I was in 8th grade the first time I used a router for a project I made a sign for my big sister's kitchen in her first house and to this day 24 years later she's still has it hanging in her kitchen.
I was a little intimidated by routers after, in jr high shop, I saw a kid snap a bit off and it went flying through the air and broke a window! Now it is one of the most used tools in my shop. Don’t know what I’d do without it!
I had a similar experience but in my garage. Essentially I purchased a router which was on sale, tested it out, and it nearly flew out of hands. It has sat in the box ever since. I think I was going in the wrong direction which caused it to kickback in a sense. I will try to use it this weekend and see if I can face my fears lol. I will also probably watch a few more videos on the safe use of routers to make sure I don’t get hurt 😀
This video is fantastic! Been watching TOH since I was a kid during the Bob Villa days in the 80's. I just love listening to them talk very casually and informatively about everything.
👆 Dude, same haha! I turned on the captions, & brought it back 20 seconds 2 hear it again. I was like “what the hell is a hospira?”, & came right 2 the comments 😂😂😂 @Scott Moore @Christian Rosa
I've yet to find out if I can use a 1/2 inch round over bit on an existing Formica countertop edge. Will the Formica shred, or crack, or will I get a smooth cut? Thoughts?
Keep up the great work guys... Been watching this program since the beginning... As a young man your show helped shape my future in the trades then into an engineer... Thank you for programming as yours...
Need mentioned about wear a mask while working in a woodshop. A dentist mention to me that his cousin died of sinus cancer 15 years ago. He had a full time job. After work he spent many hours building furniture with no mask.
what i want to know is how do you determine your height of the routing depth? lets say if i have a 3/4 board and i want a round over do i set the depth at 3/4 exactly or a little before 3/4 or not even 3/4 and at 1/2 with the bearing on the router table and hand routing.
So, there's four different routers on the table, and after Tom picks one of the plunge routers up and shows how it might be used... Then Kevin concludes that "So this router, with this horsepower and the plunge feature is probably the first router a homeowner should get," and Tom agrees But the DONT TELL US THE HORSEPOWER ! Grrrr. Thanks for the advice .. I will just guess it is a 1.5 or 2 HP .. I guess, maybe?
Used a router today for the FIRST TIME..why? I was PROUD OF the fact I didn't have one UNTIL....a lady came by to look at my adirondack style chairs I make...and she was FUSSY...she wanted QUALITY....uh oh!! I bought a box store one with a table..it was not assembled, (came with a table)..then found an older one on a cool extended table and bought that...took it over to a real woodworkers shop and he showed me HOW. Now it has opened the door to some other ideas I want to make..the router is a magical tool...so happy to have one. This was the best introduction I have seen. Thank you.
Jeremy Fontaine I make arcade joysticks out of salvageable good wood. A router is needed to gut a square area where the joystick is placed. The less space between the joystick and the players hand...the more responsive the joystick is to the players hand movements.
I need 600-700 feet of white oak base board cap. I can’t find any businesses on the internet or locally that sell it. How hard would it be to make them with a router?
If it's a profile that can be done with one bit then it will be lot easier than a profile that takes 2 or 3 passes with different bits. No matter what that's still quite a bit of footage and you probably don't want to try making it all at once. In general I would say it's very doable but obviously will take some time.
You insert the bit at 5:30 way too shallow. There is a K line on the shank that points out the depth the bit should be inserted in the collet. You don't want that thing loosening while working !
Wish they included tips like holding onto the router solidly for good reason and don't worry about burning the hell out of everything when you start out.
More gluing surface than with a straight dado..? Uhhnnnope.. it is actually the same surface...It makes no difference in terms of surface. The only diference is that the wood itself can angle better into the dado and has more coners to distribute all kinds of force.
