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   tejonista | Oct 11, 2005 09:01am | #1

   Hello Nilo,

   Welcome to House Chat. I think that if you posted your questions about routers at "Knots" (woodworkers/furniture) or "Breaktime" (carpenters/construction), you will probably get many more answers, and quicker, too!

   Good luck!

   Tejonista, in Orange County, Calif.

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   Saldanha | Oct 12, 2005 12:05am | #2

   Hello Tejonista.

   Thanks a lot.

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   custombuilt | Oct 12, 2005 04:13am | #3

   okok a lonely breaktimer has wondered into the thread.

   Routers have UNENDLESS uses!  If you are working with wood, I think a router is about the best tool you can have.

    From building cabinets to shelves, to even making your own moldings.......you can do it all with different bits on a router.

    Also some people use them like a rotozip to cut out holes in drywall.......not saying that is the best tool........

    

    When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!

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   Saldanha | Oct 12, 2005 05:33am | #4

   Hello Custombuilt.

    What kind of tasks can I do? ( home construction, specifically )

   Example: ...hinge Jig, lock Jig, ...

   Then, how many tasks can I do?

   Thanks.

   Nilo Saldanha

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   custombuilt | Oct 12, 2005 07:17pm | #5

   Yeah, you can cut mortises for doors, cut baseboard recepticle holes (that one was in fine homebuilding sept. issue)

   I used mine when i built oaks stairs once, to cut a bullnose on the oak.  Also if I just built an entertainment center and to make cabnets, I Dado (tenon joints) the stock with a router.

    You can do rabbit joints too, also if you are putting in laminate countertops then a router is handy for trimming.

    If you are doing basic home stuff, then it isn't so nessecary, but for more advanced stuff it is a must.

    

    

    When in doubt, get a bigger hammer!

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   Saldanha | Oct 13, 2005 01:50pm | #6

   Hello.

    

   Thanks for your attention and information. Nice to meet you.

    

   Nilo Saldanha