Woodworking, as the name suggests, is the process of carving or building something from wood. It can be a small bird house for a garden or an entire bookshelf for the house; woodworking can be a lot of fun and involves a fair amount of hard work. One of the main tools used in woodworking is the woodworking router. This tool is used to hollow out specific areas in the wood.
Here are a few tips for you so you can use your router well.
Router Plunge
A wood working router has a shaft that comes fitted with a collet that holds one of its most important parts that is called a bit. Even when the router shaft is at work and rotating at great speed the shank of the bit is held in place. Let's now talk about the router bit. On any woodworking router you will a flute. Flutes are the cutting edges of the router. There are made with great precision and with strong materials so that they can cut into any wood with ease. Woodworking router bits are available with a half inch or quarter inch shank. The size of the shank varies from router to router. Some only accept a 1/4th inch shank while some accept a ½ inch one. There are also some routers allow you to change the collet that holds the bit. You will find many router bits some of them include dovetail bits, flush trim bits, specialty router bits, miniature router bits and more.
You will find two basic types of woodworking routers. The first one is a fixed router which is used on almost all surfaces. There is also the plunge router which helps in making finer, more internal cuts. The plunge router offers more control than the fixed router.
A woodworking router is expensive and you have to put in a lot of thought while purchasing one. Always think of it is as an investment, one that has to be looked after well so it can help you with all your projects!
We have listed a few other things to keep in mind while choosing your router
• Cost
• Maintenance
• Comfort
• Weight of the router
• Usability
• Grip
• Warranty
• Convenience
• Adaptability to different types of wood
Where you buy your woodworking router from is extremely important. You can buy one from a hardware store or find great deals online.