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<blockquote data-quote="hempy" data-source="post: 6211370" data-attributes="member: 571956">If you haven&#039;t already purchased your router, you may want to look at Sears.&nbsp; I got a Craftsman plunge/static base set for about $100.&nbsp; It came with 1/2&quot; and 1/4&quot; collets, which has proved invaluable.&nbsp; It also has shields for dust management (via a shop-vac), and a fence attachment.&nbsp; The variable speed is also very nice.&nbsp; The Craftsman power tools only have 1 year warranties (as opposed to their handtools), but if you&#039;re not using the thing every single day, it&#039;ll probably have a long life.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been using mine off and on since &#039;07.As far a s bits go, I use a spiral upcut bit (as previously mentioned) for all of my straight cutting and when using the Jasper Jig.&nbsp; It won&#039;t dull as quickly, as there is a greater cutting surface, and as long as you take a 3/4&quot; piece of MDF in sections (1/8&quot;-3/8&quot;), it shouldn&#039;t burn.&nbsp; MDF is brutal on router bits, since a lot of it is glue.Roundover bits... If you&#039;re working exclusively with 3/4&quot; MDF, then you probably will only need one bit.&nbsp; I use a lot of the smaller radius bits (3/8&quot;, 1/2&quot;), but I also have a 1&quot; roundover bit that I got on ebay that has been great for boxes, as the cut goes past the butt joint and really cleans it up.&nbsp; It has a 1/2&quot; shank, so the bigger collet on my router is great for these bits.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if the seller still has these bits, but I remember it being really cheap compared to the other large radius roundover bits I could find.That&#039;s all I can really think of right now.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure I&#039;ll think of more later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hempy, post: 6211370, member: 571956"] If you haven't already purchased your router, you may want to look at Sears. I got a Craftsman plunge/static base set for about $100. It came with 1/2" and 1/4" collets, which has proved invaluable. It also has shields for dust management (via a shop-vac), and a fence attachment. The variable speed is also very nice. The Craftsman power tools only have 1 year warranties (as opposed to their handtools), but if you're not using the thing every single day, it'll probably have a long life. I've been using mine off and on since '07. As far a s bits go, I use a spiral upcut bit (as previously mentioned) for all of my straight cutting and when using the Jasper Jig. It won't dull as quickly, as there is a greater cutting surface, and as long as you take a 3/4" piece of MDF in sections (1/8"-3/8"), it shouldn't burn. MDF is brutal on router bits, since a lot of it is glue. Roundover bits... If you're working exclusively with 3/4" MDF, then you probably will only need one bit. I use a lot of the smaller radius bits (3/8", 1/2"), but I also have a 1" roundover bit that I got on ebay that has been great for boxes, as the cut goes past the butt joint and really cleans it up. It has a 1/2" shank, so the bigger collet on my router is great for these bits. I'm not sure if the seller still has these bits, but I remember it being really cheap compared to the other large radius roundover bits I could find. That's all I can really think of right now. I'm sure I'll think of more later. [/QUOTE]

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