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My Bosch colt finally gave up I canāt be sure exactly how many hours it had been spinning - probably at least 100 hours. Anyone have any insight if that is good/bad/sufficient for a modern small router? I canāt believe these small handhelds were meant to spin for many hours at a time.
This brought up a possible feature addition to easel I think I will post over there - how about a ārouter on total timerā.
Well, at least Iāve got some projects done to show for it, and my first ācraft saleā on the weekend to hopefully cover the cost.
A Colt can be either a variable or single speed, there are two types. Contact cpotools.com. They will have whatever spares you need, they even had a small piece for the shoe of my 15yr old jigsaw when I needed it !
Paul, I have used up a Bosch Colt as well. Iāve had it about 5 years though and I think itās just a short in the power cord. Iām going to disassemble it soon. By the way, I live in Northern WI and love your MN carvings and Lake Superior.
Nope, mine is still running strong. Iām starting to worry a little about the lower bearing, Iād SWEAR I have just a tad more vibration now than I did when I started using it, but itās still running well.
I burned out a 611 last week. It started popping and sparking and after I shut it down would not start. I ordered a 4 pack of brushes that arrived today from amazon. The seller was Buckeye Tool and Supply.
Iām a transplant in Georgia from Pengilly, Minnesota!
Hey. Thanks for all the replies! The motor doesnāt start. I will take it apart to diagnose but I did pick up another on the way from work. The new one is carving right now, so I didnāt lose much time. That link above from Andy4us has reman. colts for about $75. I may just order one of those also for a backup.
DanBrown - It really seems this new one does run āsmootherā or even quieter but it may just be my imagination or wishful thinking.
I really like Bosch stuff, and I have a few refurb items from cpotools. Apart from a āRā burnt into the handle, for the ones Iāve bought, Iāve been unable to tell the difference form new. All of them have worked as good as new ones.
I think factory refurbed tools may actually be better than the mainline units since special attention is given to an individual tool to make sure it meets mfgr specs.
Mine was the single speed. I replaced it with another single speed (only type available locally) and I also ordered a variable refurb. from that link above.
Seems? I have been in Georgia since 2006. But, Iām a native Texan and have retained my Texas citizenship throughout moves to Florida and now Georgia.
I canāt be sure exactly how many hours it had been spinning - probably at least 100 hours. Anyone have any insight if that is good/bad/sufficient for a modern small router? I canāt believe these small handhelds were meant to spin for many hours at a time.
