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In reply to the discussion: Router bit size [View all]

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
8. I had an old Ryobi router...
Sun Dec 6, 2015, 09:16 PM
Dec 2015

cheap, but not bad for occasional use. Made a lot of stuff with it, and even managed to get it to work quite well on a cheap router table.

But, if you're going to get serious, like with those big bits, you gotta get the right tool. I've always suspected Ryobis, and other cheap ones, would have bearings and such that wouldn't last. They wouldn't necessarily kill you, at first, but cutting accuracy would go after a while. Even the Craftsman I suggested earlier might not be the choice for a woodworking pro.

But it's fine for you and me and the occasional project.

Have fun making stuff. I miss my old woodshop.

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Router bit size [View all] ashling Dec 2015 OP
If you pull out the collet Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #1
yah, I know ashling Dec 2015 #2
The issue is the amazing torque of a router. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #3
That's kind of what I had concluded ashling Dec 2015 #5
Check your health insurance... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #6
Thanks ashling Dec 2015 #7
I had an old Ryobi router... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #8
There isn't one jmowreader Dec 2015 #4
I just joined this forum and wanted to add my two cents. rusty quoin Feb 2016 #9
Plus, the chuck system is different on the two machines jmowreader Feb 2016 #10
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