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Re: ROUTER BITS 1/2" vs 1/4"
By:Tom Kurth
Date: 11/5/1999, 8:53 pm
In Response To: Re: ROUTER BITS 1/2" vs 1/4" (Charles Cooper)

> I have a plunge base router in a table. It works great. It adjusts easily,
> and have not had to "take off the plunge attachment" to mount
> it. Most plunge routers have some sort of handle (really a knob on a long
> shaft) that is used to set the plunge level. You can use this handle when
> the router is mounted under the table or replace it (as I did) with a
> slightly larger handle that is easier to find/use when the router is
> mounted upside down. I don't have to change back to the standard handle
> when I use the router out of the table...

In case anyone is interested either Wood magazine or Popular Woodworking recently had an article on adapting a plunge router to table use by removijng the plunge spring and installing a sort of jack to make access and adjustment easier. Tom

Messages In This Thread

ROUTER BITS
DAN MOSLANDER -- 11/5/1999, 12:28 am
Re: ROUTER BITS
Rehd -- 11/5/1999, 9:46 pm
Re: ROUTER BITS
Bart Castleberry -- 11/5/1999, 8:32 pm
Another source
Mike Scarborough -- 11/5/1999, 2:34 pm
Re: ROUTER BITS
Charles Cooper -- 11/5/1999, 1:29 pm
Re: ROUTER BITS 1/2" vs 1/4"
Jack Sanderson -- 11/5/1999, 9:32 am
Re: ROUTER BITS 1/2" vs 1/4"
Charles Cooper -- 11/5/1999, 1:05 pm
Re: ROUTER BITS 1/2" vs 1/4"
Tom Kurth -- 11/5/1999, 8:53 pm
Re: ROUTER BITS
Greg Hicks -- 11/5/1999, 8:52 am
Re: ROUTER BITS
Dave Houser -- 11/5/1999, 1:40 am
Re: ROUTER BITS
Tig (and Tink) -- 11/6/1999, 3:11 am