Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Bosch 1618 Router Switch Problem...
Derek Arita
I have a 1618 with the D handle. On the handle, there's a button to press to hold the router on. That button seems to have sunken in so far into the hole, that it it difficult to press. I'm wondering if anyone else has had this issue and is there a fix.
Also, how do I subscribe to a thread?
Re: Bosch 1618 Router Switch Problem...
Derek Arita
Just called Bosch and got the part #. Seems the button is part of the switch assemble, so I had to buy the whole thing. I also went in and looked at the button and it looked normal to me, although it may be pushed in some for all I know. Anyhow, I glued on a little extension piece and it works fine for now. I'll save the new switch in case the old one goes out. I've read others have had that issue, so the spare is good idea.
I"d still like to know how to subscribe on this site.
Re: Bosch 1618 Router Switch Problem...
William Duffield
The response notification function failed about a year and a half ago, we can't find a web guru smart enough to fix it, and ereplacementparts shows the part as "obsolete, no longer available." 
Re: Bosch 1618 Router Switch Problem...
Derek Arita
Gotcha. I'll stop looking for how to subscribe.