33 1/2" routers, router bits
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This article is from the Woodworking FAQ Collection 4, by multiple authors.
33 1/2" routers, router bits
From: wlh@ihlpl.UUCP (Bill Hoberecht)
Date: 7 Nov 86 13:27:06 GMT
Looking around, I see that there are many brands of routers that
accept 1/2" shank bits. I'm looking for suggestions on features
that I should be looking for on such a router; I've pretty much
determined that I need a plunge capability. I know what the reps
and salespeople say about Hitachi, Porter Cable, Makita and Ryobi -
what do you think?
Along these same lines, in the last year I've been seeing more and more
advertisements for a "cabinet maker's" set of 1/2" shank router
bits (Generally these include a rail cutter, stile cutter, door lip
cutter and raised panel cutter. Some sets include a few additional bits).
The price difference on comparable sets varies by as much as $100.00,
judging by the ads in Fine Woodworking. Have you had experience
with these sets that you'd like to pass on (in particular, with
the Freud set)? Any recommendations?
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