dave142

I know this topic is old now, but can someone explain this thread to me (a novice)

I have the same router. What is the problem with 3.5" raised bits? they don't fit in the 1/2" collet? Why do you need a different base to use these?
Thanks for helping.

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harrysin

This is the first that I have seen of this post and I am amazed that the definitive advice to buy a vertical cutter was not given, only suggested by one member. The router in question has a 2 3/4" opening and increasing this to accommodate a 3 1/2" cutter would remove the ability to use template guides apart from the time and effort required for an unknown result.
I'm not surprised Dave that the thread puzzled you.

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dave142

sorry for a very dumb question but I don't even get what... 2 3/4 opening is. Does that mean the hole for the router bit to go in? Im confused, its inches we are talking?


I don't tend to understand much of the technical stuff on these threads, if I try and make something I usually end up just trying to work out my own way, because I don't get it. lol

cbsjoez1935

Dave,

Don't dispair. The terminology of 2-3/4" opening refers to the hole in your baseplate, where the router bit slips through. Obviously, a 3-1/4" panel bit is not going to fit through a 2-3/4" opening. You are going to have to obtain or make another base plate for your router that has an opening large enough for the router bit to fit through.

Joe Z.

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dave142

oh right.. thanks for explaining that.
I don't know why you couldn't fully plunge the router in, then fit the cutter but I am sure there is a reason or this thread would not exist.

harrysin

Dave, you certainly can do that but as has been suggested by I think bobj3, for safety, a spacer should be fitted to prevent the router from slipping down and opening up the hole in the base should the lock lever fail to grip.

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