Went to go buy another tool on Craigslist. While I was there, seller mentioned he had a router for sale (he was selling off stuff before moving). I kind of had in my mind that I'd like to get a router at some point because I don't have the space for a table saw, and figured a router plus my circular saw and miter saw would give me a fair bit of capability even in the absence of a table saw. I didn't know anything about routers other than a plunge router would offer more flexibility than a fixed router. So I took a look at his router and it's a plunge router, a Hitachi TR-12 (not that this meant anything to me, other than I've had good luck with Hitachi tools in the past) that he had mounted to a metal insert plate that was attached to a little table. I figured this setup would save me the hassle of doing something like this myself, and he was willing to take $80 for it, so I bought it.
Sorry, can't post pics yet because of noob status. Looks like I need 10 posts before I can post pics.
Anyway, after I brought it home, it dawned on me this router is a heavy little beasty and that it probably isn't suitable for hand routing and best left mounted under a table. I downloaded the manual, and it seems I'm missing a few things (this will be clearer once I can post pics); even the wrenches he gave me don't fit the collet. I don't think he was trying to deceive me; it seemed he hadn't used the router in years and probably just forgot where he kept the accessories if he even still had them. No big deal, I've got wrenches.
It does power on (always a good sign!), and since it comes with a metal insert and table that I can mount on a Workmate, I'm hoping I can put it into use without buying a bunch of parts, other than router bits, which I definitely need to get.
With that background, hello. I'm just a DIYer hoping to learn a little about how to use a router.
Sorry, can't post pics yet because of noob status. Looks like I need 10 posts before I can post pics.
Anyway, after I brought it home, it dawned on me this router is a heavy little beasty and that it probably isn't suitable for hand routing and best left mounted under a table. I downloaded the manual, and it seems I'm missing a few things (this will be clearer once I can post pics); even the wrenches he gave me don't fit the collet. I don't think he was trying to deceive me; it seemed he hadn't used the router in years and probably just forgot where he kept the accessories if he even still had them. No big deal, I've got wrenches.
It does power on (always a good sign!), and since it comes with a metal insert and table that I can mount on a Workmate, I'm hoping I can put it into use without buying a bunch of parts, other than router bits, which I definitely need to get.
With that background, hello. I'm just a DIYer hoping to learn a little about how to use a router.