I saw a reply 21hours ago, so here is hoping this 1.5 year old thread has not died :) Anyway, I am trying to match a routed edge on a 100yo table. I have refinished an entire dining room set, and am adding leaves (x2), to the black walnut table. I have a picture of the existing routed edge, but can't see how to attach it here. The table top is 7/8" thick, and the ogee edge goes 3/4" deep. The edge is a bullnose looking corner, but has a small 1/16" 90dgree lip at the top of the route. Anyone have suggestions for matching this edge? I am thinking I could probably use a 3/4" x 3/4" ogee, and hand sand the small 1/8" left over. I really wish I knew how to embed the pic. Chris
You have to make sure you get the right bit for your router depending on the collet size. That's right, although most routers come with both size collets.
"Hawhs-paheh" - took a couple rewinds for my feeble Midwestern brain to understand he was saying "horsepower".
I thought he said "chutzpah"...😂
lol...I was like a confused dog when he said that!
Hoss power... :)
MojoPup haha I thought the same...wouldn’t have spelled it the way you did
Raymond Gramke I heard an R in there. Hahrse-power. LOL
Can't.....stop....watching......TOH Vids. Good heavens this is like electronic crack
I was in 8th grade the first time I used a router for a project I made a sign for my big sister's kitchen in her first house and to this day 24 years later she's still has it hanging in her kitchen.
Don't forget to use your hearing protection. Your HEARING protection! I said "DON"T FORGET YOUR TO USE HEARING PROTECTION!"
I'm sorry did you say something?
Ha, what 🤔. 😄 Joke aside very true.
I was a little intimidated by routers after, in jr high shop, I saw a kid snap a bit off and it went flying through the air and broke a window! Now it is one of the most used tools in my shop. Don’t know what I’d do without it!
I had a similar experience but in my garage. Essentially I purchased a router which was on sale, tested it out, and it nearly flew out of hands. It has sat in the box ever since. I think I was going in the wrong direction which caused it to kickback in a sense. I will try to use it this weekend and see if I can face my fears lol. I will also probably watch a few more videos on the safe use of routers to make sure I don’t get hurt 😀
Great Video! Slow explanation of how to do. Camera work is excellent too! Thank you so much!
I didn't know the tip about burning the wood with the wrong speed. That makes a lot of sense.
This video is fantastic! Been watching TOH since I was a kid during the Bob Villa days in the 80's. I just love listening to them talk very casually and informatively about everything.
I love this channel. It’s done professionally and really helps the end user to understand their concepts.
Doesn't have a lot of Haas power!!! That's just great. I want him to go park my car.... funny lol.
👆 Dude, same haha! I turned on the captions, & brought it back 20 seconds 2 hear it again. I was like “what the hell is a hospira?”, & came right 2 the comments 😂😂😂 @Scott Moore @Christian Rosa
Thanks a lot y'all
Oh my gosh! This was so helpful! Perfect video length and really cut straight to the point. Thanks, guys! Best intro router video on RUclips.
Just added a router to my shop, and it's quickly become one of my favorite and most useful tools.
8 router bits make a router byte
Great tool, I like to put a round over on even the simple projects to give it a nice feel.
Okay I ordered it! Hope it'll help me get wifi signal throughout my home.
I've yet to find out if I can use a 1/2 inch round over bit on an existing Formica countertop edge. Will the Formica shred, or crack, or will I get a smooth cut? Thoughts?
Keep up the great work guys... Been watching this program since the beginning... As a young man your show helped shape my future in the trades then into an engineer...
Thank you for programming as yours...
Need mentioned about wear a mask while working in a woodshop. A dentist mention to me that his cousin died of sinus cancer 15 years ago. He had a full time job. After work he spent many hours building furniture with no mask.
Amazing👍 which size of wood router for beginner ? And if I use small trimmer can I use with 6-12 mm cutting bit
Most useful tool for american settlers? A FILE!!! JENN-U-WINE GREAT VIDEOS TOMMY AND KEVIN!!! THANKS
what i want to know is how do you determine your height of the routing
depth? lets say if i have a 3/4 board and i want a round over do i set
the depth at 3/4 exactly or a little before 3/4 or not even 3/4 and at
1/2 with the bearing on the router table and hand routing.
