Hey Guys,
I went to Lowe's this morning to checkout the Hitachi M12VC router and noticed a Dewalt DW618 with similar specs but was a 50Hz/60Hz model which would be more suitable for Australian 50Hz power. I've got a stepdown transformer for the voltage conversion.
Does anyone have experience with this model? I've read the reviews at Amazon and they are a little mixed but most seem positive with a few major negatives thrown in so it's hard to make a decision.
The WD618 has variable speed 8,000 to 24,000RPM, soft start, spindle lock (spring loaded so 1 hand need to hold the lock), draws 12A instead of 11A on the Hitachi, 3 1/2" mounting collar (not sure what the M12VC is), 2 1/4 horse. As I said, very similar to the Hitachi.
Here's a link
http://www.amazon.com/DeWalt-Dewalt-...2101079&sr=8-3
Thanks
Claudio