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Crafted With The User In Mind Using High-Quality Materials And World-Class Craftsmanship, Quality Assured And Made To Withstand Even The Toughest Jobs. Designed With The User In Mind And Fit To Match The Needs In The Shop, At Home Or In The Field - Proven And Tested For Durability And Function In Real-World Conditions.
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The DeWalt D618M Heavy Duty 2-1/4 HP Electronic VS Router Motor provides electronic variable speed from 8,000 to 24,000 RPM. With a 12 Amp motor to rout smoothly through the toughest hardwoods, this motor also features a soft-start function for reduced startup torque and superior control. Other features include a dust-sealed switch and a heavy-duty, precision-machined, nickel-plated die-cast housing for durability. This motor comes with 1/4- and 1/2-inch collets and a wrench.
GJ
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
This router replaces an identical model that finally failed after about 15 years of heavy use in a router table. I saw no reason to change brands after being so happy with its predecessor.
Gene Polhamus
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024
Probably the best plunge router I've used.
Ray Montella
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2024
I like the product. I probably have five different Dewalt routers And have been using them for years they all work great. I got this to put in my router lift Because I got tired of switching from my router table to my plunge router. I finally got a beautiful full size router table and install this in the lift. Everything went fine and then when I looked for the speed adjustment, I couldn’t find it. It’s been working great but I can’t locate the speed control. Is that my imagination am I getting senile
ROBERT WHITE
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
This is my second purchase of the DW618M. I needed another so I can also have a plunge router. Yes I fell for the 2nd collet problem but reading the reviews I saw that they nested the two sizes together. WOW they saved 2 cents by doing that.About needing 2 wrenches when mounted in a router table ------ I drilled a hole in the plastic plate so I could use the table lift wrench to push in the collet locking button.Bring the router to the top and then you just need one wrench.BTW - keep your collets very clean! A dusty collet could cause the bit move up or down. Not a good outcome.
Pyles The Beaver
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2022
This motor is great, has soft start and fit into my router lift just fine. However, in order to save a couple of cents Dewalt decided to put both wrench sizes on one wrench. How am I supposed to use both ends of the wrench at the same time Dewalt? I relize that is has a lock button, but if it's used on a router table it sure is a pain in the ass to tighten the collet from the top of the table while holding the lock button from underneath. So you'll need to provide your own wrench if you want to tighten from above the table. For this they get dinged 1 star, otherwise it's a 5 star product.
Mitchell Huang
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2022
Love this motor. I bought it so I don't have to take off the motor that's on the router table. Many reviews mentioned that Dewalt failed to include the 1/2 collet and only the 1/4 collet. In my case, the 1/4 adapter is inside the 1/2 collet. I simply had to push out the adapter to use 1/2 router bit. Good product overall.
Pierre
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2022
Dont have the 1/2 collet
HT Luver
Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2021
When the poorly designed graphite speed control part disintegrated in my 618 router, the repair cost was more than this replacement motor.I hope this "version 2" motor is better designed & built than the original.
dc
Reviewed in Canada on September 24, 2021
I looked in the box expecting to find the 1/2 inch collet as separate item, then I realized that it is already mounted on the router and that the 1/4 inch collet is actually an insert for the 1/2 inch. Therefore you can use both 1/4 and 1/2 inch bits in this router. Simply slide out the 1/4 insert when you want to use a 1/2 inch bit. This configuration seems to work fine. No problems with the router so far.
Lin
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2021
The part fit perfectly and works well with my existing router
EastCoastWoodworker
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021
I really liked the locking/removeable extension cord. That locking position also fits the D-handle router base to allow for trigger control of the router. I'm using this router motor in a Jessem Router Lift II.Great quality...
Pete in Upstate NY
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019
I goofed. I was too over zealous and got carried away tightening down the collar on my favorite, most useful power tool. If you do not have a high powered plunge router that accepts large and small collars, you havent even begun finish carpentry. Ok... maybe some old schooler can replicate routing by hand, but I've never met one who actually does that.Over tightening seems to be one of the biggest enemies to the at-home DIYer. We tend to teach ourselves just enough to make our newest tool work -enough- and pretty much figure we have our newest, most complex gear completely mastered.If that statement made you smile, read on. If you truly believe you are the master of all woodworking hand and power tools- read no further. You don't need me. Close your laptop, unplug all the cables, bring it to the top floor of your house, open the nearest window, and frisbee that laptop as far and high as you can launch it into tour yard. Try to hit a tree or, better yet, a pond. You don't need that computer anymore, as you're some kind of carpentry & tool master, and hardly need reccomendation for regular Joe's on this website. Let's face it, after reading this, you're going to get targeted advertising in your email and on the side of your web browser for the next year just because you read this.Bottom line is this. If you have used a router once or twice, this is the one. Its smooth and responsive and does what it is supposed to do. If you've never used a router, but know you need one- this is also the one for you. You will want help. You want someone to show you the proper way to tighten a bit. You want them to demonstrate a pass, dragging the router center bit along the corner, in order to create a rounded edge. You can watch the experienced user use the router jig to position it so one of the handle holes acts as a fulcrum, rotating all the victims to the outer edge of the area of the building, where less injury can occur.There is really no co test between metal and wooden bats. The argument against aluminium bats is that more people would die on the road than normal. Reporting has show than to be completely false. Period.
JNH
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013
If you are intending to use these motors in the plunge router, then they are good to go as is. The plunge router has its own depth control mechanism. To use these motors on the fixed base or D handle router, you will need more parts , which youcan get from DeWalt. One is the "depth adjustment ring" $5.00 Part No. 396311-00. The other one is used achive accurate depth settings; called the "adjustable scale". $2.00 Part No.612054-00. The scale ring that I recieved did not fit well into the adjustment ring. Its too loose! I have a support request in with DeWalt on this matter. The scale ring has to fit snug on the adjustment ring in order to hold the setting while the depth is being adjusted. I have had my DeWalt 618 since 2003.Its an excellant mid range router with several features that make it easy to use.
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