Woodworker's Journal 2001-25-2, страница 80
s,_ft 1 exact reproductions of vour paper patterns Mounts into edge guides of most 1-2 hp router* Trace the line of the pattern wth ihe "srfetv red M ana the router s guide*! to fatnfuc* carve me* .. 1$ free patterns nOudea to get you stated SuggestM retail wice under SiOG tl amntuiar Ham cam mrrjw t nw m maimi 7 HflKSSH ¥ (Circle No 6? an PRODUCT INFORMA TION lorm) FREE Booklet! Get the Facts on Drying Your Own Lumber ylStlKVS^ find oul more about affordable, quality' lumber dry ing with this fme booklet! We re (be world leader in riehumidifiuition drying. Producing quality rlricri lumlier is easy wilh on« of our energy-efficient kilns. And this froc booklet can help you get started. Call today for vour free copy: 800-777-NYLE i2h7i9m-4j35 ■ fu i2a7i8m 110 Nltpj/www.ityle.csm J Kites front .ItXi Jlriorrf i , rt J PrediC f' Fan iu Optrtth' J Oulsltindinit Drviitf IWrr
PO Bo> 1107 Bangor ME 0M0? 1107 (Circle No 55 on PROOUCt INFORMATION loan) PO Bo> 1107 Bangor ME 0M0? 1107 (Circle No 55 on PROOUCt INFORMATION loan) Router bits come in diverse shapes and sizes tor a multitude ol tasks. Their potential is limited only by your imagination. Start with the basics, and in no time you will be creating beaulitul moldings and complicated joinery, three or four straight bits, a rabbeting bit, three or four edge-profile bits, a V-groover, a dovetail bit. and a flush trimming bit. Tin's provides the means to sample the primary categories of router operations. The economy is that the set's price is lower than the aggregate cost of the individual bits. I usually advise first-time buyers to invest as much in bits as they do in the router. This is a good way to make thai investment. Shopping tor Bits To get what I really want, I usually buy bits through mail order catalogs or on ihe Web. Yes. it requires a bit of self-control, since as much as a week passes between order and delivery. I've survived. Shopping locally is appealing, bul frustrating. Wherever I look, the selection is very limited, mostly because individual retailers like to stick with just one brand. While shopping by mail prevents me from examining the bit before 1 buy it. the fad is that critical characteristics aren't visible to the naked eye anyway. You can't assess the hardness and quality of the carbide, nor the bit's overall balance, simply by looking at iL If the shank isn't perfectly round, or if * the bit isn't perfectly balanced, it will vibrate. When you cut with it. it will chatter. Vibration is hard on the router, the bit, and the cut. But you can't assess a bit's balance without actually spinning it in your router. What you can look for are signs of quality: the thickness of the carbide, how evenly it is brazed to the bit body, and the smoothness (and sharpness) of the cutting edge. If the visible aspects concern you, it's likely the invisible ones will, as well. Ilow do you decide what brand to buy? 1 go by reputation, price, and my own experience. Buy a brand you see advertised regularly and that comes at a price you can manage. You'll do fine. I've sampled well over a dozen brands, and the truth is that I've gotten very few-lemons. Most were replaced by the supplier. So don't procrastinate, and don't agonize. Buy some new bits and make that new router sing you a woodworking song. a _/ Hill Hylton is an old hand in the shop and the author of Router Magic, published by World Publications, and Woodworking with the Router, published by Reader's Digest. XV * d -j- Boxed sets ol router bits are an economical and easy way tor a beginner to get started with a new router. 80 April 2001 Woodworker 's Journal |
