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markiej:
--- Quote from: Arroyo on September 06, 2019, 11:54:55 am ---I'll lean on the more experienced woodworkers to chime in here, but I regret going cheap on my router. I also bought a Ryobi, and I wish I would have put more money into the tool. I use it the most easily, and it is the most versatile. I really, really wish I had bought one with a 1/2" collet. There are plenty of bits that I wish I could use but can't because they are only available in 1/2" shank. You can always go down in collet size, but you can't go up......something to consider.
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I completely understand! I have a lot of history with those kinds of regrets, but I look at this way, for everything I wish I had spent more on, there are two things I'm glad I didn't spend more on (because it's either perfectly fine, or I never use it). I'm just cautious when I'm not sure how much I'm going to use it after this. It was a tough call on the router, because I do hear that people kind of fall in love with them :).
markiej:
--- Quote from: Vigo on September 06, 2019, 11:45:50 am ---Is the question which bits are needed to accomplish each task, or how-tos? Here are the bits, at least as I use them
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Thanks so much for this - so many great new vocab words. I've tracked most of the how-to's so far - and more importantly, how NOT to (mostly for safety, some for success).
JetSmooth:
--- Quote from: markiej on September 05, 2019, 09:18:51 pm --- I'm famous for mis-reading, buying something slightly wrong, and putting unnecessary miles on my 88 Hyundai Excel.
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My first car was an '89 Excel. I miss that car.
bperkins01:
If you can get a router with 1/2" collet - go that way.. They support 1/4" bits, but not the other way around.
1/4" bits are not strong enough for larger work and there are fewer options. The routers are also lower power too...
Mike A:
Take the Ryobi back and get a router that can take a 1/2 inch collet. You won't regret it.
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