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    Default Need Advice: 1600W Router with 15 Router Bits & Kitbox

    Hi everyone, just starting with wood working, recently bought a second hand Triton Workcenter 2000 with Triton Saw 235mm. very happy with that.

    Now, here comes the router dilemma, yesterday I was at bunning and I decided to get a highly discounted Ozito router (Ozito 1600W Router with 15 Router Bits & Kitbox - Woodworking, Handheld Power Tools - in Bunnings).
    I know it's the cheap brand, it is still in the box and it cost me $60, down from $109. As a beginner DIY, is it a good choice or I would just swap it with something else? I am planning to build(maybe) or buy a router table and mount it underneath.

    I'd like to have some good advice considering that I am at my very early stages of my wood working journey. Thanks to everyone who will help.
    Vanni

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    As you say it is at the cheaper end of the market, but at least it will get you started. I can't see that there would be anything drastically wrong with it in the way of build quality and it comes with a 3 year warrantee. It probably won't have a huge depth of plunge as most of the lower end ones don't. The bit set you got with it will give you a chance to try out the different shapes for a small outlay and then you can buy the most useful ones in a better brand when you need them. The cheaper bits tend to burn the wood due to their lack of sharpness so keep the bit moving at a reasonable rate along the timber to help reduce this. It can take 1/2" shank bits which is the best option. You won't be able to use huge bits if you mount it in the table as the power rating is not meant for the big ones, but for most everyday bits it will be okay providing you don't try to take too much at once.
    Bit concerning the manufacturer's photos where the operator is "using it" holding the handles from two different sides???

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    Hi Vanni,yes Ozito is a cheap brand,I have a few of that brand of tool myself and am more than happy with their performance for the price I paid.
    I suspect the router you purchased is probably not a bad buy and would probably better suited to hand-held operations.
    I have three routers myself for various operations.

    The reason I suggest not using the Ozito in a router table is that it looks like it can't be securely locked at a set height except by the thumb lock,although I may be incorrect.
    My two workhorse routers,Makita and Elu have a threaded rod that allow for secure fixing at whatever height I need either in or out of the router table.

    If the Ozito has this feature then I can't see any reason why you can't table mount it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Treecycle View Post
    Bit concerning the manufacturer's photos where the operator is "using it" holding the handles from two different sides???
    Yes,not to mention the operation he is performing looks impossible.

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    Will I be able eventually to mount this router in a triton router table?

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    Bargain!! Ideal for starting out and if you get more serious you can always buy something better. You won't have any trouble mounting this in a Triton table. The fact that it has variable speed means you can safely use bigger diameter bits when table mounted, up to 60mm shouldn't be a problem - don't take too big a bite though.

    Cheers,
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    Looks just like the GMC I bought years and years ago and used and abused until it died in October.

    You should be fine with that and $60.00 is not too much to get hung up about. If you get a years good use it's still value...

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    I read it as the variable speed is by the trigger. Could be difficult if table mounted

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    I read it as the variable speed is by the trigger. Could be difficult if table mounted
    It's the little finger dial on top of the left hand handle, so no problems there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aldav View Post
    It's the little finger dial on top of the left hand handle, so no problems there.
    You freaked me out, I looked at the online manual and yes it has a variable speed control dial )
    http://ozito-production.s3.amazonaws...pdf?1427083551

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    I read this on the Link posted earlier for the router.


    • Variable Speed Trigger: Increased control allowing user to select the required speed for the job



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    Quote Originally Posted by Lappa View Post
    I read this on the Link posted earlier for the router.


    • Variable Speed Trigger: Increased control allowing user to select the required speed for the job

    The link posted by the OP to the online manual makes it perfectly clear that the speed is controlled by the same type of thumbwheel adjustment as every other variable speed router. The word they use is 'select'. What's the problem?

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    No problems on this end. Just explaining why I posted re the trigger and variable speed control. I hadn't read the manual until the OP mentioned it - I had only visited the link.

    BTW - see you at the Brick Pit 28th

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    Just getting started myself. Bought the Ozito ROU-7100 for 50.00. Clearance Item. Bought the Ozito table RTB-001. Ozito website says they were made for each other.

    1. Since there is no lock on switch on ghe router, there seems no way to get it to work with table on/off switch unless I use some tape of cable tie to hold the switch in the down position.

    2. I have not figured how to raise it/lower it while in the table.

    Anyone who is using this combination I would appreciate your comments.

    Regards
    Chris

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    I can't see the trigger from the photos on the website but it looks like there is a red button on the inside of the handle which is normally pushed in once the trigger is pressed and locks the trigger on. Maybe it is not as it looks.
    The only way you can raise and lower it will be by manually doing it from underneath from what I can see. You will have to use the turrent stop and depth rod to set the height you want to end up at while it is off. If you need to do multiple cuts to get the depth you are after you will just keep increasing the height of the bit until you bottom out on the preset height on the turrent. Not the easiest way to achieve it, but it's what you have got and probably the way it has been done for many years.

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