What To Look For In A Trim Router - WOOD magazine
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- To call a trim router by its better-known name-laminate trimmer-is to seriously undersell this mini machine's usefulness in the shop. We gathered up 15 trim routers, both corded and cordless, and used them for more than a month to find a favorite. WOOD magazine's tool editor Bob Hunter shows you what to look for and reveals his results.
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Timely and useful. Thank you for taking the time to make a great overview!
Amazing video. New to this tool, I got a perfect theoretical understanding of the different parts and technicalities. Thanks and regards.
Very informative video. I currently have several larger routers and have been looking at purchasing a small trim router. After looking at several models and your video information I now know which one I will purchase. Thanks for such a great informative presentation.
The video was very good to me, as I am just learning about routers and how to use them.
Thanks for the knowledge on how to look for a good Trim Router , Sir !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you sir. It helped a lot!
Thanks so much, taught me a lot.
I bought a Wen router it’s a plunge base and a fixed base. I have a cordless ryobi and I recently bought a new corded rigid 5,5 amp fixed base router to complete my Arsenal of routers. But I I see something else down the road I’ll probably get it as well. I love creating beautiful pieces of art and that could be anything I imagine.
Great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I wish you had shown how to figure out where to install hinges on frame and striker plate too.
If anybody knows, please let me know.
Thanks for such a good informative video. Can you send a second option after the porter cable? It’s not available in my country. Thanks
A good video. I think you missed a very important part of the base/sub-base discussion. Round vs square is actually a very big deal; it is very, very much easier to follow a guide edge with a round base, as it *always* keeps a constant distance from the edge. A square base only follows that edge if you keep it perfectly flat and if it tilts even a little, the bit moves further away from the guiding edge. As far as I can tell, there is NO advantage ever to a square base!!!
Great video the best on youtube about trim routers thanks...
Thanks for this, looking at display, you've obviously put a lot of effort into this vlog.
Not having a router as yet, I was particularly interested in the various machines and attachments. I guess a mid range one would be more cost effective and versatile, if used infrequently.
if you haven’t purchased a router yet, but the router you like with the features you think you’ll need. don’t buy so called starter router then buy another one. these all work the same, so why waste your money on two routers when you can just buy a good one the first time. i have a full size milwaukee kit that comes with a standard base, and plunge base with incremental depth settings, two style bases, wrenchs, a line up tool, and a fold open milwaukee tool box especially designed to hold all these things plus the box has lots of router but holes to store lots of bits.
milwaukee, makita, pieter cable, bosch, dewalt, etc, they all make a good quality router. just choose one that you like, and keep that.
there is no such thing as a starter router. it’s a rotary tool, a base with handles.
that’s it. why buy so many.
cheap tools are made with cheap parts, and a cheap router is built with cheap bearings, once those wear out, it will start making old noises. i know i have one.
the noise is so loud that it can be heard two blocks away. imagine how old it is standing next to it.
i hate using that thing.
cheap tools are horrible, and a waste of time and money if your going to be using them often enough.
not that you should buy the one i have, but just to say that if you buy a router of your liking, that router is going to last a very long time, and if you buy a starter tool as this gentleman suggested, you’re going to have that router for life, and not be happy with it.
A good full size router can also be used in a router table because the body diameter is the industry standard and will fit all the really nice router lifts.
you can also buy one trim router and have all your woodworking parameters covered without having to buy more than two routers.
unless your going into business and want to save time from changing bits, then you could buy more routers dedicated to certain tasks.
just my two cents.
cheers!
Thank you
What model is the corded porter cable that you liked there?
I have an old craftsman router 1HP, from about 35 years ago? It still works. Should I upgrade? It has no dust collection adapters for it.
I am new to wood working ....I have a standard porter cable router fixed and plung. 1 3/4 HP.....Can I use it as a trim router or
R do I need a trim router?... great video
thx
Would you recommend router table dado dust chute ?
If I just had to trim occasionally I'd go for a cheap corded one like Bosch. I wouldn't go for the cheapest piece I could find cause all too often they're just junk.
However, if you want a really nice and durable machine, go for the corded Makita RT0700CX2J. It's sturdy build with aluminum and has a motor with 710 W.
Also, and that is an important feature..it has constant electronic speed. That means if you start chewing away massive wood it won't lose RPM and keep up with what you've dialed in from the beginning.
It costs some money but it will probably be the last trim router you'll ever need. Quality has a price.. :)
Google fine adjustment issue with the Bosch and you might change your mind. Very bad design...
@@shaynesabala Do you mean the 1617EVS?
Informative review on Trim Routers, thanks. Viewers may want to check out Jonathan Katz-Moses video review on palm routers. That review spoke a bit more to usability of the units…worth a look.
Nice review, but I was disappointed that alternate bases and accessories were barely mentioned, and dust collection - ie, availability and quality of dust shrouds for surface and edge routing - was not mentioned at all.
If you were looking for just one trim router that could do everything which one would you purchase?
I meant the 7th from the right!
I see one of your routers, the 7th from the left, is a Makita clone. I have one of those in a corded version and I also have a cordless Makita router. Most of the parts like fixed and plunge base are interchangeable. But the genuine Makita are of higher quality. I have a clone plunge base that is much too loose on it's tolerances which caused the router bit to come into contact with a template bushing. That was not a good thing. I replaced it with a genuine Makita plunge base. It is much better. All of the parts on the genuine Makita are made much better. The price difference is not that great, so I recommend spending the extra for genuine Makita. In the long run, it will be cheaper.
Dewalt, Porter Cable and Craftsman are all divisions of Stanley Black & Decker. Milwaukie and Ryobi are now divisions ot Techtronic industries.
I have Ridgid brush less battery operated power tools
What about Ridgid? They must also be part of some larger company?
C,mon camera man keep up ! Otherwise very informative video 👍
I just look for the name DeWalt. Yeah... I'm a fan boy... do you want to fight about it!
Peter O'Brien the two most disappointing purchases I’ve made are unfortunately DeWalt. Hoping it’s just duds and that they make it right after I reach out to them.
And the testing happens......when?
WOOD magazine thanks for the response. I’ll look out for that.
You can find a head-to-head comparison of cordless routers at ruclips.net/video/MFHh3bFoUiA/видео.html. This is A Concord Carpenter/ToolBoxBuzz channel.
Poor camera switching; lose the long, left camera. Many instances where host is discussing something specific in his hands but camera shot is pointlessly far from his right side and the held objects are hidden by his hands (see 14:33).
Great information from that man, on point.
(BUT)
The editing is unprofessional and the camera forgot the basics of head space and follow up, not even mention that the panning and tilting adjustment need to be loosen. Making shots look amateur.
In summary, the course of the information is not been followed.