Router for diy
- Thread starter billozz
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Start with a corded 1/4” router, which should cover most of your projects. Trend dewalt or Makita, all the main brands do decent routers. A cordless router for trimming and a half inch router for heavier duty work can follow. Festool do a cross over router but it is incredibly expensive
Trend do 1/4 inch Palm/Trim router for around £80 corded. The beauty of these palm routers is you generally only need one hand to use it, the other holds the work piece or you can clamp for safety.
Faithfull offer a comprehensive set of cutters for not much money.
I think these will fit the bill for a hobbyist.
Faithfull offer a comprehensive set of cutters for not much money.
I think these will fit the bill for a hobbyist.
I have a Makita palm router and a 1/2 inch DeWalt.
I only use the DeWalt for worktops and picture frame profiling where I route the long pieces of wood and then use them to make the frames.
Any other project I use the palm router which costs less than £100.
I only use the DeWalt for worktops and picture frame profiling where I route the long pieces of wood and then use them to make the frames.
Any other project I use the palm router which costs less than £100.
Avoid the Katsu router, it’s subject to a safety recall notice ( exposed electrical connection) but is still widely available .
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Likewise, I use a quarter inch Makita palm router for letting in door hinges and very minor jobs and a half inch Dewalt for bigger jobs such as Belfast sinks. The Dewalt is far too cumbersome for door hinges (in my opinion- unless you are using a proper routing template).
really really need to know what you plan on doing with it as different size power weigh and features are essential to work efficiently, in reality you need 3 or four routers to cover all tasks safely
you can get trim routers around perhaps 150w [bosch 10.8/12v 1.5kg tiny ]up to 2200w festool at over 8kg
but as said above hand held palm routers is by far the most used router in my workshop
you can get trim routers around perhaps 150w [bosch 10.8/12v 1.5kg tiny ]up to 2200w festool at over 8kg
but as said above hand held palm routers is by far the most used router in my workshop
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