Man... I hate when I'm working on a projust and run out of huspahr.
First time I used one the bearing exploded and ate into the drawer front on my first school shop project.
Comrade Trotsky, I thought Stalin killed you
Tommy is a skilled wood worker
So, there's four different routers on the table, and after Tom picks one of the plunge routers up and shows how it might be used...
Then Kevin concludes that "So this router, with this horsepower and the plunge feature is probably the first router a homeowner should get," and Tom agrees
But the DONT TELL US THE HORSEPOWER ! Grrrr. Thanks for the advice .. I will just guess it is a 1.5 or 2 HP .. I guess, maybe?
Tommy says it’s two and a quarter horsepower
Damn, solid burn from Kevin right out of the gate
So I called Comcast they said Home Depot has no business selling routers...
It's "Levi-oh-sah" not "Hoss-parr"...
Lol as soon as I heard him say that I had to look through the comments. Sir, you did not disappoint
Shots fired- “people think of high-end wood workers using it, but you use it too.” 😂
hosspower?
Housepower.
Horsepower.
RoadHouse
Haaspaaer
Boston Area English Index:
Horsepower = Hurss•powwerr
lol
Used a router today for the FIRST TIME..why? I was PROUD OF the fact I didn't have one UNTIL....a lady came by to look at my adirondack style chairs I make...and she was FUSSY...she wanted QUALITY....uh oh!! I bought a box store one with a table..it was not assembled, (came with a table)..then found an older one on a cool extended table and bought that...took it over to a real woodworkers shop and he showed me HOW. Now it has opened the door to some other ideas I want to make..the router is a magical tool...so happy to have one. This was the best introduction I have seen. Thank you.
Elke keer als ik dit kijk wordt ik overdreven vrolijk!!!
Yonico 17702 70 Bits Professional Quality Router Bit Set Carbide 1/2-Inch Shank
how lame there's not a close up of the rounded edge at the end of the video.
I was looking for a different type of router how did I get here
Should you always router counterclockwise?
What the Hell is Hoss Par?
Haha thought the same
Thing. Fuckin yankee
Horsepower.
PaHaHa - excellent Jesse Wright - made my day!
Bahaha
Reminds me of Ed and Joe "Harse Haaar"
Good advice guys. Thanks for the tips.
Thank you for this video. I am an up and coming Woodworker, and I need to purchase my first Router.
what's harder pare
You should have more subscribers
Porter cable is the best professional tool..all the rest are harry home owner tools... ask DuPont (corian). ;)
Well, a Festool router is probably not something most beginners will get. 1200 bucks is a bit too steep for my taste
Not to mention they have a lifespan of about 13 months. Waste of money.
Toffsen100 well there are other brands lol
Festool is sort of like having a tool made out of money. It takes a lot of money, and now it's also made of money so it's total shit.
@@lysergicheadcase The BMW of power tools?
1:51 - "it doesn't have a lot of husspwaaaaa."
Both of them look fresh out of the tanning salon lol
That was a Christmas present of a video! Thank you!
What kind of router bit would you use for those nails? Hard to look at those things.
😂
hoss power.
LOL!!!! I thought they were talking about a router for internet
You made my day.
Jeremy Fontaine I make arcade joysticks out of salvageable good wood.
A router is needed to gut a square area where the joystick is placed.
The less space between the joystick and the players hand...the more responsive the joystick is to the players hand movements.
Well, I went to Amazon to buy a wood router and all it showed me was internet routers. Maybe they should spell them differently. lol
Kirby7601 your comment underlies the need for more exposure to the trades.
One is a wood 'rowter' and the other is an internet 'rooter'.
I need 600-700 feet of white oak base board cap. I can’t find any businesses on the internet or locally that sell it. How hard would it be to make them with a router?
If it's a profile that can be done with one bit then it will be lot easier than a profile that takes 2 or 3 passes with different bits. No matter what that's still quite a bit of footage and you probably don't want to try making it all at once. In general I would say it's very doable but obviously will take some time.
