Ryobi 1200W Plunge Action ERT241200

Reliable and Easy to Use – I bought this router, 2nd hand, but as new. Fabulous; very easy to use; reliable; very accurate work for a lower priced router; I am extremely happy with this router ! Show details

Terrible – I was excited to have a router for such a reasonable price, and with so many features. I had thought that Ryobi was a decent middle range brand. However, as soon as I set it up to use I could tell it was a piece of junk. It vibrated a LOT, to the point where its own screws came out, and the lever for fixing the depth will NOT stay put so you end… Read more

up with it plunging whether you like it or not.

But the worst thing was the switch - it is supposed to be a depressable switch that you push on and leave. For a start it takes 2 hands because it's so stiff, secondly it gets STUCK ON and STUCK OFF and all you can do is wait for it to pop up.

I hope this is a one-off mistake in the batch, but having bought a Ryobi drill that lasted 13months before burning out, I will just get my $100 back and spit on Ryobi.

Garbage. Lots of features. It worked well (for two minutes). Decent power. Poorly designed, switch that sticks or doesn't work at all. Way too much vibration.

Fails to start – Had this for three months - just long enough to lose the sales receipt. Then it would fail to start. After pressing the switch a few times, it would occasionally start and keep running, and fail to stop when you take your hand off the switch. As a licensed electrician, I changed the switch to a simple on/off, but it still doesn't work. There is… Read more

something fundamentally flawed with this router's electronics. Do not touch with a barge pole. Came in a nice box. Cheap. Doesn't work.