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[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Fucking bonkers trying to use this thing. Gotta make a router table

[-] Brokkr@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Can you link a picture of what your hand router looks like?

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago

I have one like this I got from the dump someone set aside.

[-] Brokkr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Thanks, for reference, that's not a hand router. Hand routers are not electric. Look up stanley 71 for a common example.

What you have is standard electric router. There are also compact electric routers (sometimes called trim routers).

[-] gibmiser@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Well when I googled hand router only electric came up. Didn't even occur to me there was a non electric version, I assumed it would be all chisel.

Looks cool, but exhausting.

[-] Brokkr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

They usually aren't used to remove a bulk of the material. That is done with a chisel usually. They are very good at cleaning up the last surface and sneaking up on a perfect fit.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Tbh, that makes it even more impressive to me. Those suckers are pretty damn hard to control freehand.

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