My favourite router is a 30 year old craftsman router. Big bulky and smooth. My best router is the trim router from Ridgid. light but smooth and adjustable speed.
What's your favourite router?
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My favourite router I own is this one, or something similar to this:
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Bosch also makes a similar kit, which I would have purchased just as well. The Porter Cable was a free points redemption thing if I remember correctly, so options weren't abundant.
I use it the most, out of 5 routers I own.
Its from to 600 series, maybe a 693LRPK? similar to the above photo. Its got plenty of jam and like most 1/2 collet routers can also switch to a 1/4 collet with the included 1/4 collet, something a smaller combo router like the Bosch Colt (another go to in my shop) won't do (in that its only a 1/4 shank router).
I use it to radius finger boards
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Planing large slabs:
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And of course route all the cavities and such.
One other router definitely worth getting, as I'd previously mentioned, is the Bosch Colt, with variable speed keep in mind as some are just on/off.
I use it for all recessed cavities, round overs, binding channels, as well as when I make pick guards and control cavity covers.
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Bosch also makes a similar kit, which I would have purchased just as well. The Porter Cable was a free points redemption thing if I remember correctly, so options weren't abundant.
I use it the most, out of 5 routers I own.
Its from to 600 series, maybe a 693LRPK? similar to the above photo. Its got plenty of jam and like most 1/2 collet routers can also switch to a 1/4 collet with the included 1/4 collet, something a smaller combo router like the Bosch Colt (another go to in my shop) won't do (in that its only a 1/4 shank router).
I use it to radius finger boards
Planing large slabs:
And of course route all the cavities and such.
One other router definitely worth getting, as I'd previously mentioned, is the Bosch Colt, with variable speed keep in mind as some are just on/off.
I use it for all recessed cavities, round overs, binding channels, as well as when I make pick guards and control cavity covers.
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