Here in UK boxed starter sets are a lot cheaper than buying each bit separately.
They have most of what you are likely to need when starting up.
My 1st 12 piece set cost me £30 ($54) and recently a German discount store were selling their own cheap routers ($30) as well as 12 piece sets for £5 ($9)
I bought 3 sets so I would always have cutters to get me out of trouble if I had an accident with a good quality bit.
I want a corner beading bit so as a toolmaker I intend grinding one of the cheap straight bits for this job at a fraction of the cost of buying a proper corner beading bit.
All these sets contain a few straight bits, a dovetail bit, rounding over bits, chamfer bits, cove and core box bits and a laminate trimmer.
So far I have 6 bit sets of varying quality as well as a number of individual bits bought seperately when needed.
The only bit I managed to ruin was a 1/4" bit that I thought wasnt cutting right and then found a screw half routed through in the timber I was cutting a pocket in.
That will teach me to check for metal before using a power tool.
They have most of what you are likely to need when starting up.
My 1st 12 piece set cost me £30 ($54) and recently a German discount store were selling their own cheap routers ($30) as well as 12 piece sets for £5 ($9)
I bought 3 sets so I would always have cutters to get me out of trouble if I had an accident with a good quality bit.
I want a corner beading bit so as a toolmaker I intend grinding one of the cheap straight bits for this job at a fraction of the cost of buying a proper corner beading bit.
All these sets contain a few straight bits, a dovetail bit, rounding over bits, chamfer bits, cove and core box bits and a laminate trimmer.
So far I have 6 bit sets of varying quality as well as a number of individual bits bought seperately when needed.
The only bit I managed to ruin was a 1/4" bit that I thought wasnt cutting right and then found a screw half routed through in the timber I was cutting a pocket in.
That will teach me to check for metal before using a power tool.