Hi,
My name is Joseph Zambito. I'm a retired physician and know next to nothing about woodworking. So, bare with my ignorance. I've been told not to use the router up-side-down (the router under the table an the bit coming up, out of it). This made me buy, some time ago, Shopsmith router table in which the router is fixed to a lever above the table which allow you to operate by lowering the bit to the stock. Is it true? Most of the routers I see used with a table are used up-side-down.
Also, is the easiest way to "dig" a mortise by using a horizontally-plunging roter bit?
Finally, is there an available jig to have the router operate horizontally?
Thank you for any suggestion!
Joez
My name is Joseph Zambito. I'm a retired physician and know next to nothing about woodworking. So, bare with my ignorance. I've been told not to use the router up-side-down (the router under the table an the bit coming up, out of it). This made me buy, some time ago, Shopsmith router table in which the router is fixed to a lever above the table which allow you to operate by lowering the bit to the stock. Is it true? Most of the routers I see used with a table are used up-side-down.
Also, is the easiest way to "dig" a mortise by using a horizontally-plunging roter bit?
Finally, is there an available jig to have the router operate horizontally?
Thank you for any suggestion!
Joez