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3rd July 2008, 08:37 PM #1Novice
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Help: Router & Router Table
Hello,
I'm building a project at the moment and I wish to do like a rebate joint, so the MDF is nicely joined.
So I need to buy a Router, I went down to Bunnings and looked at many routers.
So a simple question is what are the different uses between buying just a Router or buying a Router table such as the Triton attached with a Router?
To do rebate joints and maybe some chamfers what is needed?
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3rd July 2008, 08:51 PM #3Novice
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Thats what I thought. Say for example I want to do a 10mm rebate into a bit of MDF... if I don't have a router table, just using a hand held rotuer, I have no way of keeping the rebate at the same size is that correct? ie. hand shaking etc you won't have a straight 10mm rebate?
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3rd July 2008, 09:01 PM #4
There are jigs and machine attachments that could help.
Have a search of the router forums here and many solutions to your problem have already been detailed
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3rd July 2008, 09:41 PM #5Originally Posted by electric-green
Secondly, you could use the router's fence instead of the clamped straight-edge, but you need to watch that it doesn't "dive inwards" at the end of the cut. Same applies on multiple passes depending on bit diameter.
Finally, you could use a bearing-guided rebate bit. This will have a fixed width, but variable depth. HTH
Ray.
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3rd July 2008, 10:19 PM #6Novice
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Thanks Guys,
Its been years since I've used a router, last time was in High School but I've always worked with wood.
In regards to the router rebate bit, can you only do a rebate in certain sizes.. ie. do you buy like a 6,9,12, mm rebate bit etc. or can you buy a rebate bit that can do something between 6 - 20 mm rebate?
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4th July 2008, 12:57 AM #7Originally Posted by electric-green
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4th July 2008, 08:33 AM #8
Why not a table saw with a 60 tooth blade ?
Or for that matter a circular saw with a fence of some sort ?
To cut that rebate you make the inside cut first, nice and clean, then you clean out the waste by tilting the saw in the horizontal plane.
I was cutting rebates and lap joints for years before I ever owned a router.
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