Router Questions

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

Planning in buying a router that does 1.5hp. Brand = Ryobi.

Will 1.5 hp be good enough?

When i buy the router, what else do i need to buy to start cutting perfect circles?

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[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

probably need one of those perfect circle tracer things

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

your gonna need a circle jig... if you wanna countersink, your gonna need a rabbeting bit

http://www.skilshop.com/reconditioned_tools/routers/1820-rt.html

^^^ a reconditioned 2hp Skil plunge router... a fixed is 5 bucks cheaper

60+ shipping pretty good price

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

For the Circle jig i will be purchasing a.. Jasper Circle Jig Model 200.

wats the countersink and rabbeting bit for?

whats the diff between the 1.5hp and 2hp?

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

What budget are you working with for a router?

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

i already found a router...

i already found a circle jig...

i just need to know what kind and size bits and stuff that i need to buy to cut circles.

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Well that is going to depend on what router you have.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

A Plunge Router

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

a SKIL or Ryobi

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Well do both routers come with ¼” and ½” collets?

You are going to need a ¼” spiral bit, and a flush trim bit with a guide bearing (prefer ½”). I would also recommend a rabbiting bit with a guide bearing.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

wats the countersink and rabbeting bit for?

like lets say you wanna make kick panel baffles, with the rabbeting bit, you can make the speaker flush with the baffle, or if you wanna do some flush plexi, countersink the edges.

 

[danteBirosel 5,000+ posts]

lol i have no clue what u just meant, im a noob with this router power tool. So i dont know what i need to get.

Checklist:

__ Router

__ Jasper Circle Jig Model 400

__ 1/4" spiral bit

__ Flush Trim Bit

__ Rabbeting Bit

and what's this guide bearing??

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

lol i have no clue what u just meant, im a noob with this router power tool. So i dont know what i need to get.
Checklist:

__ Router

__ Jasper Circle Jig Model 400

__ 1/4" spiral bit

__ Flush Trim Bit

__ Rabbeting Bit

and what's this guide bearing??

you know how when someone makes baffles for kicks, and they make it look like the tweeter and mid are flush with the wood? they use the rabbeting bit for that

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

Rabbeting bit

Flush trim bit with guide bearing

Spiral cut bit

 

[Ayrton 10+ year member]

And you want a Jasper 200, not a 400.