Woodworking Tips from Pop…

Definitely one of the coolest inventions of our time!

Introduced early in the twentieth century, the router has transformed woodworking like no other tool. The router is basically a cutter attached to a vertical shaft of a high speed electric motor. The concept hasn’t change much but the router has evolved significantly over the years, especially with the inception of the plunge, variable speed and a boat load of accessories. 

 This multipurpose tool is unquestionably the most important tool in our shop. It has the flexibility to be hand held or mounted under a table, transforming it into a small shaper and used for making anything from raised panels to decorative moldings to getting perfect glued up bar tops.

Hand held this machine is even more versatile. It can be used for carving, fluting, cutting dados, mortising door hinges. The options are endless! In our years of experience in woodworking we’ve learned that you can never have enough routers and a router dedicated to a certain task can be a time saving, quality assuring and profit making factor for any woodshop.Can you imagine what it was like before the router and doing all those jobs by hand? No way!

There are also plenty of woodworking sites and forums available with a lot of answers to a lot of questions about routers and how to use them.

The trimmer

1hp with ¼ inch shank capacity, this little machine is not just for laminates. The ability to use this router one handed and have control can be very handy when doing custom projects.

The mid size router

If you’re lazy like us, you can never own too many of these dogs! These routers are available anywhere from 1 hp to 2 1/2 hp with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch shank. Perfect for fluting, cutting arches, profiling edges and a number of speciality jobs. When shopping for a router, vacuum attachments, variable speed and plunging ability is recommended. These accessories will give you the most versatility out of your router.

The large router

This router will wear you out! Great for mounting under a table, this router can be used just like shaper. A well built table is highly recommended for this operation for the obvious safety reasons. If you’re either to busy or just too lazy to build one, there are a lot of good router tables available online. By adding feeds, vacuum attachments and micro adjustments, you can really enhance your shaping experience.

Rockler Router Table Package with $100 Rebate Offer

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