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Originally Posted by unlimitedwoodworker well you asked for it harrysin i decided to go take pics before i get off at 2AM LOL i put the router on the shelf until i find out how i want my shop set up.   |
Jeff., I really am proud of you, that workshop looks ready for action, but please tell me, what happened to all the debris?
Regarding routing history, I first heard the word ROUTER in about 1965 at which time I was told that it was the most versatile of woodworking tools but it wasn't until 1975 that I purchased my first one, a Black & Decker which looked like a normal drill with a simple base. I used it a lot for edging then I "invented" a template guide which enabled me to rout around Masonite patterns. I used the word invented because it was some years later that I realised such things were readily available for more sophisticated routers,that's when I bought a 1/4" Bosch plunge router which I still use for small jobs. In 2000 after retiring, I met with Template Tom and my routing career really took off, by then I had a 2.5hp Bosch variable speed 1/2" router which was fixed in the table. Whilst attending lessons with Tom I bought a 3hp Makita variable speed plunge router which has been my main machine since. I know that I go on a bit, but that's one of the problems of old age!