Router Bench

Here at Router Bench we are not too concerned about the brand of Router.  We are more concerned about the routers output and capability.  It is far better to use a cheaper brand of Router in your Router bench with more capability than a better brand with less capability.

The things to look at are the router collet size. This determines the size and range of Router bits you can use. A 1/4″router cutting bit can never be as good as a 1/2″ router cutting bit purely because of the strength of the shaft.  A 1/4″ router cutting bit is probably 50x as likely to bend than a half inch router cutting bit. This means that the type of projects you can tackle with the smaller shaft are limited in scope. I have seen quarter inch style and rail router cutting bits but never a quarter inch raised panel router cutting bits.

The next thing to look at is the power output. An underpowered router is not going to last in any usage at all.  Also beware of the “24 hour armature” It is told in the industry that DIY tools have a 24 hour armature because thats how long they last when any serious work is being done with them.  Always remember a DIY tool is engineered for use by a home owner who generally is believed to need to drill 3 holes a year with his drilling machine. The standards for a Router will also estimate very low usage. These machines are not designed to be run for a few hours at a time.

The next thing is the router speed. The higher the better. If the router is trying to spin a large router cutting bit like a raised panel cutter, It needs power and speed. The faster the cutter spins the cleaner the cut. Its simple mathematics. If you think about it the wood is far more likely to splinter and burn if the router is dragging.

I see at Thomas Net that Devilbiss are launching some new spray guns. This can be good news for me as I am going to be needing a new spray gun to finish the projects made on the router bench.

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Glendale Heights, IL - ITW Industrial Finishing, manufacturers of DeVilbiss industrial spray finishing equipment, will be showcasing the new Compact Performance Series spray guns at the 2008 International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair.

The Compact spray gun series provides a superior finish and high transfer efficiencies while optimizing energy savings through reduced air consumption. Using advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics, the innovative design is the result of extensive quantitative analysis and high performance modeling.

Exciting news I think

I am thinking this would be totally possible. Now lets get onto why I started thinking about this. I visited the Vintage Electric Guitar blog and noticed a really pretty wooden guitar on the cover of the book he recommends. This got me to thinking so I searched for Vintage Electric Guitar plans and found only installment plans to buy Vintage electric guitars. So instead I searched for electric guitar plans and found a number of sites offering these.

I think in the next few months I will build a Vintage Guitar replica from plans, I will do this on tape so you can see how effective a router bench really is. We are going to have to find a nice chunk of hardwood, I think African Rosewood will be a good base. I know we are going to have to laminate up a nice block before we get started.

So far I have traced plans for the following Vintage Electric guitars. Maybe a Vintage Electric guitar buff can advise me which would be the best one to choose.

Gibson les paul electric guitar- full scale plans 36 by 48 inches - PLANS to make this guitar - showing all measurements and details Click here to get your vintage electric guitar plans

full scale plans to build the Gibson Explorer

full scale plans to build the Gibson flying V

Gibson Firebird Electric Guitar Plans

So what do you think?

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A Router Bench without a Router Cabinet is just a Table stand that gives you nowhere to store your Router Cutting bits. A decent router cabinet has place for you to store your router, your router cutting bits and your router tools. Space for your smaller jigs is also important.

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My router cabinet would be part of the router bench allowing easy access to the router from the rear of the cabinet. I would have a pair of wheels to assist in moving the cabinet out of the way when not in use. In essence my ideal Router Bench and Router cabinet combo would need to be mobile and also be multi functional. Now I am not suggesting that your outer bench be used as a general workbench but often you need somewhere to plan and think. In a small shop you need space so a multifunctional unit is far more flexible.

The Router Bench would fit onto the top of my Router Cabinet with the Router centrally mounted toward the rear of the unit,

I would have a few shallow drawers in front of the router for router cutting bit storage and for small accesories like the router collets, the spanners and any mounting plates, The switch would be directly above the drawers. It is very inconvenient to have to run around the back of the router cabinet to turn the router on and off. On either side of the router there would be full length drawers for storing things like circle jigs, safety gear and other mid sized accessories.

I would have a deep full depth drawer below that for the router itself, maybe the fence and a few of the power tools lying around the shops could also be stored here. My Router Cabinet would then have a cupboard with shelving either to the right or the left to store all those bulky items that are excluded from the other drawers.

I hope you have realised that I am talking about a sizeable unit here. Most of my power tools will now have storage accommodation, from the circ saw to the drill.

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Using a router bench it is a simple task to build own furniture. Before you accuse me of bad english, This article is being written to target the phrase “build own furniture” because statistically a large number of people search for it. So throughout this article I will replace build your own furniture with build own furniture.

Before you build own furniture you need to decide what it is you want to build with your router bench. You will need to draw up some plans, work out a cutting list and decide if you need to joint wood with your router. I will do a few articles over the next few days with some downloadable plans so that you can do a build own furniture project with your very own router bench.

A few ideas I have are a bookshelf, a simple coffee table with a glass inlaid top, a round lamp table made with mdf. We will also in the coming weeks design and build a router bench at home. When we start the process you will need a few supplies, To make it easy for you we will video the process as well.

A little frivolity that has nothing to do with router benches, unless Paris Hilton has a Router bench. I am however guessing that she would not have clue what a router bench is, Mind you her energy policy is not all that daft.