I've never had a router nor knew anyone, except my dad who did but, by the time he got one I was long married and lived in another city.
So, I bought a router to help out with the framing of my cuttings. Now I have some questions that I should have asked before buying.
1. Is picture framing about all it's good for? I mean besides cutting trim which I don't really plan to do. Ever. Right now.
2. If you are routing thin wood how do you keep it from going in the blade hole at the end of the material? Use longer material and cut it off? Then how do you route that cut? Do I now need to buy a Dremel router set up?
3. How do you route a circle or oval for a base?
I have done a search here but found little info on how to use the thing to its best potential. I did a youtube search but only found how to cut a circle or oval using other router accessories and how to make a frame. If you know of a site; print, photos or video please point me in that direction. I now have the router, the bits and the table from my dad and hate the idea of having all that just to make cut-outs for frames. There must be something else.
thanks in advance
cpowell
So, I bought a router to help out with the framing of my cuttings. Now I have some questions that I should have asked before buying.
1. Is picture framing about all it's good for? I mean besides cutting trim which I don't really plan to do. Ever. Right now.
2. If you are routing thin wood how do you keep it from going in the blade hole at the end of the material? Use longer material and cut it off? Then how do you route that cut? Do I now need to buy a Dremel router set up?
3. How do you route a circle or oval for a base?
I have done a search here but found little info on how to use the thing to its best potential. I did a youtube search but only found how to cut a circle or oval using other router accessories and how to make a frame. If you know of a site; print, photos or video please point me in that direction. I now have the router, the bits and the table from my dad and hate the idea of having all that just to make cut-outs for frames. There must be something else.
thanks in advance
cpowell
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