Routers

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• Tool Test: Trim Routers

  by Gregory Paolini

  No longer designed for the single carpentry task of trimming countertop laminate, trim routers have evolved into tools that are perfectly suited to a variety of ...

• Video: Buying and Using Trim Routers

  with Matt Kenney

  Learn how these small routers can be used in furniture making and get tips on how to select the right trim router for your shop

• How Many Routers Does Your Shop Need?

  by Jeff Miller

  If you do a lot of routing, there's a pretty strong argument for having more than one router in your shop. One route to take is to use a combo kit, with one motor ...

• Heavy-Duty Plunge Routers

  by Gregory Paolini

  3-hp routers have the raw power needed to cut great mortises, profile edges, shape wood to a template, cut dadoes and rabbets, and more. But because these routers ...

• Q & A: When to Replace Motor Brushes?

  by Roland Johnson

• Tool Guide 2009

  by Fine Woodworking editors

  Free online extras from our newsstand-only publication featuring expert tool reviews, videos, and articles

• Milwaukee Muscles into Combo-Kit Market

  by Tom Begnal

  New two-in-one router kit is strong and versatile

• Sorting Out Straight Router Bits

  by Jeff Miller

  Two flutes or one, spiral or straight, bearing guided? Discover the best bits for any routing task.

• Tool Test: Routers for Router Tables

  by Roland Johnson

  Mounting a router in a table gives precise control over a wide variety of work, using bits that would otherwise be too big to use safely, and allowing the use of ...

• Video: Dick Jarmon: Ultimate Tool Collector

  with Matt Berger

  Porter-Cable's No. 1 fan shares part of his antique tool collection at 100th anniversary gala

• Innovative Plunge Router from Down Under

  by Roland Johnson

  Triton MOF001KC gets high marks for ergonomics and safety

• Tip: Lock Down Router Bushings without Damage

  by Kenneth Shaw

• Porter-Cable Recalls Some 890 Series Routers

  by Tom Goffe

  Vibration from motor can lead to shock hazard, company says

• Router Tables

  by Roland Johnson

  One of the most useful tools in the shop, a router becomes even more useful when mounted in a table. So equipped, this valuable tool becomes a mini-shaper that ...

• Video: Porter-Cable Router Gets a Lift

  with Asa Christiana

  Easy bit changing and height adjustment make this tool a good match for router tables