think I looked it up once before. Anyone else think different?
Good video. But you should be more mindful of the direction in which you use the router. You were going both directions in the semi circle.
Yes, you are right
Direction of router only matters when one side of the bit is touching material.
When your plowing through on a dado type cut it doesn't matter. Sweeping to the right will make router want to move away from you. Sweeping to the left will make it want to move towards you. Both are just as violent and strong in terms of force applied
John Ritter has to be your father.
Lol no, but I am flattered by the comparison. John is a funny guy.
My God man, you run this tool several times one handed or no hands on the handles pushing the body with your fingers. You also do not have all the wood supported so the end drops down creating a pinch hazard (KICK BACK)
Please learn to use the tool properly before teaching others.
Thanks dude
Id hate to see what you say about how I work 🤣🤣
Please reword your video. Pro’s & cons are a review, this is a instructional video.
I appreciate your opinion but I am happy with my choice.
ear protection, eye protection, dust protection....WUSS!!
Thanks for noticing.
Name calling on the internet... JERK!! I bet your not so bold in person.
Yep, a wuss. But not as wuss as you when you are 55 years old, deaf, blind, and sitting in a rocking chair on the porch and with an oxygen tank by your side. Hopefully, your seeing-eye dog won't knock it over and pull the cannulas out of your nose.