Buying Woodworking tools, pls advise

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Dec 7, 2004 | 02:02 PM

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Paul Niwranski

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1/4" Carbide spiral upcut.

Dec 7, 2004 | 02:24 PM

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MIKEONE

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thanks tim for the info on the circle jig, ordered it from parts express, and it arrived today. should make life MUCH easier, they also shipped me a VERY cool catalog, tons of stuuf that u cant find aruond here

Dec 7, 2004 | 03:50 PM

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rahim

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Thanks Dukk

Mike, how long did your order take from partsexpress, I think I am going to order that circle jig in the next couple days.

Feb 25, 2005 | 11:06 PM

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mugen1

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A quick question. I would like to buy a cut out tool for jobs around the house. Can it also be used to cut out holes for speakers in 3/4 inch MDF?

I'm thinking about either getting this

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/...0_CC_29c3f.jpg

or this

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/...0_CC_28233.jpg

I cut out speaker holes once every ten years.... hahaha.

Feb 25, 2005 | 11:56 PM

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Dereck Waller

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Well, you will have to buy one once every time you cut with 3/4 MDF. I would get a cheaper router for doing 3/4 MDF.

Feb 26, 2005 | 08:50 AM

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Paul Niwranski

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I'm not a big fan of dremel style or cutout tools but they do have a few very specific applications where they are the a good choice in a tool and a thousand applications where they suffice but are not the best tool.

Like Dereck - I would rather pick up a $69-99 router and a spiral bit. It would eclipse the cutout power of any of the highspeed rotary tools.

Feb 26, 2005 | 09:02 AM

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hofulstrof

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Quote:

Originally posted by Jeepbeats:

if you guys are cheap like me just get a piece of plexi glass cut it similar to the pic above and screw it to the bottom of the router it will work just as good and is probly alot cheaper [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]

[ February 26, 2005, 10:03 AM: Message edited by: hofulstrof ]

Feb 26, 2005 | 09:07 AM

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Paul Niwranski

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^ Plexiglas? woo-hoo, look at Mr.Fancy [img]tongue.gif[/img]

1/4" MDF scrap anyone?

Feb 26, 2005 | 09:36 AM

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hofulstrof

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Quote:

Originally posted by Dukk:
^ Plexiglas? woo-hoo, look at Mr.Fancy [img]tongue.gif[/img]

1/4" MDF scrap anyone?

lol that works to

Feb 28, 2005 | 01:13 AM

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motorman

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I made my own jig from this site and I havent used it yet, but I am sure it will work great. Check it out...cost me less than $5 to make.
http://www.woodworkingtips.com/etips/2004/10/08/sn/

if you have any questions just ask. I got all the parts at canadian tire.