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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => The Shop => : paul February 15, 2008, 09:58:48 AM

: Router??
: paul February 15, 2008, 09:58:48 AM

What would be a good model to do stock work inletting to be exact,would like to purchase from Sears and a router table . Under $150 hopefully. Thanks
PS Any thoughts on which bits,mostly straight cut.

: RE: Router??
: Splash February 15, 2008, 11:47:34 AM

When inletting a stock I find it easier to use a hand held router, with a few jigs. I would put my $ in a good combo base router, then build a better table later. You can do most of the inletting with a 1/2in. straight bit and a 3/4in. cove bit, but at $10 a bit better off to get a 8+pcs set. HTH

Mike

: Re: Router??
: paul February 15, 2008, 12:53:47 PM

Thanks Mike ,i will visit Sears tomorrow and look at them in person.

: RE: Router??
: daved February 15, 2008, 03:37:06 PM

Don't know if Sears carries the Porter Cables, Paul, but you'd be hard pressed to beat the versatility of the Porter Cable 690 combo.  The 690 is the defacto standard for routers, all the goodies are designed to work with it.  The combo comes with both a standard fixed base and a plunge base plus a case.  I have an older single speed model, I think the newer ones are variable speed and a little more powerful.  Last time I looked, the combo was around $200.

I built my own router table years ago, but it has it's own router, a Makita 3 1/4 hp plunge router.  I've had that router for something like 15 years, it just will not die!  I kind of wish it would, I really want to replace it with the variable speed model :-).  For bits, I like the Porter Cable, Bosch, CMT, and Freud.  I DON'T like to buy sets, I get the profile and size I need as I need them.  Might be a little more expensive that way, but it keeps me from having a bunch of bits laying around that I don't use.  Good luck!

Dave

: Re: Router??
: paul February 15, 2008, 04:03:53 PM

Good info here, I have alot of carving tools but never owned a routor,i want to make some walnut grips and fore arm for my Talon,so i can carve them up.

: Re: Router??
: DanoInTx February 15, 2008, 07:20:50 PM

If you need any help with your Talon gripset feel free to give me a shout...I've made a few:)

Oh yea, just remembered and thought I'd mention it, I have the Porter Cable 690 kit that DaveD is talking about, it's a beutiful machine.

(http://www.gatewaytoairguns.com/airguns/photos/get-photo.asp?photoid=740)

: Re: Router??
: brokenarrowjbe February 22, 2008, 11:58:20 AM

Check out rockler. They are pretty easy to find on the net and have all things woodworking.  John