Selecting a router

[Robert H. Thompson]

I am an intermediate skill level woodworker/do it yourselfer
and am wondering about what features to look for in a router
Should my first router be a basic router or a plunge router.
What bit sizes should it accept? What about other features.
I plan on using it for creating new faces for my kitchen cabinents,
mouldings, and I also have an interest in creating electric basses.
If any one has any tips or comments please drop me an email.

[John G]

I have two routers. One mounted in a router table that I find extremely handy for building furniture. And a second one that I use mainly for large edging projects or with a jig to make mortices for such things as hinges.
I think you are better off sta

ying with one of the smaller routers initially and gain some experience with the tool. Making raised panels with a router can be areal dangerous proposition and is probably best left to either the shaper or even the table saw. A plunge router maight be a

nice compromise if you do a lot of morticing though.

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