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A 'small router' for tight spaces/detail - Anyone using the Dewalt 611 ?
griffindodd:
Xmas is coming, and so are the power tools :applaud:
Looking for a recommendation for a 'small' router for detail work, thin cuts and working in tight spaces. I already have a Bosch 2.5 HP Plunge 1/2 and 1/4 collet which I love like a child, but it's big and heavy. Would like to stay with a 'lifelong' brand rather than go cheap, potentially the smaller router may get used way more than the larger one.
I'm looking at getting a refurbed Dewalt 611 for $89 from Amazon, anyone use one of these?
PL1:
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Dremel tool with the older style Model 330 Router Attachment is my weapon of choice.
The Model 330 is getting hard to find, but can make a perfect circle like this.
Protip -- When set to the smallest possible radius, it makes a perfect mounting hole for the Ultimarc U-Trak Trackball.
Scott
griffindodd:
Interesting, what type of bit are you using? And how are you starting your holes, all with pilots?
Here's the plunge version...
http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-335-01-Plunge-Router-Attachment/dp/B0000DEZK4/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_0_0
Eldritch1969:
Hi,
I'm using this : Proxxon Mini-router MOF
Really good
German-made, Could be available in the US, don't know
PL1:
--- Quote from: griffindodd on November 28, 2012, 02:03:27 pm ---Interesting, what type of bit are you using? And how are you starting your holes, all with pilots?
Here's the plunge version...
http://www.amazon.com/Dremel-335-01-Plunge-Router-Attachment/dp/B0000DEZK4/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_0_0
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Can't vouch for how well the plunge version works. :dunno
For starting, I either use chain drilled pilot holes where it goes all the way through. use the depth control thumbscrew to "plunge" the bit, or manually freehand plunge it base-and-all.
For bits, Dremel has the 692 set of bits here on Amazon.
You may also want to consider several other bit sets here and here.
--- Quote from: Eldritch1969 on November 28, 2012, 02:07:55 pm ---Hi,
I'm using this : Proxxon Mini-router MOF
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Could be available in the US, don't know
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It is available here on Amazon.
Scott