2 x Worx W15XRT 1/2" - one in a table, one for occasional hand-held use. A good value 1/2" DIY router. Good collet, built-in fine-height depth adjuster; nice case; downside: poor bushing on plunge columns
2 x Bosch 500A - one for hand-held, one which migrates from overhead use in a drill-press, to under a dedicated box-jointer table, to thicknesser. IMHO, these are good quality little routers - I bet they'll still be running when other stuff has died the death. Standard 43mm coller on m/c body; I don't like the twist-handle plunge lock, but for a few £s you can buy a second brass slug and lock both handles.
1 x Power Devil 1050W 1/4". I know this shouldn't be any good, it's nothing but a cheap Trend-style rip-off, but it's still the one I use most. I liked it so much, I bought the company - well, maybe not - but I made it a dedicated carry box (which is more attention than any of my other routers received). Downside is a rather poor (though quite safe) collet, and a power switch you have to hold down. I feel quite affectionate about this router - sad, isn't it?
Very recently I've acquired off Ebay a couple of Draper Expert routers:-
1 x R850V, which seems to be a close copy of the Trend T5/Elu. Still exploring its virtues, but comparing it with my trusty Power Devil : I like the collet, the soft-start, the on-off power switch, the threaded holes for securing the template bushes, and the general build quality. I don't like the plunge action, though, which seems jerky to me.
1 x R1900V, which seems to be a close copy of the well-received Freud F2000 range. I bought it second-hand with the intention of rebuilding my table router around it. Too recent a purchase to evaluate, except that (to echo a previous poster, referring to the Freud equivalent) : it's built like a brick s**t-house. I have high hopes.
It's only a hobby, not a habit. 7 isn't really too many. I can give up any time, Honest, Guv.
