Spec me a router

godinman

godinman

godinman

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Hi All,

I'm looking at getting a router for wood work (which reminds me, I never updated my kitchen cab build, doh!).

Budget is around £70, there are quite a few around for that price, any brands people would recommend? There is a Ryobi one for that price, Einhell, Draper, Bosch too.

For things like tongue and grooving, putting patterns on the front of cupboard doors and generally making slotty bits for pokey bits to slide into, would a 1/4" or 1/2" collet be better? I guess you can get a better 1/4" for the money, but 1/2" opens up larger cutters and bigger projects?

Thanks for any help.
 
The same one as you, I just don't know much about routers! :p

That second bosch one looks nice, I guess I'll be working with oak quite a bit so the more powerful motor would probably help. Will see if I can find some reviews.

On the size front, what sized straight cutters (for example) can you fit on an 8mm collet?
 
Nice one, thankyou for that.

Yes, oak. :/ It'll mostly be pine, but I'll be making a new oak front door this year so will be grooving 7' lengths! Hmm, lots of practice first I think!
 
Yeah I probably will thinking about it, still want a router for the small stuff tho. Cheers for the advice, that bosch one looks to be the job. :)
 
I guess I'll see how it goes. Either way I wont be gettings a 1/2" as the amount of times I'll require the extra wouldn't be enough to warrant the cost, or the extra weight.

It's a not-so-secret birthday present from the wife, I feel like a kid waiting for their first bike!!

For a started kit, how does this look? clicky
 
How rude of me.

I was given the Bosch POF 1400ACE and it's been brilliant, although I'm only getting around now to a project where I actual *need* to use it, I've played a lot tho and it's great fun. :)

Thanks for all the advice, I got that Bosch set of bits and they seem good, just need to get a t&g set..
 
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