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My GF likes to do wood projects. Mostly pyrography but I got her a Lichtenburg machine last year for Christmas. This year I'm thinking a router and routing table but have no idea what's a good brand? Bosch? Any ideas? Brand and size? Stuff she's done in the past. Thinking a router would help make the scrap wood nicer... Practice/1st run on the Lichtenburg (those unaware - current follows the grain and burns fractal type shapes in the wood)
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She is talented, nice pieces.
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A nice fine tooth back saw for dovetail joints and such would be a great idea. Good ones are not cheap and you won't find them at your corner big box store.
That would put her on the path to making nice little wooden boxes to decorate with her pyrogroaphy..
As to your router question... The big money goes for quality bits. The machine is just a motor with a chuck and handles....
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My GF likes to do wood projects. Mostly pyrography but I got her a Lichtenburg machine last year for Christmas.
I had two read that twice. Apologies and nice work.
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We have a router table from Rockler, I mounter it on hinges.
I forget the brand of router, it's yellow.
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Lee valley tool catalog are nice to look at. Look up rose wood lathe. The make kits for roes lathes now.
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I have one Milwaukee router, three from Bosch, one Porter-Cable, and one Makita. I don’t have a yellow one (Dewalt), but they make great routers. For use in a router table, get one that can be adjusted from above the table for depth of cut. As for the router table itself, I made mine, but Bosch used to offer a really good one. I’m not up to speed on who offers them these days. Best router bits are made by Whiteside.
As to other wood working tools, the possibilities are endless, but you need to find out what would fit her needs best. If she is in to ‘flat things’, then a table saw, miter saw, band saw, jointer, or jig saw might work. If she likes making ‘round things’, then a wood lathe might be just the ticket.
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Thanks.
I might go Bosch. They have a combo on sale here. Just didn't want to buy junk.
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Rockler has a lot of wood working stuff, and it appears first class.
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This is best setup. Bosch makes a good router. Bench dog makes some smaller stand alone router tables that are pretty functional.
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I have a router table I built with a table top about the size of your saw extension table. It is a lot easier to remove and install bits and adjust the router if you make up a plexiglass plate for the router to mount to - approximately 8 x 8 is about the right size, then make an inlet in the table top with a rabbet around the edges for it to drop into so you can pop it out quickly for adjustments and then drop it back in. You can make several of the plates for different things also- some for large bits like panel raising bits, some for router guides, etc....
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Something like this Hand trimmer as an example with small Spiral Cutters would allow for freehand use to express her artistic talents.
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I used to run a router some... the Hitachi M12vc is a monster on power (or at least it used to be the strongest). Power makes cleaner cuts IMHO, but like I said it is a real monster. If you get her one build the table STRONG... and TOP QUALITY router bits.
Good for you on helping... and good on her for doing.
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Thanks.
I might go Bosch. They have a combo on sale here. Just didn't want to buy junk. Bosch is good. I love their jig saw. For a router I will stick with Porter Cable.
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Worth mention, if you get her a router table, is that you’ll be amazed how much sawdust and chips can be generated in an instant. With that in mind, it would be smart to get a router table where the router is enclosed, and dust collection can be done with a shop vac.
The Bosch combo is a very good one. The plunge base is terrific. Put the fixed base in the router table.
I have a Bosch trim router (Bosch Colt) and a Makita trim router. Of the two, I prefer the Makita. But if a small router with the plunge base option is desired, get the small Dewalt combo.
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