Hi Looking for Palm router,to cut out small radius circles in Hardwood. Do i need a Special edge guide or Base with this Router to do that?
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I would go to a shop that has a c+c machine if you need perfect circles. Such as high end frame shops. You can buy router jigs through rocklers and other shops. I would ask them for suggestions then check Amazon for prives. A plunge router may be better for circles.
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You will need a radius guide. Hardwood has it's own issues with quarter inch drive, as you would suspect. Not undoable.
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No edge guide but you could add one if you are handy. I find this saw very stable as it is heavier then most and has very little vibration with high RPM so it would be easy to cut a straight line with a steady hand. Cutting out a 90 degree corner requires coming from opposite ends if that is what you are asking. Otherwise it cuts a very clean line.
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not really. It will cut with its drill cutting bit, like a plunge router, but it won't shape and depending on the material, it will get too hot if you use it to make extended shapes. However, it does a nice job of fine cutting shapes done with routers, such as tight indents.
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There's an edge trimmer and an edge guide, but no template guide. Most router guides are universal so you should be able to use any template.
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Yes, That is the router I used to make butterfly inlays. Worked very nicely, just be sure to use the centering tool to adjust the base.
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I bought this table for my Bosch 1617EVSPK router. It's a heavier duty consumer router and Bosch routers seem to have an advantage on Bosch tables - all models are listed on the table's manual for base mounting specs and instructions - I've never had any problem with my setup - I don't see why your router would be any different.
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This edge guide did not fit my router. I returned it and purchased one from Sears. The Sears one is all plastic but it fit the large base plate of my router
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This is a fairly light duty router. If you are cutting 3/4" wide dadoes, it will do it if you take light, successive passes. If that is the main function of the router, I'd go with something beefier that has a 1/2" collet. This is a great little router for trimming edges, round overs, ogees, etc. and for light jobs where you need a plunge.
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Not experienced enough. My first router. I rounded edges for my 1st project without the plunge base. The accessory edge guide that works with the plunge base is nice. Best thing about the plunge base is it is easier to hold and guide straight without tilting plus if you want to start a slot in the middle of a piece or start a rounded edge somewhere in the middle of a board it'd work better. Depth adjustments are easier with the plunge base. Like before, I'm not an experienced router user.
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I use the Bosch RA1181 bench top table (review here http://www.amazon.com/Bosch-RA1181-Benchtop-Router-Table/dp/B000H12DQ6/ref=cm_cr-mr-title). It takes some work to make it right, but for the price I like it. The router plate is already drilled for mounting and has a hole for above table depth adj, which I find very helpful. The adj works well, but you will have to reach under the table to change the range of bit height adjustment. Above the table height works once you get the base "in the range". I use offset wrenches (review here http://www.amazon.com/Offset-Wrench-Triton-Peachtree-Woodworking/dp/B0040BLFZE/ref=cm_cr-mr-title) for bit changes - this is for the nut, I have another for the shaft - that work far better than the straight wrenches that came with my 1617EVS router, well worth the $.
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The table extension on the right side is a plastic laminate, and I can't tell if you can easily cut the holes you need for the router. I wouldn't recommend it. There are four clearance holes on the left side of the top casting. You could easily design a router table mounting scheme using these holes. I would want it to be easily removable because otherwise it would interfer with sawing larger pieces.
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Yes and Yes. By now you probably already have had the router delivered to you. So you may already know, but incase you don't know it yet - It comes with a multifunction base extender and fence. The base extender can be used to cut precise circles and the fence will attach to the base extender and can be used as an edge guide.
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Hi Butch it will fit any router base as I have used it on my full size dewalt and my small palm as well. Smaller is better in my opinion as it is easier to handle especially on hard wood. my kit came with 2 1/2 inch letters as well as a set of 1 1/2 inch letters and numbers. Of course you need to knock about 1/2 inch off each set when you get to the finished product as about 1/4 to a 1/2 is about what you loose for the template framing of the letter templates. It works great and includes the bushing you will need. I praciticed on piece of scrap for about 20 minutes so I would understand how to follow the letter templates with the bushing and set the depth that I wanted. Now my 12 year old son is making signs for his scout troop with little trouble at all. My best advise is to make sure you get the rails lined up evenly, secure them as tight as you can without damaging your wood, (it comes with 2 clamps) use additional claps if working with harder wood just so your piece does not move as you will have to put slightly more elbow grease into it to move the router on the initial push. We have been very pleased with how it works and once you figgit with it for 10 or 15 minutes, you will be making signs without any problem at all.
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This is not for use with a router table. this item is clamped down to the piece of wood and using the drill bit provided with a drill to make evenly spaced holes. if you are planning to use this drill bit in router, this is extremely dangerous. if you are planning on insetting this device into your router table, it would be more than useless.
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Eventually you'll find a dado blade set helpful. With the ever shrinking size of plywood today, I'd suggest you first use a router. You should have at least a two amp router that accepts a 1/2" shaft. Make a "t" square guide to keep your cut straight. With the router you can make any width cut but will be limited to maybe a 3/4" depth. If you are making dadoes in a lot of material a dado saw set will be faster but you'll find it challenging to accommodate the weird plywood sizes. Your saw also needs the power to use the dado set as well as the arbor length so you can add or remove blades and or shims to cut the dimension you desire Martin
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I use this router almost exclusively with a 1 5/8" core box bit, and in hard woods make 3 passes for the depth I need. In softer wodd, i can get by with 1 pass. I would guess that you could use the panel bit - it is pretty powerful, esp. for the price.
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The edge guide was not included. The router and two bases came with a wrench and a storage bag. I bought the edge guide separately. It is a super router which is quieter than others that I have used.