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Spiral Saw or Router??
Beeeph:
--- Quote ---I just finished my cab and I'd have to say the three most important tools I had were 1. Circular Saw, 2. Cordless Drill and 3. Router.
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I concur!
DrewKaree:
Get the router. It's better suited to what you're doing.
Anyone here build kitchen/bathroom cabinets? Tell him what you'd use for buidling cabinets.
You will NEVER walk into a cabinet factory or onto a remodeling jobsite and see someone building a cabinet with a rotozip.
You are building a "kitchen" cabinet, albeit one that will never be hung on a wall or used to store dishes (unless you're a COMPLETE slob, in which case you should have Murray the cop come and arrest you).
There's a saying about using the right tool for the job.
The router is the right tool for this job.
The rotary saw will work, but it is not the right job.
I can cut a tree down with a circular saw too, but the chainsaw is better suited to the task.
Use the right tool for the job. Don't give that rotary saw a second thought, go buy the router.
When looking at routers, try to buy one that has both a 1/4" collet AND a 1/2" collet. You'll thank me later when you want to use your router for a project and you find they don't make the bit you want with the smaller shank. There's a reason it only comes in the bigger shanked model.
clanggedin:
If I pick up a router will 1.5HP be enough? Should I spend the extra $$ and get a 2HP?
DrewKaree:
The horse and a half will be fine for your cab, the 2 horsey is nicer in the long run. Do you need the extra half a horse? No. I'd still want the 2 horse, though :)
Tailgunner:
--- Quote from: clanggedin on December 28, 2004, 11:12:35 am ---If I pick up a router will 1.5HP be enough? Should I spend the extra $$ and get a 2HP?
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Unless you'll be building your cab out of rock maple, don't bother.