Customer Reviews for RIDGID 5.5 Amp Compact Fixed-Base Corded Router

This is a very durable and easy to use tool for any size job. I use it all the time.

Router is lightweight and very easy to use.

I've ruined a few projects because the bits slips in collet.

The drill was ready to use right out of the box

This router cannot be trusted to hold the bit securely. It will ruin your cut. Has Rigid come up with a improved collet? If so please let me know. Otherwise, I’m going back to Makita.

Need to use the edgeguide, but the thumbscrews, M4x0.7, are about 2mm too short to reach the guide bars! For my application (finishing up project), the router becomes worthless! Unfortunately, thumbscrews this size are special order or you have to fabricate. Very frustrating!! Can't believe Ridgid could have such a blatant & obvious problem. DOES NOT MEET MY EXPECTATIONS!

Great trim router for my small project. Actually bought this router with sander combo on sale and both items performed excellent!

Awesome and very useful tool to have. Good build quality and comfort.

This is a really nice trim router. Easy to use and compact too!

There is a lot to like about this router however, what good is a tool that doesn't deliver? I was initially impressed with this router but after a brief stint it was rendered useless. The collet no longer provide a firm grip of the router bit. The surface area of the collet that provide the grip is so small, no wonder it fails. I am about to buys some replacement collets but seriously doubt the result will be any different. Please redesign the collet!

Ruined a $140 piece of cherry plywood trying to cut shallow dados with this thing. The collet would not hold the router bit which repeatedly came loose. Don't waste you money. Buy a Bosch Colt.

I took it back to the store for a refund. The directions for it were so vague. I do like that they offer a lifetime guarantee, however, they need directions with pictures.

Great addition to the shop tools. This brand is priced decent and have nice quality. I would buy this brand any day. We have several and haven't had any problems thus far

Works as I would expect it to.

ITS FOR A SMALL JOB SO IS GOOD ENOUGH

I used this router for the first time this week to round over some 1x2’ for a cap moulding. When I set the depth and it would work fine then for the next board by the time I was on the second side the depth of cut changed ruining my trim piece. This happened multiple time before I could figure out what was going on. I eventually had to adjust the depth after every pass.

It has worked great for the jobs I have used it on, I like the small size and the fine adjustment,

I have always been a big Rigid fan, but I got a lemon with this Router. It has some nice features and balances well but it died in the first year and it's hole is not large enough for 1/2" roundover bits.

While this router is very compact and easy to handle, I've now had two fail after not very much use. The first I had not registered so they wouldn't do anything. I bought another one, used it a couple of times and when I recently pulled it out of storage to use it it would not start. I registered this one so we'll see how the "lifetime warranty" works for that. Regardless, with a 2/2 failure rate I can't really recommend it.

I've had one for over 3 years. I do high relief carving and use it for hours at a time. It's small, light and easy to maneuver.

Did the job I needed done

All of the trim routers I looked at seemed mostly the same, varying a little bit on power but not much.There was a Milwaukee sales man there who talked to me about the routers. He convinced me that with the lifetime warranty I couldn’t go wrong. Smart sales guy! I bought it and it’s terrific!! It’s easy to use and easy to learn how to use it. It’s weighted just right and very powerful.