DEWALT Universal Router Edge Guide with Dust Collection, Fine Adjustment, Vacuum Adaptor (DW6913)

I had been looking for a Router Edge Guide with Dust Collection for my Ryobi RE180PL1G plunge router for a long time. It turns out that Ryobi stopped manufacturing Router Edge Guides for their routers. After an evening of consulting with artificial intelligence, we concluded that I should try the DeWalt Router Edge Guide. And I can say that the AI ​​was right! The DeWalt Router Edge Guide fit my router perfectly. I used the internal mounting points for the 8mm steel rods. The only thing that didn't fit was the wing nut fasteners for securing the rods to the router body. The wing nuts that came with the DeWalt Router Edge Guide were slightly larger in diameter than the threads in the router body. But I found some orange ones with the correct thread, which you can see in the photos. Now my router is working at full capacity! I recommend it to Ryobi RE180PL1G owners.

Great product! Made straight cuts for several projects and made life a little easier!

I like this edge guide. I have not used the dust collection connection - I personally don't like those, they always seem to get in my way and require too much time messing with ... so I'm reviewing it apart from that, can't speak to that. My first issues is ... is this a "Dewalt" brand product or does it FIT dewalt? Hmmm. Obviously it fits dewalt, I can confirm that. But my copy does not say dewalt on it. I don't care about names/brands so much. But it doesn't seem to be quite as smooth, or have quite the fit and finish of typical dewalt tools. Hmmm. Interesting. As far as function, as stated, it's not as smooth as I think it could be, but it does fit and lock into the router without problem. The fence adjusts fairly well, but the configuration of the plastic, while adequate, does not give a strong feeling / assurance that this will last or could take abuse. It's not bad, certainly not saying it's inadequate ... but it's not a lot more than "adequate" looking. Again, is this Dewalt brand? I dunno. The adjustment works well though you need to think things out when you are using it. Like make sure you are starting the at a point where you have plenty of room to move though the 'micro' adjustment if you are cutting in multiple passes. Fine adjustment is a bit stiff but works. It's not sloppy or loose and does lock down well without having to go gorilla on it. The fence is adequate size to provide good contact with work piece throughout cut. I've cut some pretty precise rabbets using this, so if proof is in the pudding ... got the pudding. Good product, I do not feel a poor value for price paid, but I was expecting a little smoother and slightly better fit and finish from "Dewalt." After purchase I realized that it probably was an "edge guide FOR Dewalt routers" ... which is different than a "Dewalt edge guide." Hmmm. Not a bad product, very functional ... I can't say this is NOT made by Dewalt, but also not sure it IS. Just beware you are not getting what I've come to find as typical Dewalt fit, finish, and function.

This fits the Workpro Router plunge base (Amazon ID B0BTRTPZK9) by using the narrow two notches of included rods and the rods adjust very smoothly. The Micro adjust to nudge it a little way to one side or another is an amazing trait I wish more router fences had. Sadly the stamped metal fences just can't function the way a quality item like this does. This has none of the dragging or wobbling and sticking during adjustment and it is a great headache remover! Since others do not mention it, here are the specs for the narrow mounting on the rod, with the wide holes about 1/2 wider. Rod Diameter 0.312" (5/16") or 7.92mm, Distance between the two rods is 3.3" 83.82 mm Only the plunge base of the Workpro router has the rod guide channels and locking screws so if your router has a way to mount a rod based guide.

