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Re: Tools: Router woes
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/24/2010, 12:22 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: Router woes (Petewp)

: LOL - no way in hell can i get control like that with mine and I
: have a good hand. Is eight inch a standard size I can put on my
: Router?

: Pete

Standard router bits are 1/4" shaft size and the heavy duty routers use 1/2" shafts. You want something like a 1/4" straight bit and then I'd reduce the initial cut depth so it's easier to control. Practice on scrap, a lot.

Bill H.

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Tools: Router woes
Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:20 pm
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armin -- 1/24/2010, 12:04 pm
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ettienne -- 1/23/2010, 3:13 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:29 pm
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Reg Lake -- 1/23/2010, 9:31 pm
PDF of Raised and recessed inserts
Reg Lake -- 1/24/2010, 1:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:25 am
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dbynoe -- 1/23/2010, 6:45 pm
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Kudzu -- 1/23/2010, 12:33 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:43 pm
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John Bratton -- 1/23/2010, 2:09 pm
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:30 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:22 am
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:46 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:26 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2010, 5:40 pm