You insert the bit at 5:30 way too shallow. There is a K line on the shank that points out the depth the bit should be inserted in the collet. You don't want that thing loosening while working !
i didnt know that, thank you !
awesome video... this help a lot! thank you
Just pick one with wifi 6
I only wish he would let Tom explaine more then interrupt.
Brandon Dreher: You could set fire to it, then it might make some sort of a hole :))
hawspohwah. love the accent, tom. heh.
I did a double take as well
I'm about to use a router for the first time! What could possibly go wrong?!?
You drop it and it bores through your leg?
i love my routers... even after one almost took my thumb off...
Just before 2:00 what is "husspower" I've never heard of it?
It's a Boston accent.
What's 'hass power'?
It is always useful ,and understandble
Also sign making
It's funny that the natives can't understand when he says "horsepower". I could understand him perfectly and I'm not a native.
Well, aren't you special...
@@MojoPup If you say so.
Of coarse you would use the Festool for the demo to get a smooth cut.
Right? What is that--a $1000 tool?!
Wish they included tips like holding onto the router solidly for good reason and don't worry about burning the hell out of everything when you start out.
And practice a lot on scrap lumber. Even practice on scraps of the same kind of wood you're going to be routing.
i salute you
Nice job fellas easy explanation for us beginers
Husspower!
Thanks
“Haws pahah” is to this guy what “diabeetis” is to that guy
good vid. thank you.
Very informative, thank you!
Yes great for Wifi
More gluing surface than with a straight dado..? Uhhnnnope.. it is actually the same surface...It makes no difference in terms of surface. The only diference is that the wood itself can angle better into the dado and has more coners to distribute all kinds of force.
More surface than with a straight butt joint, is what they said... you're right about the dado though
Routers scare me,but i need to learn how to use them
Can some router bits cut Masonite
Hoos power?
And they are router tables.
Table routers too!
Great video, thank you.
I saw a reply 21hours ago, so here is hoping this 1.5 year old thread has not died :)
Anyway, I am trying to match a routed edge on a 100yo table. I have refinished an entire dining room set, and am adding leaves (x2), to the black walnut table.
I have a picture of the existing routed edge, but can't see how to attach it here.
The table top is 7/8" thick, and the ogee edge goes 3/4" deep. The edge is a bullnose looking corner, but has a small 1/16" 90dgree lip at the top of the route. Anyone have suggestions for matching this edge? I am thinking I could probably use a 3/4" x 3/4" ogee, and hand sand the small 1/8" left over.
I really wish I knew how to embed the pic.
Chris
Hi Chris if you take a normal round over bit and set it "too" deep you will achieve this effect (if i am reading you correctly), good luck!
Tommy what is the name of the router that was perfect for 1st time homeowners? Fest...?
festool its a German company very expensive tools
Silva means: woodland 😁
Very good thank you.
LOL!Feed one's sight on
Make sure to get more Huss-par
I need one now
HOS power
Very helpful!!
Btw, my first router is going to be a Skil 1831. Is it good enough?
This is one of the best videos about routers. Thanks for the demo.
Doesn’t have a lot of “Huhs Purr”
So exactly how does one establish an Internet Connection? And does this support wireless????? ;-)
+sdushdiu duh! it's router so of course it supports wireless
i dont know if it has wireless, but I bet it can blend!
Makita has a wireless version of their trim router. :-)
Thanks for the tips, always frat advice. My fist router was the the Ridgid laminate trimmer, great for getting started using routers
Router? Where do i insert the RJ45 cables? *SCNR*
Very slowly, up the bottom. It's a loose fit. :-)
You have to make sure you get the right bit for your router depending on the collet size.
That's right, although most routers come with both size collets.
hold up, do you mean to say he is not a high end woodworker? ouch.
Thanks for the video. Very helpful!
Thanks for sharing that, well explained
Hoss pawoll.