I was conflicted about buying this fence until I finally found a review that mentioned my specific router. The answered questions are all over the map with some being quite wrong. So I'm writing this to hopefully clear up confusion for others. This is a review of the DeWALT DW6913 Parallel Fence The item arrived on time and packaged well. The reason I bought this adjustable fence is to cut mortises on a home made jig. The router registers against a guide block using an attached fence mounted on the plunge base. Prior to, all fence adjustments were eyeball and unpredictable. One must remember that this unit is specificly built for dewalt routers. Other routers will fit and possibly this review will help others understand if this will fit their router. The instructions are very basic and only refer to installing the fence to the base. They do mention the rod sizes as 8mm and 10mm. The threads on the 8mm rods are for mounting the unit to a dewalt dw610 base. The rods do not screw together. The 10mm rods are just rods without other features. The 8mm rods measure 280mm plus the threads. The 10mm rods measure 380mm. The length of the rods could allow for some added capacity of fence depth. In the box is the fence completely assembled, the two sets of rods, a dust reducer for small vac hoses and two extra wingnuts and springs. I did some measuring to understand the adjustment. It appears the threads are M6 with a convenient tpi of 1mm. So each turn of the dial moves the fence 1mm and each mark represents 0.1mm (just shy of 0.004"). The total travel of the fence is limited to the locking slot in the aluminum bracket. This bracket mounts to the stamped sheet metal fence support at one position only. The total movement measures 15mm. There are some markings on the stamping both in mm and inches. The rods mount in two different locations and so give two different spreads between centers. The positions are on either side of their respective locking wingnuts. It appears the spreads were designed in sae because they measure 3.25" and 4.0". The dust collector can be removed. It appears it can only function if one were routing on edge. I guess it would give more control but would take much longer adjusting than just using a bit with a bearing. The fence pads can be moved apart to accommodate edge routing. The first pic show my jig setup. The second pic shows two 1/4" end mill touch offs. The lower mark was purposely off center. I ruler measured it and found it to be a bit over 5/32" off center so I moved the fence just over 4 turns (the way I calc'd it was 4.17 turns). I was pleasantly surprised to see it moved about 4.2mm and I hit the center line as close as I need it to be for making my mortises. One measurement, one adjustment is fantastic! I then move the dial one turn in the opposite direction without regard to backlash. The third pic shows this new touch off and the one that's on center. It's really hard to tell but I don't think backlash would be an issue at all. Having said that, it's always best to adjust in the same direction. All-in-all, I think this fence will do just what I want it to. It fits my Makita RT0701C and, knowing how much the fence moves per dial rev, and more importantly, that it actually moves that much, making adjustments on will be much easier and more accurate. If the rods and spreads are compatible with your base, I recommend this fence for you.

This is a great improvement over my past edge guide - two aluminum rods from Home Depot with an mdf fence. This guide has steel rods, and the knobs lock down securely. The kit comes with knobs to mount the guide to your router. The knobs have springs to keep them from vibrating loose. The microadjust works best if you keep some tension on the lockdown knob. If you loosen it all the way to adjust the microadjust, it feels a little wobbly. Just loosen it enough to adjust, and it works fine. The plastic part that contacts the workpiece is smooth, and slides with very little resistance. The guide has a dust collection port with reducer. My flexible woodcraft shop vac hose fit the edgeguide without an adapter. By the way the woodcraft hose also fits the DW618 plunge router without an adapter too. Anyway I now have good dust collection through the plunge base for inboard cuts, or through the edgeguide for profiling cuts. A nice feature is the split fence, which you can slide outward to create an opening for the bit. Use the thicker rods for the 618 router. A previous reviewer stated that the rods screw together for a longer offset. This is not true. The thin set of rods are threaded to allow them to screw into the Dewalt 610 router. The thicker set of rods are not threaded. If you have a longer offset than this guide will handle, you would be better off using a clamp and guide. But for cuts near the edge of a workpiece, fluted columns, strip inlays, and mortises ---> this edgeguide is great!

As described

I finally had time and opened the box today. I found the guide thumb screws to be too tight and the threads where not completely machined. As I turned the thumb screws I could see metal falling out where the hole was and had to use pliers with a rag because they were so tight. This is poor quality control and workmanship. I had to put them in and out a few times to loosen them up. The fence screws were also stripped and has no discernible shape that I could determine if it was a flat, Phillips, torx, or some other head type. I looked up the part and it appears to be Phillis although DEWALT/Black and Decker said to use a torx. I tried a flat head since there was a small enough section on the head that I could use. I did use it once to see if it was worth keeping considering the screws would need replacing. I shouldn’t have to replace something that is new. The micro adjust seemed to work ok but the rods that fit into the adjustment are on the side of the thumb screw, which make them out of alignment when tightening. With the rods inserted into the base, I loosened the screws and then retighten thinking it would be a better fit. At best it seems awkward. Because I received this with stripped screws I am returning it. Whether I reorder in hopes of getting a better machined tool, remains to be seen. There are no other options for a guide for the DNP612 DEWALT base that I have. I found one that’s for a UK router version that is not sold or available in the US. UPDATE: 5/14/2022 I returned the item for a replacement, which was far better. The screw were not stripped and I could see they were torx and seemingly a flat head screw driver could be used. The adjustment for the rods was also far better than the previous. They were better machined and the thumb screws easily worked when turning. The micro adjustment also worked and was a nice feature to use to do a slight adjustment.

Great edge guide for DeWalt routers including the compact router plunge base. It's very easy to setup and use and very accurate. The edge guide is a high quality product that is extremely well made with high quality materials. This edge guide should last me for years to come.

all good

Works perfectly with my compact router. A vast improvement on my old system

Guia muito bem acabada,útil,precisa e segura.!

Excelente producto, original 100% entrega en tiempo y forma