Makita RP2301FC 3-1/4 HP* Plunge Router, with Variable Speed

La calidad es insuperable, mucha potencia, de lo mejor.

Finally got a chance to use it today in the most undesirable way imaginable, cutting in mortise and tenon joints over my head on some timber framing. Wood chips raining all over me, a little heavy for using overhead but that heft adds to the stability and control, under normal circumstances this is a big advantage. It runs so smooth and quiet it was an absolute pleasure to use, speed stayed perfectly consistent no mater how light or heavy of a load I was putting it under.The pictures are deceptive, they show it with the edge guide which actually is not included, wish I would have known that I would have ordered one and a jig guide. It just includes the router, the collet wrench, 1/4” adapter and a dust collector adapter that has a hose connection too tiny for any dust collector or shop vac hose I’ve ever seen so know idea what you’d use it with.

Great replacement for our old one. Works great and really happy with our purchase.

Needed a bigger router to do leveling on slabs and jointing boards. It did great, has plenty of power. Makita is known for quality. For those who look at bad reviews, not every tool will be good. If you get a "lemon", contact Makita directly.

I've owned this router for 2 years -- one of several routers I use. It has mostly good points, with one serious flaw (that can be fixed).Good points.Trigger position is perfect for me. No need to look away from the work to turn on the router.The power cord is typical good Makita quality.The plunge action is as smooth as I've seen In anything shy of Festool.The connection of PC template guides is simple and secure.The plunge measurement is quite smooth and requires only reasonable force.The control to hold the plunge depth is well positioned and easy to use.The turn-on is smooth.The electronic turn-off brake works well (though it does torque the entire router with the rapid rotation stop.)The Bad!There are two nuts -- a wing nut (without ears) and a cap nut which keep the plunge mechanism from going "sproing.". Both are made of plastic (nylon?). They are quite weak, and have not at all held up in my few uses in my summer-hot garage workshop. After a few uses, the wing nut cracked, and the cap nut stripped (without being manipulated). The solution was easy -- I ordered a steel wing nut and cap nut (M10-1.5) from Albany County Fasteners, and got back in business. This is not my go-to router. (My Festool Q1400 is.). However, there are uses for the high power, and I do like this router. I'm disappointed that Makita would have such weak nuts that are expected to hold against the plunge springs. Thus, only 4 stars for a router that, for this price, should have 5 stars.

The only way for me to review this router is to compare it to another router I got from Lowe's. I don't know if I'm allowed to mention other products on here so let's just say I bought a higher end router from a company that likes the colors yellow and black. I happen to be a big fan of said company so was pretty excited about my purchase. Then I started to use that router and I didn't like the grips and the plunge wouldn't stay at depth.I returned it and go this guy.First off, the grips on this are unlike any other router I've used. It's like two joysticks and your playing a video game. The trigger is exactly where it should be, don't have to lift your hand to turn it on, then grip it again. Nah, just pull the trigger on the grip. Serious game changer that. The lock in position is it a good place for me to lock it without letting go of the grip too. It's a bit of a stretch but I've gotten use to it. Also I've had zero slippage. Meaning when I say I want this to dive to 1.25" it stops exactly there.I would recommend the fence for this thing. I don't have it and I wish I did.

Works well easy to set up. Only thing is that it’s pretty heavy for lots of hand use

I bought this router strictly to plane slabs and tabletops and I must say it is a beast. I made one pass over a 8' Pecan and epoxy tabletop and it never bogged down or lost power. Its heavy enough to sit firmly on my router sled which is good. Its easy to control for the size and power. I am happy with this router. It would be nice if it came with a case or even a bag to store it in. I know you can buy the crates from Makita but then you gotta buy the foam inserts. I bought this because I didnt want to spend the $1000+ on a festool. Maybe Im just spoiled on my Festools products. But all in all this is a great router for the money. I wont be doing any trim routing with it, I have another router for that but for planing slabs and tables you cant go wrong for the money.