Thread: Operational help.

Makita's website for Australia

the link to the page for the manual for the 3620 sp router which looks very similar to your 3600 router.

one of the last pages of the manual also lists the accessories available for this router.


I have also sent an information request off to Makita about the accessories, as I too, want to know about accessories as there is no information on their website that I can find.

Cheers
Wendy

Sorry thompy, that router of yours is closer to the 3612, not the 3620.

cheers
Wendy

Try this manual thompy.

Attachment 169053

Thanks Wendy and Watson, the manual goes a long way to answering a lot of my questions. So all it leaves me wondering is about a router box project.

Neal.

Me again Neal,
Have a look at Box Bits in the Forum Library......like this one ...#10 :https://www.woodworkforums.com/f246/box-bits-114898/

From your box of bits it looks like half of them have not been used. Those with bearings are used for edgeing work including the straight one which is a flush trimmer. Great for having nice straight edges when you cann't line up or cut timber to the right size.
Follow your advice on safety.
The first few times take it easy until you feel how the router reacts when the bit starts biting. A few light passes are sometimes better than trying to remove a lot of material in one go.

Cheers again Watson, i had been over to the box forum ages ago and usually follow threads there, i don't know why i didn't think to look up the top and check it out. Thank you, just about exactly what i was looking for.

And HandyJack thanks for the reminder on safety and multi passes, its a tool i'm cautious enough of to take it easy and slow with. And your right, i think the 5kg weight and the hard start probably got a bit too unweildly for pops to have used it often or much at all, very few of the bits seem used. Think i'll spend some time playing with it while waiting for some glue to dry tomorrow.

I can picture using the roller ones to trim with and round over or decorate edges with the bearinged cutters, and i can see using the edging fence i can use the unbearinged cutters along a straight bit of timber, or plunged in, i think i'll need a guide bush on the base though to run pattern work or use the dovetail bit. i dont think it would be conventional to use the outer edge of the routers baseplate as a pattern runner (too much wastage, or too unstable and or innacurrate?)

Neal.

hi thompy

yes, the hard start can be a bit of a shock. I've got the 3620 which I use as my main router workhorse and it didn't take me too long to learn to start the router away from the work and move it to the work gently. Nothing like having a router jump and gouge the workpiece on you a couple of times to make me learn that lesson

I invested in a big box of carbetec router bits and when I made my bathroom mirror, I built up a jig to use as the pattern guide for the edging. I used one of the bits that had a roller bearing on it that was next to the collet nut, so the router sat on top of the pattern jig wiht the work piece underneath, then used the roller bearing to guide the router. The bit was just long enough that I could get the depth of cut needed. A guide bush definitely would have made this process easier.

I love my 3620, I do so much with it i hope you have as much fun with yours.

cheers
Wendy

Hi Wendy,

After gluing up my workbench top today. Double pun incoming, i found myself wondering if i wanted to watch paint dry (meaning i'd have to do more painting the missus wants done) or watch the glue dry, so i decided to take the plunge (heh warned ya!) and give the router a once over.

Gave it an inox clean took out the collet cleaned it up with air blower (i didnt want any bit slip and i didnt know what condition it was in), inspected the springs and lubed the slides. grabbed a small bit of 3x2 offcut and played with my f clamps on a small table. used the round over bit with bearing, collet and bit didnt slip, all good got used to turning it on and off and seeing how the plunge and locks and stops worked. changed bits and tried a freehand slot. changed bits and tried the dovetail bit for an idea i had for the clamps.

Didn't experience any issues or digins or bad stuff except the plunge seems a little stiff, and sort of locks up as if its not moving down the rails equally. I had a bit of a play, i got thinking about a table mount, i've got an old school desk i can recycle perhaps. Enjoyed it and my head was swimming with idea's but got chased to the shower for a friends bday party.

Neal.

Left side is the idea i've got for using the dovetail bit for a fit over the pipe clamp head to use it as a vise on the bench, right top is nothing just another offcut, bottom right is the rounded over block with a bit of a freehand slot try. I learnt a lot about keeping the workpiece secure and taking small passes when routering today.

Fun

Good way to learn.
I have a back to back clamp which for small pices means the clamp does not get in the way of the router. Fits nicely on a saw horse.
I always need to check my settings when using a rounding bit. Not deep enough - will require redoing. Too deep and there is a decorative edge I did not plan!

Keep practicing... most of what I've learnt about routing (or is it routering?) has come from divots where I didn't want them! Last divot yesterday! I should practice more on scraps....

Originally Posted by thompy

Hi Wendy,

After gluing up my workbench top today. Double pun incoming, i found myself wondering if i wanted to watch paint dry (meaning i'd have to do more painting the missus wants done) or watch the glue dry, so i decided to take the plunge (heh warned ya!) and give the router a once over.

Gave it an inox clean took out the collet cleaned it up with air blower (i didnt want any bit slip and i didnt know what condition it was in), inspected the springs and lubed the slides. grabbed a small bit of 3x2 offcut and played with my f clamps on a small table. used the round over bit with bearing, collet and bit didnt slip, all good got used to turning it on and off and seeing how the plunge and locks and stops worked. changed bits and tried a freehand slot. changed bits and tried the dovetail bit for an idea i had for the clamps.

Didn't experience any issues or digins or bad stuff except the plunge seems a little stiff, and sort of locks up as if its not moving down the rails equally. I had a bit of a play, i got thinking about a table mount, i've got an old school desk i can recycle perhaps. Enjoyed it and my head was swimming with idea's but got chased to the shower for a friends bday party.

Neal.

Left side is the idea i've got for using the dovetail bit for a fit over the pipe clamp head to use it as a vise on the bench, right top is nothing just another offcut, bottom right is the rounded over block with a bit of a freehand slot try. I learnt a lot about keeping the workpiece secure and taking small passes when routering today.

Neal.

One of the accessories available for your router is the template guide. They come in a variety of sizes. THEY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT Accessory supplied with the router. Not only will they add Greater Safety Awareness with the use of the router it will allow you to produce many articles that are not suitable for producing in the table mode. (I have three routers in the table mode) so they are very handy for certain processes that should be done in the table mode. But there is more that can be done with the use of the guides. I have taught people with blind impairment(some totally blind) how to use a router but only with the use of the template guides.
If you have any questions post them or PM me and I will try to assist
Tom