Table Saw, Band Saw and Router: Fine Woodworking’s Complete Guide to the most Essential Power Tools (Hardcover)

In this book, professional woodworkers give all the information tool owners wished came in the owner’s manual plus much more – what to look for when buying a table saw, bandsaw, or router, and how to tune them up for optimal performance. The information is presented in an accessible, easy-to-understand way, making this a quick reference as well as a comprehensive handbook. All the information is up-to-date and thoroughly researched. The section on table saw, the cornerstone of any woodworking shop, is written by the recognized authority on the subject, and covers all basic operations including ripping, crosscutting and handling large stock. The section on bandsaw, a deceptively simple device, stresses the importance of tune-ups for optimum performance. The section on router covers bits, accessories, and a wide variety of routers, and surveys the router’s many uses — from edgework to cutting joinery. Excellent color photos and a clean, friendly layout give thi (more…)

MLCS 9410 20-Amp Heavy Duty Router Speed Control

From the Manufacturer

Features include: Adjustable speed from 0 RPM to full speed, 3 position rocker switch-Variable, Off or Full Speed, Full power and torque at all speeds, Sturdy Aluminum Case. Go back and forth from any preset speed to full speed at the flip of a switch. Works with all routers 3-1/4 HP or less. 120V, 20AMP. Give your router a feature only available on routers costing hundreds of Dollars. Easy to use-Simply plug in speed control and plug your router into the speed control turn dial slowly for best results. (Speed control has a clip that can be worn on your belt, hung on wall, or left loose). Using a speed control decreases tear out, stops burning, lets you feed at comfortable rate, provides better, safer results with large diameter panel raising bits, decreases wear on bits, makes less noise, and allows softer starts at lower speeds. A Dust Cover is included (not shown in photo). NOTE: Will not work with soft start or variable speed routers.

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Sign Carving With Your Router

Signmaker Jim Bartz provides all the advice you need to design and carve custom wooden signs using a versatile freehand method that requires no lettering templates or guides. He takes you through the process, step-by-step, from initial design to the final details. Both relief and engraved carving methods are covered. Topics include: 1. Examples of signs and decorative carvings 2. Tools you’ll need 3. Design tips 4. Preparing the workpiece 5. Safety consideration 6. Carving techniques 7. Removing the background 8. Detail work Carving custom signs using an ordinary plunge router can be a rewarding and creative hobby, a profitable business, or both. And it doesn’t require a lot of expensive tools or a large workspace. This fact-filled 44 minute video is ideal for beginning or experienced woodworkers.

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Router Raizer RZ100 Precise Router for Depth Adjustment

From the Manufacturer

Use it in a router table or hold it by hand. Router RaiZer mounts to any router table and combined with your speed wrench makes height adjustments quickly and easily from above the table. Or, make handheld adjustments with the knurled adjustment knob that also works with the speed wrench. Plus, the quick adjust feature allows you to instantly set your router to the approximate depth and then micro-adjust. Fits the following routers: Craftsman 27505, 27506, 27510, 27511, DeWALT DW625, DW621, Elu 3337, 3338, 3339, Freud FT2000, Hitachi TR12, M12V, Makita 3612 series, Porter-Cable 693, 7538, 7539, and Ryobi RE600.

The Router Razor will work with the following plunge routers: Craftsman 27505, 27506, 27510, 27511; DeWalt DW621, DW625; ELU 3337, 3338, 3339, Freud FT2000; Hitachi TR12, M12V; Makita 3612-B, 3612-C, 3612-BR; Porter-Cable 693, 6931 base, 7529,7538, 7539 and Ryobi RE6000

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Woodworking with the Router: Professional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can Use (American Woodworker) (Hardcover)

More than 10 years after its original publication, this clear and accessible guide continues to serve woodworkers of all skill levels with a comprehensive offering to the router and its many uses. Packed with the techniques and tricks needed to unleash the router’s incredible potential, this manual includes the best ways to cut decorative edgings and moldings, surface wood and joint edges for glue-ups, shape furniture parts, and cut curves, circles, and ovals. With chapters on how to make cope-and-stick frames; raise panels; and cut strong, practical joints of all kinds—including dadoes, rabbets, laps and half-laps, dovetails and sliding dovetails, and mortise-and-tenon—this updated full-color offering complements each step-by-step, instruction-based exercise with hundreds of large, clear photos and drawings that teach crafters about using a router safely and productively.

