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16th September 2014, 01:09 PM #1New Member
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Choosing a router for freehand carving
Hi all, I freehand carve wood signs with my router and I need a new router. Can you help me choose? The features I would like are:
- About 1200 watts
- About 3 kg weight (6.5 lb)
- Large view area to see your work
- LED light on cut area
- quarter and half inch collets
- Dust extraction (vacuum hook up)
Cheers,
Pottsy
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18th September 2014, 02:02 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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DeWalt's DW621 (1100w) & DW622 (1400w) will fit the bill.
Both have the absolute best dust extraction available for freehand work, but both lack LEDs.
Oz. & USA models of the former take all collets; UK & Euro versions are different, being limited to 8mm max.
The DW622 takes all collets.
They have one of the smoothest & most intuitive plunge controls on the market.Sycophant to nobody!
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18th September 2014, 09:29 PM #3
Agree on the selection (I have the Elu version).
Regards from Perth
DerekVisit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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