stryped wrote:
> New to woodworkign and thinking of buying a router although I never
> have used one. What can one be used for and what is the difference
> between a pluge cut one and a fixed cut one? (Or whatever).
Fixed base router is set for a specific depth of cut. A plunge router
can have the depth of cut changed during operation. Normally you set
the plunge router for a maximum depth of cut, start it with the cutter
above the surface and plunge it into the timber for stopped grooves.
A router is used for edge treatment of timber (roundovers, ogee etc),
trimming edges flush to sides, cutting rebates, trenches etc.
There are plenty of books on using a router. Try your local library.
A router table can be very useful for making your own moldings. It is
not necessary to go with a very expensive table initially.
I agree with what's been posted so far - get a nice router (at least
$100, Bosch, Porter-Cable, Dewalt, etc) with a 1/2" collet. Pat
Warner's site is helpful, and I'd also recommend looking at general
woodworking books, or books specific to router use.
One useful accessory to think about is an offset sub-base - I think
these are recommended and maybe even sold at Pat Warner's site. I have
one from Rockler that was designed for use as an edge guide, which I've
found very handy.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=1524
Have fun routing,
Andy
stryped wrote:
>
> New to woodworkign and thinking of buying a router although I never
> have used one. What can one be used for and what is the difference
> between a pluge cut one and a fixed cut one? (Or whatever).
If you a need, you'll know what you need it for.
A plunge router has a movable base that allows for, well plunge-cutting,
while a fixed based doesn't. For hand use, the plunge base is often
handy -- think making a stopped cut in the surface of a workpiece w/
vertical entrance/exit. If used in a table, the plunge feature isn't of
much use although many use one as double duty.
Juergen Hannappel wrote:
> Enoch Root <[email protected]> writes:
>>Juergen Hannappel wrote:
>>>http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=52609&cat=51&ap=1
>>>is a very nice one. (In older literature the "plane" was dropped from
>>>"router plane" often....)
>>
>>Say, you don't know if the blades for that are compatible with a Stanley
>>#71 router, do you?
>
> Yes, I don't know. A router plane is on the very long list of planes
> that are still missing in my cellar^H^H^H^H^Hshop, and this very new
> one (is it shipping already?) even more so...
It was on impulse power that I approached this old thing. Now I look at
it the narrow blade has been filed down to a nub (still a little time
left on it), and I'd like to replace the blades.
er
--
www.patwarner.com
Go here, read and then come back and ask your question again.
Bob S.
"stryped" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> New to woodworkign and thinking of buying a router although I never
> have used one. What can one be used for and what is the difference
> between a pluge cut one and a fixed cut one? (Or whatever).
>
"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> www.patwarner.com
>
> Go here, read and then come back and ask your question again.
>
Also, the old adage "you get what you pay for" is as true for routers as any
other power tool. Buying a cheap router, with a sloppy depth lock, will
make you not want to own one any more. You will also ruin expensive wood.
As Bob's link indicates, the router is a very versatile tool. Even a good,
capable machine might be your smallest investment. There are lots of
accessories that allow you to do a variety of operations.
RonB
Enoch Root <[email protected]> writes:
> Juergen Hannappel wrote:
>
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=52609&cat=51&ap=1
>> is a very nice one. (In older literature the "plane" was dropped from
>> "router plane" often....)
>
> Say, you don't know if the blades for that are compatible with a Stanley
> #71 router, do you?
Yes, I don't know. A router plane is on the very long list of planes
that are still missing in my cellar^H^H^H^H^Hshop, and this very new
one (is it shipping already?) even more so...
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mailto:[email protected] Phone: +49 228 73 2447 FAX ... 7869
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"stryped" <[email protected]> writes:
> New to woodworkign and thinking of buying a router although I never
> have used one. What can one be used for and what is the difference
> between a pluge cut one and a fixed cut one? (Or whatever).
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=52609&cat=51&ap=1
is a very nice one. (In older literature the "plane" was dropped from
"router plane" often....)
--
Dr. Juergen Hannappel http://lisa2.physik.uni-bonn.de/~hannappe
mailto:[email protected] Phone: +49 228 73 2447 FAX ... 7869
Physikalisches Institut der Uni Bonn Nussallee 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
CERN: Phone: +412276 76461 Fax: ..77930 Bat. 892-R-A13 CH-1211 Geneve 23