About the Author

Bill Hylton is the author of Country Pine Furniture P (more…)

Bosch 1617EVSPK 12 Amp 2-1/4-Horsepower Plunge and Fixed Base Variable Speed Router Kit with 1/4-Inch and 1/2-Inch Collets

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Handle a broad range of routing applications with the versatile Bosch 1617EVSPK Plunge and Fixed-Base Variable-Speed Router Kit. This router kit includes a powerful motor with advanced speed control technology, precision bases, and plenty of advanced features to help get a variety of jobs done quickly and accurately..caption {font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif;font-size: 10px;font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;}ul.indent {list-style: inside disc;text-indent: 20px;}table.callout {font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif;margin: 10px;width: 250;}td.callout3-c26 {height: 100 percent;background: url(‘http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/th/content_26/Q1_2009/c26-callout3.png’) repeat-y;border-left: 0px solid #999999;border-right: 1px solid #999999;padding: 10px;width: 250px;}ul.callout {list-style: inside disc;text-indent: -5px;font-size: 12px;line-height: 1.5em;}h5.callout {text-align: center;}img.withlink {border:1px black solid;}a (more…)

Bill Hylton’s Ultimate Guide to the Router Table (Popular Woodworking) (Paperback)

The router is one of the most versatile tools in any shop, and router tables make it even more versatile by incorporating it into a stationary platform. The router table opens up a whole new world of using the router that simply can’t be done using it freehand. Ultimate Guide to the Router Table starts by giving the reader the option of building their own router table (with plans) or buying a manufactured table (with suggestions on what to look for when buying). In either case, this book gives the woodworker all the information they need to use their router table. Basic router-table knowledge is covered in the first chapter: safety issues, setup fundamentals, feed direction and workpiece control. The next chapters cover specific operations unique to the router table. The woodworker is not only how to do an operation, but why to do it in the way explained (and the pitfalls of trying to do it another way). Sidebars and tip boxes will highligh (more…)

Jigs & Fixtures for the Table Saw & Router: Get the Most from Your Tools with Shop Projects from Woodworking’s Top Experts (The Best of Woodworker’s Journal series) (Paperback)

Designed to make complicated woodworking techniques easier, faster, and safer, this collection is filled with 25 projects selected from the pages of Woodworker’s Journal, and includes tips to help woodworkers make the most of both their machinery and their time. Focusing on techniques applicable for table saws and routers, this book is filled with innovative projects, each including detailed plans, full-color photography, and the expert instruction needed to build with confidence. Projects include precision cross-cut jig for the table saw, circle cutting jig for the router, and adjustable box joint jig for the table saw, among others.  In this essential reference guide are helpful shop tips and other practical woodworking information.  

About the Author

Woodworker’s Journal is a leading woodworking periodical read by more than 500,000 active woodworkers. Intended for craftsmen of any skill level, the magazine has been published (more…)

Kreg PRS3040 Precision Router Table Insert Plate Levelers

From the Manufacturer

These unique levelers are the easiest way to add an insert plate to your shop-built router table. They eliminate the need for a supporting rabbet and feature a unique bottom-mount design which includes 8 adjustable points of contact, four-corner lock-downs for stability and locating tabs for easy installation.

These unique levelers are the easiest way to add an insert plate to your shop-built router table. They eliminate the need for a supporting rabbet and feature a unique bottom-mount design which includes 8 adjustable points of contact, four-corner lock-downs for stability, and locating tabs for easy installation. Package includes 4 insert plate levelers. Designed for 3/4″ corner radius. Works with router tables up to 1-1/2″ thick

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