What to do with new router ??

Edinburghlass_2

albalad, can we have the next Edinburgh meet in my kitchen please and bring your router with you :rotfl:

pealy

I'm not sure you'll find this in a router manual but I use mine occasionally for starting off holes in wood when I need to make them absolutely vertical. I'm sure a bench drill would be a better tool but sometimes you have to use what you have..

StephenB_2

Have a look at what router bits are available, eg Trend, Freud, CMT, Whiteside.

If you don't agree that the joints on display at Leigh jigs are beautiful and make you want to buy some timber now, sell your router on e-bay. Leigh jigs are, shall we say, fully priced.

Finally, the the newsgroup rec.woodworking (use google) used to have a decent crowd, if a bit US biased; I haven't been there for years.

SJB

njm_2

A router is an invaluable woodworker’s tool in experienced hands, however it can be lethal to a novice – a sharp cutter spinning at anything between 9000 and 23000 rotations per minute will efficiently remove wood to the profile (shape) of the cutter, but will also remove fingers and anything else in it’s path. I’m sorry to be such a killjoy but a router is not a toy and probably at its most dangerous when in amateur hands.
The only orange router I know is a CMT 1850 which normally retails at about £250 – if you have one of these then I would strongly recommend that you sell it on ebay and if you still want to learn about routing then keep the cutters and buy a more economical version “complete with instructions” from your local DIY store. If it isn’t a CMT router then it may be from a DIY store in which case you should be able to obtain the instructions.
I do have four routers which I use in the production of bespoke furniture, yet despite two years at college, additional specialised router courses and several years experience, I still treat routers with a great deal of respect!

pealy

njm wrote:

. I’m sorry to be such a killjoy but a router is not a toy and probably at its most dangerous when in amateur hands.

Awww c'mon njm, DIY is supposed to be fun!

Anyway, I'm sure, like me, everyone is sure to wear gloves, goggles, ear-protectors, steel-toe boots, micro-mesh overalls and a condom whenever they pick up a power-tool

bordercars

must agree with njm,
i bought my router from a guy who thought he had a good deal , upon turning it on for the first time he was amazed at the power ( mine is a pro model) so instantly sold it, i paid £50 for a machine valued at around £300 , they are excellant tools in the right or confident hands , good luck and just be safe