Do You Use a Router?
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact:
- acourtjester
- 6 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 8134
- Joined: Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:04 pm
- Location: Pensacola, Fla
Re: Do You Use a Router?
Very good suggestion happy to see others using a router on their table.
DIY 4X4 Plasma/Router Table
Hypertherm PM65 Machine Torch
Drag Knife and Scribe
Miller Mig welder
13" metal lathe
Small Mill
Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT
Hypertherm PM65 Machine Torch
Drag Knife and Scribe
Miller Mig welder
13" metal lathe
Small Mill
Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT
-
- 6 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 9856
- Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
Looks like a brand new in the box Dewalt router sitting on the tailgate of that brand new truck right next to the foam boards. So I think he does intend to use a router to cut these.
David
David
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
That is the cordless Dewalt router that is the twin to the corded 611 model. I actually have four of them which makes it real easy to route. I can put a different bit in each of the four routers and drop them in one by one using the same pattern and without moving the material. So I can cut a path and then come back with a quarter round to smooth out the edges and then come back with an 8th inch bit to create a groove or whatever because the battery operated routers are very fast to swap out and you don’t have to mess around with the AC cord and all of that.
- acourtjester
- 6 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 8134
- Joined: Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:04 pm
- Location: Pensacola, Fla
Re: Do You Use a Router?
you may find this interesting
viewtopic.php?f=129&t=32712
viewtopic.php?f=129&t=32712
DIY 4X4 Plasma/Router Table
Hypertherm PM65 Machine Torch
Drag Knife and Scribe
Miller Mig welder
13" metal lathe
Small Mill
Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT
Hypertherm PM65 Machine Torch
Drag Knife and Scribe
Miller Mig welder
13" metal lathe
Small Mill
Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
Thanks!acourtjester wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 5:59 pm you may find this interesting
viewtopic.php?f=129&t=32712
Joe
-
- 6 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 9856
- Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:22 pm
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
So - sort of a poor mans ATC (automatic tool changer).Joe Jones wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:46 pmThat is the cordless Dewalt router that is the twin to the corded 611 model. I actually have four of them which makes it real easy to route. I can put a different bit in each of the four routers and drop them in one by one using the same pattern and without moving the material. So I can cut a path and then come back with a quarter round to smooth out the edges and then come back with an 8th inch bit to create a groove or whatever because the battery operated routers are very fast to swap out and you don’t have to mess around with the AC cord and all of that.
David
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
Yep! That is EXACTLY why I have four cordless routers, and will probably get a couple more.
Joe
Joe
-
- 4.5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 2168
- Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:48 am
Re: Do You Use a Router?
Great suggestion with the foam Joe and man I didn't even know cordless routers existed!
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact:
Re: Do You Use a Router?
I am waiting for DeWalt or Porter Cable to come out with my cordless light sabre. I want my ^%&* LIGHT SABER!
Yes, they are out, but with the expected limitations.
1. They don't spin as fast.
2. They don't produce as much horsepower.
3. The load takes its toll on battery life.
4. They need a cool down period between long cuts.
5. At $170.00 each, it is difficult for many to "Collect the whole set!"
Even with all of that, it is SO CONVENIENT to set up the routers with various bits, and change out the bits in ... 30 seconds by simply dropping them into the holder on my CNC table and setting the bit depth! It makes it SO EASY to produce a complicated profile line this, which can be a circle, a square or an ellipse, or anything else. No bearing or template is needed!
Joe
You currently do not have access to download this file.
To gain download access for DXF, SVG & other files Click Here
Last edited by Joe Jones on Thu Aug 05, 2021 12:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Joe Jones
- 5 Star Elite Contributing Member
- Posts: 3428
- Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:33 pm
- Location: Franklin, KY., USA
- Contact: