Will the PC template guides fit Ryobi Routers?

[DaveinFloweryBranchGA]

While I plan on buying a Porter Cable combo set in the future, I currently own the Ryobi that is sold as a combination with their router table. I want to use this router with the HF dovetail kit. (The same one Rockler sells.) What I'm wondering is wether or not the Ryobi router will be able to use the Porter cable template guides.

thanks,

Dave

[monte]

The PC template guides will not work with your router as it is. Rockler and Woodcraft both sell a base plate that fits most routers and will accept the guides. Try the following link for the one from Woodcraft.
Router Base Plate With Centering Pin

[dlminehart]

FWIW, the PC guides don't work with Bosch routers, either, I don't believe. It's a hassle, when one has more than one brand of router, that something this capable of standardization is not standardized.

Perhaps Monte will edit his message, substituting this TinyURL ( http://tinyurl.com/3mm34 ) for his long and unfriendly one. :>}

[DaveinFloweryBranchGA]

Gentlemen,

Thank you for the information, is this the most cost effective option to get the Ryobi router working with the PC Template guides? I'm not real flush with cash right now.

thanks,

Dave

[Thom2]

Here's another interesting choice ....

http://www.milescraft.com/router/1200.html



I just got one of these, and while the one I got isn't compatible with some of their other products, it's a pretty nice setup and doesn't seem that it would need to be removed as often as some of the other bases I'd been looking at, it also makes it pretty easy to swap bushings.

More info to come on their other products once I get a chance to test-run them.

Thom

[biggles99]

Hello Everyone,

I have just gotten the Ryobi RE180PL and wanted to get a base to allow the use of guide bushings in them as well.

I just got the Milescraft router base 1200 set as shown in the picture someone else posted above, thinking it would attach fairly easily, since their website said it would. It does not seem to have holes that line up with the two mounting holes on the Ryobi.

I can make new holes, that is not that much of a problem, but I thought I'd let people know that it does not line up with the RE180PL holes, unless there is something that I am not doing right.

Also, I have questions, if someone can answer them for me:

1. I assume that the black "sub-base" doesn't actually come off of the RE180PL, when mounting a different base to it. Is that true?

2. I want to mortise something about 1" deep using the guide bushings that come with that plate (making a jig, etc.). However, it seems like the router bottoms out because of the baffles or springs, and using a typical 2" long bit, it does not go 1" past the bottom of the guide bushing, if you know what I mean. Is this something that anyone else has run into? I mean, it goes fairly deep, but I'd have to chuck up on almost no shank at all to get it to work...

Thanks,

Tim

[biggles99]

I almost forgot (actually I did forget):

There is an adapter in the set that comes with the Milescraft base that will allow 1-3/16" brass or steel threaded guide bushings. I haven't tried it, but it is in there. The 3/4" snap in guide bushing it comes with is plastic, but it does seem like pretty strong plastic (if that's possible...)

Tim

[Thom2]

the milescraft base fits the RE180PL just fine, there's 3 holes that you can't see because of the black plastic laminate that's on the aluminum base, I made the mistake of peeling the laminate off when all I would have had to do was punch the holes out and run screws in with the laminate in place.



and the PC guides fit the adapter for this base pretty darn well, the adapters I got with the smaller <I bought a bunch of milescraft stuff> base are really nice ...



I've got some 'sorta' write-ups on a few of their products at this link ... MILESCRAFT

Thom
likes the concept

[LCHIEN]

quote:Originally posted by dlminehart

FWIW, the PC guides don't work with Bosch routers, either, I don't believe. It's a hassle, when one has more than one brand of router, that something this capable of standardization is not standardized.

The $8 RA1100 adapter from Bosch takes the threaded PC-style bushings (you'll also need threaded ring ) and mates to the quick release bushing holder furnished by Bosch with their 1617 routers.

If you have several of these adapters you can swap bushings in 2 seconds each.

If you only have one adapter the swap will be more like changing guides on a PC router, except you can remove the adapter to make it easier (e.g. off the router).

This seems to be quite a good solution.

[bmyers]

THANKS THOM2!! I got the same router and miliescraft kit sans the PC bushings but I didn't know they made that adapter. I gotta check that out.

Thanks again,
Bill

[RickLab]

quote:Originally posted by LCHIEN
The $8 RA1100 adapter from Bosch takes the threaded PC-style bushings (no threaded ring needed - the thread is in the adapter) and mates to the quick release bushing holder furnished by Bosch with their 1617 routers.

I have an RA1100 in front of me and it has no threads ??

I haven't used it yet but it looks like I will use both parts of the Porter Cable template guide with this.

Is yours different, Loring?

-Rick

[LCHIEN]

quote:Originally posted by RickLab

quote:Originally posted by LCHIEN
The $8 RA1100 adapter from Bosch takes the threaded PC-style bushings (no threaded ring needed - the thread is in the adapter) and mates to the quick release bushing holder furnished by Bosch with their 1617 routers.

I have an RA1100 in front of me and it has no threads ??

I haven't used it yet but it looks like I will use both parts of the Porter Cable template guide with this.

Is yours different, Loring?

-Rick

The official Bosch name is "Threaded Templet Guide Adapter", emphasis on the Threaded part. That would seem to indicate that its threaded.
Funny, thier picture below doesn't seem to show any threads on the inner surface where they should be...

http://www.boschtools.com/BoschTools...roupName=&M=-1


OK, I must stand corrected. Mine don't have threads either. I guess the operative grouping of the description should be (adapter for)- (threaded (templet (guides))) because the adapter sure isn't threaded!

[RickLab]

Darn, Loring - I thought maybe you had found something better for me

I appreciate the answer though!



-Rick

[LCHIEN]

quote:Originally posted by RickLab

Darn, Loring - I thought maybe you had found something better for me

I appreciate the answer though!



-Rick

Hopefully that's the last mistake I'll make this year!

[biggles99]

Thanks Thom very much for the info, I was about to cut out holes for the three bolts and attach the base to the router...thanks very much!