KATSU Electric Wood Hand Trimmer Laminator 1/4" 3/8" 220V

Brilliant machine, cuts well and powerful. Well worth the money. Weight is nicely balanced, easy to use and easy to change the bits etc

All came in good order ,well packaged and easy to set up and use .

Picked up two of these routers based on reviews, videos etc that spoke highly of them. Now of course there was negative and neutral reviews so I went into the purchase not expecting an amazing high end tool but something half decent and better still, two for just over €100 delivered. The Makita router it's based on (and obviously a far superior machine) was for sale locally at €165!The routers were delivered before the delivery date....super! They are nice heavy machines, there is a feeling of a level of quality with them......just don't look too closely, they are, litteraly, a bit rough around the edges. The plastic and metal castings could do with a bit of tidying up but in reality this won't affect the performance surely?!I bought two as I need them for specific tasks in a production so they'll be assigned a cutter and used for that task alone. They work fine, speed is good, lock mech on the base is solid etc although I have noticed with one of them the bit does seem to be slipping outward ever so slightly in the collet (they are supplied with 1/4" collects fitted) using Trend 1/4" bits. I'll have to take a closer look at this one, and see if this can be remedied.Overall, yeah perfectly fine for the price, these will not get hard or heavy use, I have other routers for that so I'm happy with what I got for the monies I paid 😎👌

Wanted one of these for a long time. Easy to use and high quality. Would have been better if it came with a storage box but would increase the great price.

I bought this for a little lightweight work in MDF - mainly some biscuit joints and a bit of rebating. It managed these with ease and even managed a quite deep rebate with a larger cutter that I would normally have chucked on my bigger router. Comes with a rack and pinion adjustable base, fence and transparent dust collection cover as well as an offset edge guide bearing and a pressed steel spanner.The router sits comfortably in the hand and seems well balanced. Easy to reach the switch and speed control. The base is easy to remove, adjust and secure. Runs smoothly - no obvious runout issues. Quite loud but no worse than most small power tools. Cable is good quality, flexible and reasonable length. Cutter change is easy with an easy to access spindle lock. The supplied spanner is a bit rubbish but adequate.On the downside, the casting of the body is slightly rough in parts but is concentric and solid. The rack and pinion mechanism could be smoother but I have not had any problems setting and adjusting depth. The clamp mechanism seems secure. There is no soft start but that would be surprising on an item at this price point. Comes in a cardboard box with an insert but no tool storage box.Pleased with my purchase and think it will be more flexible and useful than I was expecting.

Bought this to fit a new b-fold door to our en-suite.I have a plunge-router but got this for ease of use, and it's been brilliant.I opted for the round base so I could rotate the router as I worked, to get better visability of the cut; this wouldn't be possible with a square base. This is only my preference, though.It's not too loud when in operation. I actually forgot to put on my ear-defenders for a couple of cuts, and didn't really notice, to be honest; it's noisy, obviously as it's a power took, but not uncomfortably so.I set the router speed to '3'. which seemed fine, as I was cutting a relatively softwood door.The depth adjustment wheel on the supplied collar worked well, although the scaled rule printed on the side was not entirely useful (I used vernier depth gauge to check the bit depth, but a steel rule would work just as well). The quick-release depth locking-mechanism did the job, and it was a doddle to remove the collar.I used the offset edge tool, when recessing the hinges, and it worked well.Changing the bit was easy, too. Far less hassle than than changing the bit on my plunge-router.I had to make a freehand cut to fit a flush-handle, and it was surprisingly easy. The router is not too heavy to move (although I would recommend using two hands for added control) , and it didn't try to jump ahead as it was moved about.NOTEIf making a deep cut : TAKE YOUR TIME!I had to cut out a 12mm recess, and (through lack of experience) went straight to that depth. The router obviously struggled, as too much wood was being taken off in one go.Once I dialed it back and did several runs, each time increasing the depth by 2-3mm, it was far easier.Overall, I am extremely impressed with this great, little router, and for forty quid, it's a real bargain.

Had a few Katsu tools and they never disappoint.A fraction of the cost of the Makita.Only regret is not buying the cordless version but I can live with that for how often I use it.

This router is first class, but it does not take 1/4” … 6.35mm… collet. I had to Order online and still waiting for insert to take my router bits…It stated that it takes 1/4” … 6.35mm router tool bits but it does not.Otherwise looks good… still waiting for insert so hopefully works well