Thanks Dale. 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: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Ten Basic Router Bit Shapes > 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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