Comments on: A Router, Spiral Cutter, and Laminate Trimmer All In One http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Baron http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138969 Baron Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:44:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138969 Thanks, that answers that. I was looking into the Bosch Colt. It looks like it is what I will go with, that and the Bosh jig saw. Thanks, that answers that. I was looking into the Bosch Colt. It looks like it is what I will go with, that and the Bosh jig saw.

]]> By: tooldork http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138941 tooldork Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:57:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138941 The plans and materials for the chair will dictate the most appropriate tools. If the chair will be made from drywall, this is your tool. If the chair is made from wood, wood products or composite materials, I would use a jigsaw for rough cuts and a router for bevels and/or decorative edges. An 1/8" spiral bit is not ideally suited for cutting wood and will probably leave burn marks and really chew the bit. If you want a good palm router, look at the Bosch Colt. The plans and materials for the chair will dictate the most appropriate tools.

If the chair will be made from drywall, this is your tool. If the chair is made from wood, wood products or composite materials, I would use a jigsaw for rough cuts and a router for bevels and/or decorative edges.

An 1/8″ spiral bit is not ideally suited for cutting wood and will probably leave burn marks and really chew the bit.

If you want a good palm router, look at the Bosch Colt.

]]> By: Bryan Brown http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138921 Bryan Brown Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:55:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138921 As far as making free hand cuts or trying to follow a line, I hear these are hard to control. Where a jig saw is more linear and probably easier to use in certain situations. As far as making free hand cuts or trying to follow a line, I hear these are hard to control. Where a jig saw is more linear and probably easier to use in certain situations.

]]> By: Baron http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138111 Baron Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:19:31 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/10/31/the-router-that-leads-a-dual-life/#comment-138111 OK, I have a set of plans to build a chair for my deck. I was planning on buying a jig saw (a nice Bosch), but when I started looking at them, I really need a router and a possibly a table saw to do some beveled edges, among other things. My initial reaction, as I don't have the funds to get all the tools I want right now, was to just get the jig saw and head over to my friends to borrow his wood working shop for a little bit. Anyway, would this work well enough to replace a jig saw and such for a little project like these chairs (plans on the link): http://www.veramyst.com/about_veramyst/how_veramyst_works.html OK, I have a set of plans to build a chair for my deck. I was planning on buying a jig saw (a nice Bosch), but when I started looking at them, I really need a router and a possibly a table saw to do some beveled edges, among other things. My initial reaction, as I don’t have the funds to get all the tools I want right now, was to just get the jig saw and head over to my friends to borrow his wood working shop for a little bit. Anyway, would this work well enough to replace a jig saw and such for a little project like these chairs (plans on the link): http://www.veramyst.com/about_veramyst/how_veramyst_works.html

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