# Buying Maslow and Router in Australia **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 5, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/buying-maslow-and-router-in-australia/13641 "2020-06-05T23:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chinboy11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/chinboy11/32/16821_2.png) [@Chinboy11](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Chinboy11)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/buying-maslow-and-router-in-australia/13641/1 "2020-06-05T23:36:03Z")
Hi There, I have been following this community for quite a while now and looking to take the plunge and order a kit! I live in Sydney Australia, so I was hoping there might be a local supply but it doesn’t look like it. So in that case, which kit on the website is the correct kit to buy as there are currently 4 different kits? Also, there appears to be talk of an M2? Should I wait for this or just get in now? Cheers @discobot ps. it appears that the AEG router is the recommended but hard to find at the moment [https://www.aegpowertools.com.au/products/details/1400w-combination-router-mf1400ke](https://www.aegpowertools.com.au/products/details/1400w-combination-router-mf1400ke) so looking at this [https://www.totaltools.com.au/109044-makita-mt-series-1650w-1-2-plunge-router-m3600g](https://www.totaltools.com.au/109044-makita-mt-series-1650w-1-2-plunge-router-m3600g) ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/discobot/32/1_2.png) [@discobot](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/buying-maslow-and-router-in-australia/13641/2 "2020-06-05T23:36:05Z")
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**Author:** ![ame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@ame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ame)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/buying-maslow-and-router-in-australia/13641/3 "2020-06-06T00:57:36Z")
In NZ we are using the Bosch POF 1200 router. Bunnings has them, and there are instructions for hacking it here on the forum. Ours has been working fine for a while. > [@Bosch POF 1200 z-axis conversion guide](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/bosch-pof-1200-z-axis-conversion-guide/5154): > > This is the guide to convert your Bosch POF 1200 (or POF 1400) to fit in the ring, and to accept a z-axis. If you’re using a linkage kit, like @dlang 's you don’t need to cut off the handles. You can find the files to [print your own over here](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/bosch-pof-1200-ae-height-adjust-modifications/1900) Remove the screw… Pry off the clip with a screwdriver… Remove 4 screws and take off the top cap… Remove blue wire connections from both sides… Remove 4 … However, I noticed that Bunnings in Oz isn’t listing them. That’s curious. You could use almost any router, but you need to be able to add the motor drive for the Z-axis (it can be made to work manually, but you don’t want that). I have looked closely at a lot of routers, and to be honest they all look like they were made in the same factory, just shot in different coloured plastic. If you look at the photos for modifying the Bosch you might be able to see if you could do the same with a slightly different model. For example, the Ryobi 1600W plunge router at $149 looks very similar. I wouldn’t recommend buying an expensive router. You have to hack on it, so your warranty will be void, plus you’ll be using it for longer sessions than you would manually, so it’s going to wear out sooner. ---
**Author:** ![ame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@ame](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/ame)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/buying-maslow-and-router-in-australia/13641/4 "2020-06-06T01:01:11Z")
Someone was using the cheap Ozito router from Bunnings: > [@Router Recommendation (Australia)](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/router-recommendation-australia/1075/146): > > So I have a cunning plan. I have the old version of the cheap shit Ozito router, mine is about 15 years old now, but the design hasn’t changed. the depth gauge has 3 threaded posts at the bottom so you can quickly switch heights for multiple passes. They can be removed with a screwdriver and shifter. I 2 plans Remove one of the posts and replacing it with a long piece of all thread. Over this and through the depth gauge hole insert a sleave (pipe) over the thread connected to the bolt … Good luck.