Trim/Laminate Router

[Groover]

Hello,

A few years ago I moved from the US to the UK and brought with me my desktop CNC machine for cutting wood.


The machine has a Ridgid R2400 trim/laminate router and precision ER20 collets from precisebits.com.


I am in the process of setting the machine back up and I am stuck on what to do about the router.


The router requires 60Hz. I can get a work-site step-down transformer for it but I have heard that if it is 50Hz in then it is 50Hz out and this can lead to the motor in the router overheating.


So, looking at the precisebits website the collets I have are compatible with the Bosch Colt, which is the Bosch GKF600 in the UK. Great! But then I read that the quality of these routers has declined since 2011 and precision collets can only be successfully used in less than 50% of them now. Sigh.


Are there any trim/laminate routers available in the UK that are of good quality and accept ER20 collets?


Or should I just resign myself to the fact that I will need to get a completely new router and new precision collets?


Any recommendations for a trim/laminate router with low runout?


Perhaps the Ridgid R2400 was sold as something else in the UK? The AEG MF1400KE looks very similar and seems to be available in Germany but the price is staggering in comparison.


What would you do, considering I was hoping to limit further investment in my machine as much as I can?


Thanks, Groover