Subject: 1/4" Raised Pannel Router Bit

From: Jay Sultan <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 20:13:21 -0500

I only own a 2HP router with a 1/4" collet.  I want to make raised
pannels with my router table.  

Until now, I have only bought CMT bits, beliving that they were the best
quality.  But they do not sell a 1/4" bit, vertical or horizontal.  

In e-mail with them, they say that it cannot be done safely.  But other
manufactuers do sell such bits.

Yes, I should buy a 4HP 220v router or something, but until then ... ;)

I have searched Deja news and am still not satisfied.  I would be
interested in y'alls opinion.

"There is no condition in the human experience that cannot be solved by
an appropriately shaped, sized, timed, and detonated charge of high
explosives."

Jay Sultan  [email-masked]
Director of Development
Real Estate REsource Partners, Ltd.

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From: "John Hofstad-Parkhill" <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 Mar 1997 03:11:18 GMT

Jay:

You'll have a hard time finding any source for a 1/4" shaft panel raiser.
They are big bits and put a bit of strain on the machine. I raised some
with my PC 690, and later had to replace a bearing. I don't know if there's
a cause & effect there.

If you have a 2hp router, it should have come with a 1/2" collet. Check the
manufacturer.

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From: [email-masked] (Ed Clarke)
Date: 31 Mar 1997 11:53:53 GMT

>Yes, I should buy a 4HP 220v router or something, but until then ... ;)

Up your insurance and keep some duct tape handy in the shop to hold your
guts in while you try to drive to the hospital.  There are less painful
ways to kill yourself.

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 14:02:11 UNDEFINED

In article <[email-masked]> Jay Sultan <[email-masked]> writes:
>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 20:13:21 -0500
>From: Jay Sultan <[email-masked]>
>Subject: 1/4" Raised Pannel Router Bit

>manufactuers do sell such bits.

Indeed they do.  Despite another's comment about killing yourself, it can be 
done safely.  It depends far more on TECHNIQUE than equipment - something that 
manufacturers can't count on, for liability reasons.

The 1/4" shaft panel-raisers usually have a smaller diameter overall radius 
than the 1/2" - typically about 2.5, versus 3.5.  The problem is the thin 
shaft.  A 1/2" shaft is EIGHT times stiffer than a 1/4" shaft, assuming the 
same material and length.

It's possible you can get a 1/2" collet for your router.  If not, you might 
consider buying a new one, depending on how much use you anticipate, and how 
nice your current router is.

Another option is to use verical panel raisers, which typically have a 1.5" 
diameter, but of course are tall.

Regardless, 2 HP IS enough, as long as you take multiple passes.  In fact, you 
should take multiple passes with ANY router, whenever you take off a 
significant amount of material.

>Yes, I should buy a 4HP 220v router or something, but until then ... ;)

A 15 amp router is fine, but heavy.

Rich