The Bosch RA1141 Benchtop Router Table delivers ease of use plus stability, featuring an Easy Click router mount that attaches and detaches in seconds, with no leveling required. It has a smooth laminated MDF top, plus it has adjustable laminated MDF face plates for better support. The tall fence handles taller stock and dual feather boards provide additional control while feeding stock across the table. There’s a bit-height gauge for easier bit setup and enhanced cut precision. With an easy-to-store folding design, this preassembled table has folding legs with storage compartments for convenience and portability. When routing curved workpieces, the starter pin and guard help support the workpiece to allow easier control.
- Ultra-portable design features folding legs for fast setup and easy storage
- Easy click router mounting system provides easy bit changes and no leveling
- Laminated MDF top helps users make smooth and precise cuts
- Onboard storage ideal for holding router bits and spare parts
- No assembly required comes preassembled
- Tall fence with 2 adjustable feather boards helps to provide extra control and guide work
- Starter pin and guard allows easier control for routing curved workpieces
- Bit-height gauge provides easier bit setup and enhanced cut precision
- Warranty: limited 1-year
Alf Pollich (verified owner) –
I have a SMALL shop and thought I didn’t have room for a router table. I was wrong. This portable router table is just the thing for a small shop or a woodworker on the go. It collapses small enough to store in a wall cabinet in your garage or under your work bench. The top is big enough for the majority of tasks you need a router table for and has some well though out features like small parts storage in the legs, tabbed feet for easy clamping to your work surface, access for the included hex key to raise your bit without trying to look under the router table and dust collection that really works.It comes with most of the accessories your table needs like an assortment of throat rings, TWO feather boards, and a hex key with a good sized handle for raising/lowering your bit. I did find the plastic bit height indicator to be a little on the cheap side, but accurate enough for rough bit height adjustment (I fine tune with my calipers or machinist blocks). Likewise, the miter gauge is plastic, but good enough for guiding your work piece past the bit (I use a protractor to set the angle with the t-track slot).Mounting your router is easy…once you attach the provided plate to the base of your router. It is easy to change bits without having to remove your router as there is plenty or room below the tabletop and a wide enough hole with the throat rings removed to access your chuck with your wrenches.My shop vac connects to the dust collection port on the fence with no adapters needed AND it really works well to keep the table top clear. You will still get a lot of “man glitter” (wood dust) under the top and on your router.The handy front mounted safety switch makes it easy to start/stop your router and there is a spare outlet for connecting your shop vac.
Mustafa Walker (verified owner) –
Overall the table works fine. I was disappointed because of the switch, it lasted approximately five uses.
Joanne Spinka (verified owner) –
It is easy to handle and store away. Very practice for the small handyman that I add am!
Marilyne Leffler (verified owner) –
Received this without damage as it was packaged very securely. The unit is surprisingly light and compact, cleverly collapsible and accompanying parts (featherboards, height gauge, tabletop inserts, etc.) fit inside one of two integrated “tool boxes” with clear plastic covers: these plastic covers may be the only part of the entire unit that seem likely to break…will see with use. When set up, the assembled table is extremely stable and smooth. Attachment of various different routers is possible via a series of holes in the mounting plate. Instructions for both the minimal assembly required and use are complete and detailed.
Janessa Terry (verified owner) –
Sturdy and did the job.
Chris Rogahn (verified owner) –
The table has everything I was looking for, it sets up easy stores its parts and is compact for storage. Now I just need some time for fun.
Lois Mitchell (verified owner) –
This Bosch router table makes it easy to store and transport because of the folding legs, that cuts its size in half. It is quickly and easily set up anywhere, due to the mounting options. You can permanently mount it to a table, a piece of plywood or use clamps to hold it into place. I usually use clamps, and then fold it for storage. The top is smooth and steady, making it easy to keep your piece moving accurately. I especially like the “Easy Click” router mounting system. You mount your router to the mounting plate and then it easily clicks into place under the table. According to how you’ll want to mount your router to the place, you may want to pick up some slightly longer screws than those supplied. There is a handy bit height gauge included, as well as several tabletop inserts. Two featherboards are also included. Everything you need to get started is here, you just supply the router. It works with several different brands, not just Bosch. The instruction manual is one of the best I’ve seen. The drawings and instructions are very clear and easy to understand.
Betsy Anderson (verified owner) –
Muy bueno
Cristian Kub (verified owner) –
I have not used this table a whole bunch yet, however what I have done with it has been very good.It took a bit at first to put it together and get it set up (not a big deal, easy, just some time), but works very well. It comes preassembled, but just putting it into work mode from storage mode takes a bit of learning. The “Easy Click” router mounting is awesome. The included feather boards work well. The single switch control of two devises makes it easy to use vacumm and router simoltaniously, a very nice feature.
Jeramie Schmidt (verified owner) –
Router table comes in a box with a myriad of pieces, but it took only 30 minutes to identify and position the assortment of pieces.The connection on the FENCE for exhausting the wood scraps to a vacuum makes the cleanup so much easier when using the table indoors.The Laminated top has depth reading on both sides of the fence to allow for easier alignment for the cutting. Great idea that it is below the Formica, not on top.The miter gauge assembly does not have a fixed setting, the only clamp force the miter to remain stationary within the groove not slide easily.Had some issues connecting the router to the table, but instructions were helpful. I used spacers to fill the gap between the mounting plate and the router (25 year old router).The dual electric outlet allows for adding the vacuum to the same switch as the router, easier to start / stop operations.This is a small table so it fits quite well in a pickup or van, and stores easily on a 12″ shelf.
