Is there a 1/2 collet trim router?

Have you considered the Milwaukee "Body Grip" router?
http://tinyurl.com/6a7b8 (Amazon - $169.99)
It's fairly light and compact for a 2 1/4 hp 1/2" router and features
comfortable one handed use. I've tried one and liked it but I don't own one
so I can't offer much of an opinion on it.

-Brian

"A Womack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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: Wanting a smaller trim type router for hand held use around the shop with
a
: 1/2" collet. The TR12 mainly stays in the router table, it being a 5
: minute pain to remove, remove the plate, reinstall the old plate, change
: the bit, use it, remove the bit, put the old bit back, remove the plate,
: install the plate, reinsert into the table.
:
: Alan

Lightest, not smallest, 1/2" router probably Bosch 1617 @ 7.7 pounds.
Then DW 618 fixed base.
http://www.patwarner.com (Routers)
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> Wanting a smaller trim type router for hand held use around the shop with a
> 1/2" collet. The TR12 mainly stays in the router table, it being a 5
> minute pain to remove, remove the plate, reinstall the old plate, change
> the bit, use it, remove the bit, put the old bit back, remove the plate,
> install the plate, reinsert into the table.
>
> Alan

I'm not aware of a trim router with a 1/2" collet. You're probably looking
at having to settle for a smaller, but full-sized router, like the DeWalt
DW621, or the Porter-Cable 690 series. You may not have to remove the plate
from your existing router to use it hand-held. Consider just leaving it on,
and taking advantage of the larger base, with straight sides.

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"A Womack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Wanting a smaller trim type router for hand held use around the shop with
> a
> 1/2" collet. The TR12 mainly stays in the router table, it being a 5
> minute pain to remove, remove the plate, reinstall the old plate, change
> the bit, use it, remove the bit, put the old bit back, remove the plate,
> install the plate, reinsert into the table.
>
> Alan

A Womack <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Wanting a smaller trim type router for hand held use around the shop
> with a 1/2" collet. The TR12 mainly stays in the router table, it
> being a 5 minute pain to remove, remove the plate, reinstall the old
> plate, change the bit, use it, remove the bit, put the old bit back,
> remove the plate, install the plate, reinsert into the table.

If you want a trim router, because it's light and handy, then there are
some good ones.

If you want a 1/2" collet, because you don't want to buy more router bits,
that's OK, too.

I have the Porter Cable 310P, as well as the 7310. Both were improved
substantially, from a safety and usability perspective, by purchasing Pat
Warner's clear router bases, both round and offset.

So was the 690 that I have. Used with Pat's clear offset base, I used it
to cut door hinge mortises last weekend, something that I normally would
have used a trimmer for. The larger router base bridged the mortise more
easily, and spun the larger bit I was using more easily as well. (large
hinges, maple ply edge work.)

www.patwarner.com Lots of good router advice. No affiliation, etc. Just a
happy, repeat customer of a bright fellow, who stops by here occaisionally.

Pat offers his experienced opinions of a wide range of routers there.
Trust him.

Patriarch