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Rotozip plunge attachment

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Anyone fool around with this?

There was an attachment made by Rotozip, before Bosch bought them, but I can't seem to find one. From the looks of some pictures, and reviews on amazon, it wasn't a great setup


Just curious if anyone has had experience with this, or a comprable setup of their own?

Thanks for reading...........Tripp
 
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Can't put links on yet, not up to # 10

If you search Amazon for " Rotozip plunge attachment" youwill see the tool.

I would think this would be a good idea if someone could do it right, I'm sure there are a ton of Rotozips out there, and people who don't have the bread for a separate trim router..................T
 
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I will say the Marvel can be mounted in the router table very easy for the small jobs,unlike the T4...

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Hi

True,,,the T4 is a true plunge router and Marvel is not,it comes with a plunge setup but it's bit lame,,:)

I had to rework the plunge base with some TP to get it to work right..hahahahaha ,,,plastic parts just stamped out and they don't fit that well..

The T4 has a sq.base so to say and handles and it's not easy to rework for the router table like the Marvel is..one PC base plate and it's set for the RT..MOST trim routers are not use most of the time they sit on the shelf most of the time..why not put them to work in the RT..

But I will say I have done the same to the Bosch Colt as well...many times you just want to put a nice edge on some stock and they both can do that very easy, you don't need a tank of a router to put on a nice edge or rabbit a edge..:)

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#19 ·
With the Rotozip I made a sign my children's lemonade stand, which worked out ok since I never had to chage the depth once I had it set. But trying to use the base the tool is supplied with was tempermental at best!!!!
Now that I'm over 10 posts, I'll see if I can get a pic on here...
Currently I'm using a DW621 in a table with this set up from Lee Valley

Veritas® Base Plate/Table Insert - Lee Valley Tools
 
#20 ·
Hi

I made a bigger base for my Rotozip that help alot..I use 1/4" thick 5" sq. ,clear plastic so I could see what I was doing..I now use it in my Craftsman Router Recreator..without the base,it's older Rotozip but works well for me..


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With the Rotozip I made a sign my children's lemonade stand, which worked out ok since I never had to chage the depth once I had it set. But trying to use the base the tool is supplied with was tempermental at best!!!!
Now that I'm over 10 posts, I'll see if I can get a pic on here...
Currently I'm using a DW621 in a table with this set up from Lee Valley

Veritas® Base Plate/Table Insert - Lee Valley Tools
 

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#24 ·
Hi Tripp

Here's a snapshot or two to show the base bracket,it's very easy to make and works great for that little bit more of support .


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#28 ·
I use Rotozip bits in my plunge router. They make 1/4 - 1/8 collet adapters for this. You can use your plunge router of choice to do Rotozip cuts.

I needed to cut out some large Veggy Tales charactors from 1/4" luan plywood for the church. Laying the plywood on a styrofoam sheet and then using my old 1/4" collet Makita plunge router with the Rotozip bits worked out very well, and the styrofoam backing minimized the backside chipping of the cut, making clean-up easy.

Charley
 
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