Ryobi 1600W router depth gauge | is it accurate?

Is the depth gauge on the Ryobi 1600W router accurate? Can you rely on it to make accurate depth cuts. In this quick video I show you how to set the depth of cut and make adjustments to get accurate depth cuts every time.
If you've ever asked, "how to set a router depth gauge", then this video is for you.
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[nicholascaldwell]

"Mystifying" seems to be a common complaint with Ryobi tools, thanks to their utterly incomprehensible manuals. You'd think that was a pretty serious health and safety problem for the company! Thank you so much for this video, as I was struggling endlessly with what those numbers actually meant.

[simonebooyse]

Thank you. I agree. These past 10+ year good instructions have been difficult to come by. Great video it's just wat I was looking for. ☺️👍🏻

[gregghernandez]

Here in America I understand many use this as a under table router. This is because it does have a pretty powerful motor for the cost. What is nice is you don't need to buy one of those expensive router lifts either. Just a hex head bolt and a coupling nut should do it. Honey Badger Woodworking has a very good tutorial on how she did it. It is pretty cool. Thanks for your excellent tutorial.

[gilbertmoase]

Thank you Colin for the technically lucid and concise explanatory video - you nailed it in a few minutes! BTW the 'Ikea' pictographs in the Ryobi instructions are mystifying and no use whatsoever. Initially the depth measuring rod calibration made no sense to me but you demystified the 'how to' for me on this brilliantly.
The trial cutting on scrap material is a great lesson for DIYers like myself (and the Vernier callipers are definitely the next purchase for my project tool kit too). I'm now much more confident to proceed.

[Venomator.]

Hi Colin and thank you for the height review video, very helpful indeed… 👍🏻
Quick question - I have one of these on its way to me (in UK) shortly and wondered if the dust extraction adaptor is part of the package? I’ve just watched an unboxing and could not tell if there was one included - if not, where are they available from please?
Thanks again and hi from the UK… 👍🏻 🖖🏻

[noelwrightpersonal]

If I can get accuracy of 0.5mm I'm generally pretty happy with it!

[rjg]

Thanks Colin - do you know if this router can be used for a router table?

[superme]

Thanks for that. Very informative. I didn't know if I was doing something wrong. Any clue why they would make it so that zero is at 7cm? Mine is bang on 7cm too. You'd think it would make more sense not to mould in the pre-cut plunge distance, as that is not what needs to be measured.

[WuduFever]

Great video Mr. Klupiec. I'm thinking about getting my old trusty 'King Craft KBF 1200' (best router under 100€ one could get over here in Germany, imo) replaced by the Ryobi since the plunge lock doesn't work properly anymore and this one is the only router of it's price range having a power lock on button. Thanks for the quick glance at the tool.

[suzannedospassos]

My router bit does not go below the plate.. pushing down .. what am I doing wrong.

[Weazelmania]

For the money, it's a great router. Anything Ryobi, considering the price, is excellent imo and I run Milwaukee as normal and felt with DeWalt and Makita over the years but I also keep Ryobi because if it gets stolen or broken, it's cheap to replace. Thanks for the video.

[tonypegler]

I found that the dust exraction work better going LTR, going RTL the sawdust was blown to the left.
In the manual in Diag 6 what is the small metal plate for, has anyone worked that out ?

[MurraySteedman-hy]

That gauge on the ryobi router is rubbish comment that it is "plasticy" is right.