Hi, I'm new to the Forum. My current router set-up is a single speed Porter Cable in an INCRA PRL-V2 Lift using my Table Saws Incra 52" Fence. I have only limited experience with Routering. I bought the current setup back in 2009 when we were building the Cottage and we were using reclaimed lumber to finish off the interior. All the Cabinetry, facades and doors had to be made by us to maintain the rustic look we wanted in certain areas
When I retired, we moved into a 100 year old Georgian House. We are slowly working thru the work list in order to get the house back into near original state. The original entry door had been replaced with a new plain looking flat door (84'' x 36" x 1-7/8"), about 10 of the original 8 -12 pane storm windows were replaced with aluminum storms and all the old wooden screen windows are long gone.
Last year I refurbished 32 storm windows; removed all the puttied window panes, stripped them down to bare wood, re-installed and puttied all the panes and then repainted. I added fold-out hardware on some of the storms to allow for easier air ventilation during the summer.
My goal over the next two years is to build a new Entry Door copying the existing interior door pattern, replace the alum. storms with wooden storms resembling the existing storms, build new wooden window screens, and make new "authentic style" trim for the parts of the house where the trim was either damaged or replaced poorly during the past reno's.
I thought the project was going to be relatively straight forward until I started looking at the Rail and Stile & Raised panel bits I thought I wanted and found out from the Freud Tech that my current setup wasn't adequate. I need to upgrade to a Variable Speed Router with more power - my current 1.75 HP - single speed Porter Cable has always been adequate in the past. Not only that my Incra Lift can only accommodate certain routers; I've narrowed my Router options down to the Bosch 1617 (2.25HP) and Milwaukee 5625-20 (3.5HP).
Looking forward, I'll need help in finalizing my new router set-up, how best to match up the bits to the profiles on the existing doors, windows and trim, finding the right bit set that nearly replicates the current construction style (i.e. I want long tenons incorporated at all the major joints) and finding the right bit suppliers with good quality bits (i.e. smooth finish and durable).
When I retired, we moved into a 100 year old Georgian House. We are slowly working thru the work list in order to get the house back into near original state. The original entry door had been replaced with a new plain looking flat door (84'' x 36" x 1-7/8"), about 10 of the original 8 -12 pane storm windows were replaced with aluminum storms and all the old wooden screen windows are long gone.
Last year I refurbished 32 storm windows; removed all the puttied window panes, stripped them down to bare wood, re-installed and puttied all the panes and then repainted. I added fold-out hardware on some of the storms to allow for easier air ventilation during the summer.
My goal over the next two years is to build a new Entry Door copying the existing interior door pattern, replace the alum. storms with wooden storms resembling the existing storms, build new wooden window screens, and make new "authentic style" trim for the parts of the house where the trim was either damaged or replaced poorly during the past reno's.
I thought the project was going to be relatively straight forward until I started looking at the Rail and Stile & Raised panel bits I thought I wanted and found out from the Freud Tech that my current setup wasn't adequate. I need to upgrade to a Variable Speed Router with more power - my current 1.75 HP - single speed Porter Cable has always been adequate in the past. Not only that my Incra Lift can only accommodate certain routers; I've narrowed my Router options down to the Bosch 1617 (2.25HP) and Milwaukee 5625-20 (3.5HP).
Looking forward, I'll need help in finalizing my new router set-up, how best to match up the bits to the profiles on the existing doors, windows and trim, finding the right bit set that nearly replicates the current construction style (i.e. I want long tenons incorporated at all the major joints) and finding the right bit suppliers with good quality bits (i.e. smooth finish and durable).
