• @gibmiserOP
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    233 months ago

    Fucking bonkers trying to use this thing. Gotta make a router table

    • Brokkr
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      113 months ago

      Can you link a picture of what your hand router looks like?

      • @gibmiserOP
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        223 months ago

        I have one like this I got from the dump someone set aside.

        • Brokkr
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          103 months ago

          Thanks, for reference, that’s not a hand router. Hand routers are not electric. Look up stanley 71 for a common example.

          What you have is standard electric router. There are also compact electric routers (sometimes called trim routers).

          • @gibmiserOP
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            73 months ago

            Well when I googled hand router only electric came up. Didn’t even occur to me there was a non electric version, I assumed it would be all chisel.

            Looks cool, but exhausting.

            • Brokkr
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              43 months ago

              They usually aren’t used to remove a bulk of the material. That is done with a chisel usually. They are very good at cleaning up the last surface and sneaking up on a perfect fit.

        • southsamurai
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          53 months ago

          Tbh, that makes it even more impressive to me. Those suckers are pretty damn hard to control freehand.