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Afterfxllc(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject: Routers

I try and cut as much as I can with a router... you can get by with the  cheapest one you can find but what matters is the bit. Get a really good  laminate bit with a bearing and you will love the clean straight edges you will  end up with.

  

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bretttdc(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:30 am Post subject: routers

I have a good bit of experience with routers.  I like the Rigged laminate trim router from Home Depot the best for cutting thin aluminum.  It will accept a Porter Cable template guide in its base.  Also a good carbide straight flute bit of 1/8 or 1/4 depending on what size template guide you have.  Grizzly Tool Company as a great book out on the use of a routers.  With the right templates and a little skill it is one of the most versatile tools in the shop.

  

 Brett



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dougsnash(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: Routers

Personally, I used a basic older Sears router mounted

in my fathers home made router table.  With a little

practice it work quite well.



A couple of items worth mentioning are first, be

prepared for a mess.  My Dad's table has a 4hp shopvac

connected to a dust hood and aluminum shavings still

got everywhere.  Second, make darn sure that you have

both eye and ear protection while using a router.  The

high pitch whine is the perfect frequency and volume

to destroy hearing over a relatively short period of

time(just ask dear old Dad).  The eye protection is

due to all of the metal shavings flying around.



Another item to keep in mind is, keep the amount you

are trimming less than the diameter of the router bit.

 I found the vibration level too high if you try

cutting with more than one side of the router bit.



Overall this is an excellent way to cut parts blanks. 

A quick touch-up with a file or flapper disk

(Homebuilthelp.com scratchbuilding video) and you are

all set for flanging.  It is a good place to start on

a project to get used to working with aluminum.



Hope this info is of some use



I suppose this could be a good tip for the Archives.



Doug MacDonald

CH-701 Scratch Builder

NW Ontario, Canada

Sitting on the wheels (temporarily) for the first

time.





 

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pilot4pay

Joined: 01 Jan 2007
Posts: 171
Location: Louisville, KY

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:04 am Post subject: Routers

Hope this doesn't start a flame, but has anyone seen the new Sears craftsman

CNC router.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?vertical=TOOL&cat=Bench+Power+Tool

s&subcat=Jointers%2C+Planers+%26+Shapers&pid=00921754000&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes



It's pricey, but it seems a group of builders could pool together and turn

out some pretty decent parts. The table accepts stock up to 14.5" wide and

an unlimited length. Heck, you could start up a co-op to produce parts fast

and cheap.

I just thought it was interesting.

Craig Smith

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dbortol

Joined: 02 Sep 2006
Posts: 46

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:33 am Post subject: Routers

I'm using an old, basic Rotozip-style router, single speed, that my

brother picked up at a yard sale for $5. It cuts aluminum beautifully

and I haven't wished for anything fancier. I also bought a round-over

bit which I use to radius the form blocks.



Dino Bortolin

La Salle, Ontario

XL/Corvair

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jd(at)lawsonimaging.ca
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Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:46 am Post subject: routers

See how I did it: http://cleco.ca then click Homebuilding 

How-to then Routed Ribs. No variable speed, cut 10-12 blanks 

at a time!



Brett Hanley wrote:

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 I have a good bit of experience with routers.  I like the Rigged 

 laminate trim router from Home Depot the best for cutting thin 

 aluminum.  It will accept a Porter Cable template guide in its base.  

 Also a good carbide straight flute bit of 1/8 or 1/4 depending on what 

 size template guide you have.  Grizzly Tool Company as a great book out 

 on the use of a routers.  With the right templates and a little skill it 

 is one of the most versatile tools in the shop.

  

 Brett

 

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