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04-12-2009, 11:28 AM
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Just to bring our new members up to speed, Harry lives in Australia and uses the eco friendly "Abo" router. For those who are not familiar with this easy to learn technique I have attached the following photos.
__________________ Mike Please edit your profile with a name and location so we can better assist you. Last edited by Mike; 04-12-2009 at 07:14 PM. | ||
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04-12-2009, 12:03 PM
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04-12-2009, 12:16 PM
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Hi Nicolas Many of the new routers out now days come with the 3 bases, with the D-handles type they put the off/on switch right on the handle for convenience and for a safety item as well. PC for one of them and the Craftsman for just one more of them..  Most don't use the D-handle type because they don't know the joy of using one. I don't think they make one for the AU/UK market because they would not know how to use one ,, right Harry LOL LOL LOL because it will not plunge down.. and it's almost like using a router table with a remote switch =====
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04-12-2009, 12:32 PM
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Now Mike... That was funny  Can't wait to see what Harry comes back with 
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04-12-2009, 07:33 PM
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Harry Using the router should be fun,,you need to put a smile on your chin ,mate You and that guy from the UK need to lighten up,, it's fun not work ========
__________________ MLCS Instruction Pages & Videos plus FREE MLCS Project Plans http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shops.../instruct.html Part Finder find parts for your power tools http://www.ereplacementparts.com/ Need some help replacing the parts http://forums.ereplacementparts.com/ Many Router Tips from RWS http://www.routerworkshop.com/router_tip_glossary.html http://www.routerforums.com/email-ro...-members-only/ Router Tables ,Ready to use http://www.rt1000.com/ http://rt1000.com/_wsn/page2.html Bob J. | ||
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04-12-2009, 08:11 PM
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04-12-2009, 11:28 PM
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"Ah, that's the problem. You're supposed to have a second one for hand-held work." Thank you Ralph, never has a truer word been spoken, in my usual humble opinion, there is NO SUBSTITUTE for a tool designed for a specific job, anything else is a compromise.
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
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04-12-2009, 11:45 PM
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Regarding switch position, the Japanese have the right idea, as shown in this photo that I've just taken.
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
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04-12-2009, 11:53 PM
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As for Mike's post, I'm actually rather flattered, it suggests that I'm an ingenious, (not indigenous) type, never stuck for an answer to a problem, the only thing that I can't understand is where he got that old photo of me from, I don't recall having seen it before and I know that I don't have it in my computer.
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
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04-12-2009, 11:58 PM
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[quote=bobj3;112449]Harry Using the router should be fun,,you need to put a smile on your chin ,mate You and that guy from the UK need to lighten up,, it's fun not work Routing my dear friend certainly is fun, but it is also a serious business, a single lapse of concentration can have serious consequences, but you know that, don't you Bob?
__________________ Harry The best advice that I can give a newcomer to routing is, learn to use the router mounted, this can be as simple as a board held in a vice, with the router firmly attached and a simple fence held with clamps, and when he/she feels competant and confident in it's use and is familiar with all aspects of safety, THEN, and only then proceed to learn how to use the router hand held. This is MY opinion, and may or may not coincide with that of the forum management, but is based on a lifetime of woodworking. http://members.dodo.com.au/~sharry02/ | ||
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