[old55]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[DaninVan]

Lol...

 

[sreilly]

Welcome to the forum Salavat. As you can see it's a busy one and you usually get answers fairly quickly here.

 

[MEBCWD]

Welcome to the Router Forums Salavat.

 

[Cherryville Chuck]

rumor control says that's the norm everywhere...

Everywhere but here in North America. Manufacturers can't lie about how many watts the input side is drawing. I would also like to see them list the output watts. Output watts / Input watts = Efficiency in %. Most of them are probably afraid of you finding out what that number is.

 

[salavat]

I have the TRA001 and it's been trouble free. It is too heavy for me to use freehand, so mine is in the table. Very powerful router and good safety interlocks. You either have or could order the crank for above table adjustments. If you want a good introduction to using that particular router, go to youtube and look up woodworking videos by Marc Sommerfeld. I learned more watch him work than anywhere else. He uses the Triton as well. He doesn't wear a mask or use the safety devices because they're shooting video, but you should always wear the mask and safety glasses.

Nice to have someone from Russia. An interesting place that has sure changed from the old Soviet Union days. I hear life is pretty good there for the most part. Hope you manage to stay clear of the virus. A couple of Los Angeles universities did studies and found very high infection rates vs hospitalization and death rates, which means the virus is highly infectious but not much more lethal than the ordinary flu.

Thanks for info on Marc Sommerfeld videos (I am sure I would never have came across those video by myself).

I am escaping virus by hiding from it in a country house, but overall the situation in Russia is not that terrifying as in US (I mean New York city of course).

 

[salavat]

By the way - still not a word from Triton company... That is amazing... Really. Of course I would understand current situation, but.. not even dropping some general response 'we will answer you shortly blah blah.." really puzzles me.

Anyway, which part of the forum would be a good place to ask about router bits? Since I've got 1/2 inch collet router with more than enough power, completed with JET JRT-2 router table, I am looking into the bit's choice, particularly those big ones used for door making, for example. Also heard that 1/2 bits are cheaper than 12 mm ones, is it true?

 

[Cherryville Chuck]

By the way - still not a word from Triton company... That is amazing... Really. Of course I would understand current situation, but.. not even dropping some general response 'we will answer you shortly blah blah.." really puzzles me.

Anyway, which part of the forum would be a good place to ask about router bits? Since I've got 1/2 inch collet router with more than enough power, completed with JET JRT-2 router table, I am looking into the bit's choice, particularly those big ones used for door making, for example. Also heard that 1/2 bits are cheaper than 12 mm ones, is it true?

You can ask here about bits Salavat. Whiteside router bits are among the best and are as competitively priced as most other major brands. Freud makes some of their bits with 4 cutting edges and they cut very smoothly (Quadracut by name). Freud probably also sells the most bits of all manufacturers. Amana makes very good bits but you need to make sure they are made in Israel and not China. I can show you examples of both and you would be able to recognize them from the examples.There is a cheaper brand which is very good for the price (which is quite a bit less in most cases) called Yonico but also go by the company name of Precision Bits. I'm not sure if all of those companies that you find will ship to Russia though. You would have to go to their sites or their dealer sites and see if they will. 1/2" bits probably are cheaper than 12mm because so many are made in 1/2" and 1/4" sizes for the North American markets.

 

[salavat]

You can ask here about bits Salavat. Whiteside router bits are among the best and are as competitively priced as most other major brands. Freud makes some of their bits with 4 cutting edges and they cut very smoothly (Quadracut by name). Freud probably also sells the most bits of all manufacturers. Amana makes very good bits but you need to make sure they are made in Israel and not China. I can show you examples of both and you would be able to recognize them from the examples.There is a cheaper brand which is very good for the price (which is quite a bit less in most cases) called Yonico but also go by the company name of Precision Bits. I'm not sure if all of those companies that you find will ship to Russia though. You would have to go to their sites or their dealer sites and see if they will. 1/2" bits probably are cheaper than 12mm because so many are made in 1/2" and 1/4" sizes for the North American markets.

Thanks for detailed explanation. Shipping from US to Russia is quite expensive, unfortunately, compared to bits price it can double the number (.

1) Any (more or less) decent sellers on Aliexpress?
2) I am interested, first of all, on bits that used for furniture doors decoration elements.
- What types of bits are most frequently used in your experience? (if possible, please post links or pictures for bits profiles)
- What types of 'big' bits (a few I would think) would be a good start to try out making nice looking doors for cabinets etc?

I understand, that my question might sound silly)) or too vague, but I kinda lost)) and need to start with something in order to come up to the conscious choice for the bits, based on particular project need..

 

[Stick486]

@salavat...
can you tell us what brands you have available and try to reverse engineer what you need...
if you have a design in mind we can come up w/ something...

Freud, CMT and Amana will come out of the European market and more than likely be metric...

 

[salavat]

I think CMT (they also have CMT contractor series, which is cheaper than main CMT line), Dimar bits are available here.

 

[DaninVan]

@salavat...
can you tell us what brands you have available and try to reverse engineer what you need...
if you have a design in mind we can come up w/ something...

Freud, CMT and Amana will come out of the European market and more than likely be metric...

DIMAR and CMT make both Imperial and Metric.
* I have easy access to both DIMAR and CMT here in Canada. I have both and have no complaints with either brand.
As Salavat pointed out, and was previously discussed here, CMT's less expensive line isn't made in Italy anymore.

 

[Stick486]

CMT are very good bits...
But, here, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired...

I don't know Dimar..

 

[Stick486]

DIMAR and CMT make both Imperial and Metric.
* I have easy access to both DIMAR and CMT here in Canada. I have both and have no complaints with either brand.
As Salavat pointed out, and was previously discussed here, CMT's less expensive line isn't made in Italy anymore.

after extensive VOE w/ bits made ''elsewhere''.... I'd steer clear of them because of prior experiences...

 

[salavat]

As type of furniture is concerned, I like a lot Restoration Hardware furniture (rather classic than modern line):

 

[salavat]

CMT are very good bits...
But, here, their customer service leaves a lot to be desired...

I don't know Dimar..

I think it is Isreal company, heard bits are good.

 

[salavat]

As for type of furniture - I like a lot classic line of Restoration Hardware

 

[Stick486]

I think it is Isreal company, heard bits are good.

Amana is Israel and china...
CMT is Italy... and now china???

 

[Stick486]

As for type of furniture - I like a lot classic line of Restoration Hardware

the are some beautiful pieces...
bits should be problem...

 

[Stick486]

@salavat...

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