They are called collars but they are also called template inserts. There are however more than one standard. I believe inch & an eighth is the most common, it is what my porter cable router uses but this won't come close to working with either my Sears or my Triton. Be sure you have the base plate you intend to use it in.
Usually they come in sets of varying inside and outside diameters. My set has an adaptor but I haven't yet found a router the adaptor adapts to. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: Max Robinson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes I'm going to save this but here is a good reason to state the source URL. If I knew it I could go there and see the pictures the text refers to. Also Norm referred to a router collar in a recent show. I tried to buy one but they thought I wanted a collet. Does it have other names? It's a little bushing that fits into the hole in the base plate and holds the top of the bit from touching the wood. He used it to follow a pattern. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Boyce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 1:27 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes > Fixed base routers, plunge routers and shapers are all used to apply > shaped > edges on wood stock. Whether applying an edge dressing to a larger piece > of > stock or creating a piece of moulding, the shape to be applied to the > stock > is determined by the shape of the router bit in the router's collet. > Although > there are hundreds of different router bits, they all are variations of > the > following ten basic router bit shapes: > > Beading Bit > > Beading Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > A beading bit is similar to a roundover bit (below) in that it applies a > rounded shape to the edge of the stock. The difference between a beading > bit > and > a roundover bit is that the beading bit also cuts a square shoulder on the > top and bottom edges of the roundover. Beading bits often have a bearing > tip > for riding along the edge of the stock as it is cut. > Chamfer Router Bit > Chamfer Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > A chamfer is a 45-degree angled cut on the square edge of a piece of > stock. > Chamfer bits are versatile, in that one bit can create a number of > different-size > chamfers based on the depth of the cut. As with the beading bit, some > chamfer bits have a bearing-tip that rides along the edge of the stock. > > Cove Bit > > Cove Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > A cove profile is designed to apply a concave, rounded profile. Often, the > cove bit is used to match a beading or roundover shape on the > corresponding > piece > of stock. For instance, drop-leaf tables use matching cove and bead > profiles > (called a rule joint). The cove bit often has a bearing-tip for riding > along > the edge of the stock. [br][br] Tip: The cove profile is not to be > confused > with a round nose bit (below), which is used to make round-bottomed > grooves > in the middle of a piece of stock. > > Dado (Straight-Cutting) Bit > > Dado Profile > View Full-Size > There are a number of methods that can be used to cut a dado profile, > which > is a square channel in the middle of a piece of stock. While there are > specialty > saw blades used for cutting dadoes on a table saw, a dado can also be cut > with a router using any of a variety of straight-cutting bits. These > straight-cutting > bits come in a variety of sizes, they are all similar in that the bit is > designed to cut a flat bottom and square sides. Some straight-cutting bits > have > a bearing-tip (designed for trimming a piece of laminate applied to the > face > of a board), but these bearing-tip bits cannot be used for cutting a dado. > > Dovetail Bit > > Dovetail Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > The dovetail bit is most famous for use in creating tails for dovetail > joinery. However, dovetail bits can also be used to make tapered dadoes > and > rabbets. > A dovetail profile has a flat bottom with angled sides which are wider at > the base. Most dovetail bits do not have a bearing, although a few > specific > template-style > dovetail jigs require bearing on the shank of the bit. > > Ogee Bit > > Roman Ogee Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > The Ogee bit, also referred to as a Roman Ogee creates a compound, > S-shaped > profile. There are a number of variations on the Ogee profile, with > shoulders > on the edges or points in the middle of the profile. As with other edge > bits, Ogee router bits often come equipped with a bearing tip. > > Rabbeting Bit > > Rabbet Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > Simply stated, a rabbet is a dado on the edge of a piece of stock. While > rabbets can be cut using a table saw (with a dado blade) or a > straight-cutting > router bit, there are also specially-designed rabbeting bits, designed to > ride along the edge of the stock (often with a bearing tip). > > Round Nose Bit > > Round Nose Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > The round nose router bit is similar to the cove bit, except that is > designed for plunge routing grooves and flutes in the middle of a piece of > stock. Round > nose bits, sometimes referred to as core-box bits, can be used to cut > shallow, rounded-bottom grooves of various depths, but to be used > properly, > the bit > should be plunged until the profile cut into the wood creates a full > 180-degree arc. > > Roundover Bit > > Roundover Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > As mentioned above, the roundover bit creates a rounded profile on the > square edge of a piece of stock, and differs from the beading bit in that > no > shoulders > are cut. Often, only a portion of the roundover bit is used to create a > partial easing of the edge rather than a full 90-degree arc. As with > beading > bits, > roundover bits sometimes have a bearing-tip. > > V-Groove Bit > > V-Groove Router Bit Profile > View Full-Size > Think of a V-groove profile much like a double-chamfer profile to be > plunged > into the center of a piece of stock, similar to the way the roundnose bit > is > used. In this case, however, the profile is a V-shape in the stock. 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