Product Description

The RA1172AT Dust Extraction Hood Kit includes all items necessary to for use with 1617 and 1618 series fixed-base routers. It includes a dust extraction hood for use on flat surfaces, as well as a hood for edgeforming. Also included is a vacuum adapter for connection to 1-1/4-inch, 1-1/2-inch and 35mm hoses. Tool-free mounting hardware is also included for each hood.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #22642 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Bosch
• Model: RA1172AT
• Dimensions: .45 pounds

Features

• Includes dust collection hoods for edge-forming and flat surface applications.
• Hose port angles maximize collection efficiency, keeps hose out of the way
• Includes vacuum hose adapter for use with 1-1/4", 1-1/2" and 35 mm hoses
• Includes tool-free mounting hardware for each base.

From the Manufacturer
The RA1172AT Dust Extraction Hood Kit includes all items necessary to for use with 1617 and 1618 series fixed-base routers. It includes a dust extraction hood for use on flat surfaces, as well as a hood for edgeforming. Also included is a vacuum adapter for connection to 1-1/4-inch, 1-1/2-inch and 35mm hoses. Tool-free mounting hardware is also included for each hood.

Customer Reviews

Dust extraction that works
I've purchased this and put it on my router and did some plunge routing. 70 % of the chips were captured and the clean-up was considerably less. I also noticed that my dust mask seemed to plug up less. It apparently get the fine dust too. For the cost it's worth the effort. The black hose adapter converts the hose from metric to english. I would recommend that you convert to a larger hose fairly quickly because the small hose cause a significant loss in vacumm the longer it is.

May not fit your Bosch router
I bought the Bosch 1617EVSPK router kit last December and this dust extraction kit last week. BEWARE that if your Bosch router is fairly new and has a fine adjustment shaft that goes into the base of the fixed base (model RA1161 I think), the side dust extraction hood in this kit will NOT fit. Bosch recently redesigned the fixed router base and is aware of the problem with fitting their existing dust hood on this base. They say they will release a modified dust extractor hood kit "in a few months". I cannot comment on the performance of the other hood as I'm selling my kit to my brother-in-law and waiting on the redesigned hoods to be released. Check your fixed router base for an extended shaft before purchasing this kit.

Collects the dust
I am giving 4 stars instead of 5 because some dust does escape. It is about what you would expect. In my opinion it is removing about 90% of the dust. I will try with another vacuum system that has more CFM to see if this helps.