Thread: router collet

Wouldn't it be better to buy a router, I doubt that your old saw motor has enough revs for use as a router motor.


Peter.

Plenty other places you could use it, extraction fan, disc sander, drum sander, small lathe... Fisher Price(Ahh the possibiltys)

I would strongly discourage attemting this. Unless you are an expert metal worker with access to the right equipment the end result will not be perfectly balanced and the last thing you need is a routerbit coming at you at a few thousand rpm.

In addition as Peter mentioned it is unlikely that your motor can cope with the RPM required for most small bits... and then there are the issues of variable speed control... a GMC cheapie or even a no brand router will be a much safer alternative.


regards

Marios

Hi,

Thanks for the input guys.

My plan was similar to Harry72,i want to make a disc sander.mount it to a post in my shed,they are old power poles;pretty solid.I reckon it will make a cool tool to shape my fishing lures.

My mate owns it and his thinking is the bench mounted router.He has a triton router table but thinks this will be a bit quiter.(remain calm triton guys )

The small arbor on the right side of a radial arm saw motor is for router attachment,so i am told;is this wrong?

The motor is rated to 2825rpm if this helps.

Yes it would be easier to buy another router or router table,but it also good to make your own toys,providing that safety issues are not compromised.

Originally Posted by shero

The motor is rated to 2825rpm if this helps.

Routers typically run between 8,000 to 24,000 rpm so your motor would be a little on the slow side.

As an aside, Triton routers are one of the quiter ones.

I have a spindle moulder with a maximum speed of 8000 rpm & it is tooo slow for most standard router tooling.
think of an other use.

Hi,
Had one of my boys fetch down the motor,checked rpm.Yes this is slow(very) for a router.Im thinking this was a marketing thingy for radial arm saws,or am i thinking too much?The enemy has gone away for a few days so i am experiencing free thought.

Im real pleased about the negative response to the router table plan,it makes my lure sander look good. I will have to tell my mate the bad news