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ROUTER BIT sa ROUTER BIT CLEANING sa ROUTER BIT DEPTH SETTING sa ROUTER BIT SHARPENING sa ROUTER BIT STORAGE xx ROUTER Tip on installing router bits so they can be removed if they become stuck (frozen). Advice on finding router or shaper cutters that match original profiles of 18th century molding planes. Buyer's guide to router bits. A checklist of features to look for. Includes a photo guide to carbide router bits. Tip on removing stuck router bits from a collet and preventing future sticking. Trick to avoiding stuck bits when using an Elu 3338 router. How to grind a custom router bit. Router success, bit by bit. High-speed steel and carbide-tipped bits are compared. Bit sizes and profiles, multi-form bit systems, chip limitation safety bits and replaceable carbide bits are described. Recommendations on bit care and purchase. An explanation of the anti-kickback (AKD or chip-limitation) design feature on saw blades, router bits and shaper cutters. Router bits. Tips on selection and use. Tip: Homemade two-flute router bit with bearing mounted above the cutters. Routers. Knowing the basic bits and how to guide the router will help you get the most from this versatile tool. Tip: How to make your own custom router bits from pieces of power hacksaw blade and a round steel rod with a slot cut in it. Modified router bit allows you to make recessed drawer pulls in the fronts of wooden drawers. The recessed pull has a slight lip all around the hole, thus providing a finger hold. Shaper cutters and fences. For accuracy and flexibility, you must make your own router bits, shaper cutters, and special fences and guides. Tip on preventing bit slippage when taking deep, hogging cuts. Making and modifying small cutting tools (molding cutter, router bit, or shaped lathe tool) to make those unique profile cuts. Tips on using router bits in a shaper and/or adding a router head to your shaper table. Tip on keeping a split-ring router collet from sticking. Safety tips when using spiral-flute router bits. Tips on choosing the correct bit for template routing. Milling and drilling. Using machinist's metalworking tools (end mills, boring heads, slotting saws, combined drill/countersinks and T-slot clamps) to advantage in woodworking. All about router bits. How to choose the ones you really need. Safe rotational speed for large-diameter router bits is noted. Tip on using clay to hold a router bit at correct height while collet nut is tightened. Router-bit matchup. Seventeen brands of straight bits are compared in their ability to rout clean slots in melamine-coated flakeboard. Eleven basic bits for router craftsmanship and tips on their use. A guide to router bits and what you can do with them. How to make your own small router bits or rotary cutters. Router bits. A workshop guide to choosing and using router bits. Choosing and using Stanley professional bits. Those with carbide inserts and ball-bearing pilots. Making sense of router bits. A look at the basics and innovations available today. Selecting and using anti-kickback router bits. Advice on the best fix for a bearing on a router bit that doesn't spin freely. Tips on selecting and using spiral upcut and downcut router bits. Tip: Clean your router bits regularly with lighter fluid and a toothbrush. Router bits. How your choices shape up. A brief overview of what kinds of bits are available. Tip: Use oven cleaner to remove tar and pitch from saw blades and router bits. Tip on using a file to remove burrs from the shaft of drill bits and router bits. Tip on removing a stuck bit from your router. Advice on router-bit shank size. How to use a nail set to knock a stubborn router bit out of its collet. Rubber O-ring helps when positioning a router bit at the desired height. Wall-chart (20"x30") of router bits. Carbide router bits. Ten questions you should ask before your buy. Includes a chart which rates carbide router bits from eighteen different manufacturers. Tip on proper seating of slot-cutter router bits in the collet. Lock miter router bit. The best application for this bit and how to get the most out of it. Tip on making and using short samples (templates) when setting up router bit sets to cut cabinet rail-and-stiles or glue joints. The pros and cons of vertical raised-panel bits and how to use them. An explanation of why router bits stick in the collet and what to do to correct it. Round-over router bit. Some basics on getting the most from them. Rabbeting bit bearing sets. A description of how they work. Using the drawer-lock router bit to create a strong joint between perpendicular pieces. The joint relies on wedge-shaped tenons cut by this special router bit. Selecting and using spiral-fluted router bits. Selecting and using a stacked slot-cutting router bit. Bird's-mouth router bits. Using these unique bits to make the strong edge joints found in hollow wooden cones, columns, or cylinders. Tip: Cleaning router bit shank will help prevent slipping in the collet. Tip: Older style Sears router collet solves slipping bit problem. Router bits. How to choose between high speed steel and carbide-tipped bits. Comparing one-piece bits with multi-piece bits. Looks at straight bits, round-over bits, and specialty bits. Tips on care and sharpening of bits. Tip: How to combine a carbide rabbet router bit with a ball bearing to produce rabbets of various depths. Tip: A "pocket" cut into router table holds bit while installing or removing the cutter head or pilot. Router collet designs and tips on proper use and maintenance of collets. Understanding the reasons for the cuts made with the "ogee" family of router bits. Tip: Use an O-ring around the shank of a router bit to keep it from bottoming-out while you tighten the collet. Tips on selecting and using spiral end mill bits in routers, especially when cutting mortises. Tip on using a spring clothespin as a "third hand" to hold a router bit while tightening the collet. Router bit bearing tips. (1) Preventing or removing bearing tracks. (2) Removing router bearing to improve cutter access. Selecting and using flush trim bits or pattern bits in template-guided routing. Tips on maintaining router bits, including bearings and shanks. Tip on modifying a round-over bit to rout a bead in the center of a piece of wood without burning the flat area of the bead. Tip on lubricating a laminate-trimming router bit bearing with Vaseline. A router bit primer. Advice on evaluating the quality of a router bit. Maintenance tips for router bits. Know your router cutters. A look at the confusing array of router cutters and how to get the best out of them. Includes tips on storage and sharpening Tip on preventing slippage of router shanks mounted in router collets. Getting the best carbide router bits for your money. What to look for when comparing the various designs and qualities. Tip: Proper lubrication and cleaning of a laminate trimming bit equipped with a ball bearing. Beginning woodworker. All about router bits. Tip: Use a spring clothespin to hold router bit while tightening the collet. A user report on the Jesada Professional Finger-Joint Bit. Describes setting up the bit for edge joints. How to make your own router bits. Includes instructions for making a fence for use when routing in a drill press. Shows how to make four basic bits (outside radius, inside radius, bevel and straight). Tips on using router bits in a drill press. Router bit basics. | |||||||||
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