Can a profile router bit with no bearing be used with a hand held router? I have seen some profiling bits such as bullnose bits and was wondering how you would use them with a hand held router if they have no bearing.
WoodCrusher
Hey, N/A; welcome!
If you have a moment perhaps fill out the personal profile with at least your first name(?). It makes it a bit more friendly.
Re the edge treatment and bits; I hardly ever use a bit with a bearing; I much prefer using a micro adjustable edge guide for hand held routering.
What brand of router are you using?
RA1054 Deluxe Router Guide | Bosch Power Tools
Other brands of course are similar.
The Bosch model also can be used for routing circles: (I personally haven't tried it but other members pointed this out to me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2uBRG6LI0
If you have a moment perhaps fill out the personal profile with at least your first name(?). It makes it a bit more friendly.
Re the edge treatment and bits; I hardly ever use a bit with a bearing; I much prefer using a micro adjustable edge guide for hand held routering.
What brand of router are you using?
RA1054 Deluxe Router Guide | Bosch Power Tools
Other brands of course are similar.
The Bosch model also can be used for routing circles: (I personally haven't tried it but other members pointed this out to me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-2uBRG6LI0
Hello Rob welcome to the forum.
Yes but to use these bits you must have some sort of guide system in place , like Dan says edge guide,a board clamped to guide the router
Yes but to use these bits you must have some sort of guide system in place , like Dan says edge guide,a board clamped to guide the router
Rob;
I love my Bosch edge guide. If there was a third party one available I wouldn't even bother considering it. I don't know what Bosch could do to make there's better!
Price shop though; quite a spread in the online posted prices.
I have an old Craftsman router with a similar guide but it's no match in quality.
I love my Bosch edge guide. If there was a third party one available I wouldn't even bother considering it. I don't know what Bosch could do to make there's better!
Price shop though; quite a spread in the online posted prices.
I have an old Craftsman router with a similar guide but it's no match in quality.
My Bosch 1619EVS came with one (the one I referred to). Bunch of other stuff as well.
What really makes me crazy is that no one includes a rip guide with builders' saws over here (anymore). That's like not including the power cord...
It's basically a stamped bar welded to another bar, and a screw. Worth what, $1.50 to make?
What really makes me crazy is that no one includes a rip guide with builders' saws over here (anymore). That's like not including the power cord...
It's basically a stamped bar welded to another bar, and a screw. Worth what, $1.50 to make?
An alternative might be to clamp a straight board on top of the work and use a guide bush. The fence on my De Walt 625 does have a micro adjuster but its quite sloppy and the fence shifts quite significantly when you clamp if after adjusting. Clamping a board or a template over the work might actually be easier and gives a good wide surface for the router base to ride on. If you made a small spacer to use with the chosen guide bush it would easy to set it up the same each time (attach the guide to the board with a piece of string and mark the guide bush size on the guide to avoid using the wrong bush by mistake. I do this on all my templates.
Another method of using face cutter is the use of templates and template guides which is very versatile.
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