Icie Rau (verified owner) –
Good for diy home use. Laminate comes off after first use
Fermin Brekke (verified owner) –
Once assembled which was not complicated at all, the router and table worked very well.
Joanny McClure (verified owner) –
Sturdy and did the job.
Dejah Reilly (verified owner) –
Bosch 26 in. x 16.5 in. Laminated MDF Top Portable Jobsite Router Table is a variation of their popular aluminum top router table. They replaced the aluminum table top with MDF and added retractable folding legs to make transport and storage easier. My first impression is this router table has plenty of plastic with an MDF top, any job site environment will not be kind to it.. It weights about 33-pounds without the router. In folding the legs the table is about 9-inches high for carrying with the plastic fence stored with hold-downs in the body. I found it awkward to carry any distance, especially with the router. The table, in my opinion, is less for job-site use, more for working in less demanding places. Bosch offer several suggestions for setting it up, primarily mounting it on a workbench or on a piece of plywood clamped or screwed to a stand. The table can slide when bumped, I did it, if not held down. I’m using it with my Workmate table, screwed it with wing nuts to an alternate MDF top I made a while ago. The router table is a good one, just needs some extra care.The router I used is a Hitachi / Metabo fixed router that Bosch listed in their operating manual. It installed easily to the universal router mounting plate that locks / unlocks to the table in order to change out bits or close the legs. Still when changing bits it is a small hassle turning the table on its side to get in the wrenches to work on the collet. I really need to get router offset wrenches. The good point is the MDF table top is flat and level, no problems. The power supply is two outlets, one for the router and another for the shop vacuum, controlled by a single paddle switch on the front. The paddle doubles as a power lockout key. Every time you pull a power plug out the plastic flexes a little, not encouraging or so it feels. With vibration running the router, I wondered about eventual plastic fatigue. The featherboards are solid and was a little confused when first encountering the side plates, they are only for use with the table track, not the fence track. They should use standard, same size T-tracks for both tracks instead. The featherboards are good, stay in place when locked down, as is the plastic miter gauge. The two clear plastic guard assemblies over the bit are excellent. I like they are not fixed, but hinge when using them. No so much the tabletop inserts around the bit hole, stick when snapped in, difficult removing. In conclusion, this is a portable router table and as such, has its limitations. It is compact and takes much less storage space in the garage, has plenty of extras like a split fence to name just one. For those that use it for weekend work, it is just fine. If you take care using it, it will do excellent work.
Emiliano Daniel (verified owner) –
Nice, Sturdy router table that is storable and portable too!With the need to clear room in my workshop, and to be able to have a router table that is truly transportable, this Bosch table is a gift from above. It folds up very nicely and easily, with storage in the pockets/bins that are part of the legs. Relatively easy and quick to put together (there are a lot of parts when you first open it), it has been able to do everything I have asked of it. The storage bins in each leg are a nice touch; these wind up being a great place to store throat plates, a screwdriver, shim plates, etc. Nothing worse that getting to where you are going to find out that you left the throat plates at home; this solves that. I suppose you could store router bits in them but I would not put them in loose. The featherboards do not fit well in the storage pockets, but you can pack those with your router.One really nice addition is the depth gauge; it makes measuring the bit height very easy. Granted, it is not super accurate but is plenty good enough for my purposes. The featherboards are mad of a hard plastic and do not have much give in them, but this is good and you really do not want your workpiece to be able to move backward. Great manual; one of the best and clearest I have seen. Do check to be sure your router will work with the table. I will eventually get a cordless router to dedicate to this table. The Easy Click router mount is very nice and is quick and easy to use, providing the simplest hookup arrangement I have ever seen.My complaint is it is made of a LOT of plastic; this is nice for weight and transportability but how it will hold up over time is still to be determined. I suspect with care it will last, as the plastic is not that cheap, thin stuff, but what will happen when solvent gets on it is to be seen. One other drawback is the miter gauge: the numbers are hard to see (no coloring on them so they blend into the gauge) and when the miter gauge is tightened down so it won’t move from your setting, it will not slide easily (if at all) in the track.Thankfully I have not had to use it much.Overall, for ease of use, storage ability, and transportability this is a very nice table.
Katlyn Kovacek (verified owner) –
Results were satisfactory for a small table. Fence left snipe
Felicia Wilkinson (verified owner) –
This Bosch RA1141 is a must-have for any woodworker. It is portable with folding, locking legs and storage built in. It is fully equipped with all components a larger stationary table would have (included). It has a quick click release mounting plate that is compatible with 9 different name brand routers. Adjustable fence with dust port and featherboards. Power switch with removable lockout key and circuit reset button. Easily assembled and light weight. Comprehensive instruction booklet. Bosch has thought of it all.
Dovie Ullrich (verified owner) –
Better than I thought the table is sturdy made my cedar fireplace mantle. Thank you bosch for making reliable tools