Good morning, I have a few questions; first one is how to use a router on 1/8 inch aluminum panels, can I get away with using wood bits if it was only a small part, & what are the bits to use. And could my DEWALT DW618PK 2-1/4 HP EVS Fixed Base / Plunge Router Combo Kit be able to handle cutting 1/8 inch aluminum? Could it be used to cut thicker 1/4 or 1/2 inch aluminum? And my last question, are there inexpensive mills I can mount my above mentioned router into and use it as an manual mill for working aluminum? I am just now seeing I am writing to your post from over a year ago, I hope your offer to try and answer viewer questions still stands, thank you.
My dad was a master carpenter, and he left me his routers and bits. But I never learned how to use them,so at the ripe age of 61, here I am watching your beginner videos. I sure do appreciate your time to post them ! Mike
Thanks for the comment Mike. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my online beginner router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
I am learning so much from your videos - many thanks. As I am 68 and female, when I was at school I had no choice and was stuck with cooking and sewing. Boring! Now I am converting a van into a camper and having to learn techniques that are so foreign to me. Your tutorials help immensely. This morning I am trying to cut a grove in the middle of a piece of timber and had three goes before I got somewhere close. So I came inside to watch your take on the job and now I know how to do it!!!
Thank you for the comment. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Great content and production value. I appreciate YT'ers who don't bombard videos with requests for "likes and subscribes" - I am more likely to like and subscribe IF the person doesn't ask for it and the content is useful (I definitely did here). I also like how you get straight to the point without long intros. Keep up the great work!
Yeah I feel that. Statistically though, the vast majority of people are much more likely to subscribe and like if prompted, which is why many people request them. I used to get annoyed by it until I looked it up and realized they're just trying to make a living.
I'm learning. As I hadn't routed anything recently, I searched for some "newbie" videos as refreshers. I found this one after watching your router basics one. Thanks so much! I loved the visual explanation as it'll help me remember. I also appreciated the what can happen if you climb cut demo.
An old woodworker taught me this trick. Take your right hand and stick out your thumb and index finger. Put your thumb on the workpiece you are routing. Your index finger will point in the direction to move the router. Works for inside and outside. You’re welcome 😎.
Thank you thank you! Have been looking for a video to explain this cutting technique. Just got my router for Christmas, and wanted to use it on a frame that I had made. It needed a step cut to hold the glass and quilt.
You are so welcome. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Thank you for the comment. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my new beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Thank you so much George! I do have a full online router course if you ever find yourself looking for even more info. You can check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Thank you for explaining Push Cut vs Climb Cut. I always wondered about this. I learnt watching other videos where they teach you using the right hand pointed finger technique (if your thumb is above the wood then the finger shows you the direction, pretty neat idea I thought!) . Unfortunately they do not explain why some people still choose to go the other way.. you did that. !!! great demonstration.
Glad you like it! If your interested, I do have a beginners hand-held routers course coming out soon. If you want to be notified when it launches check out this link --> bit.ly/2I8vT9k
thanks for your tutorial and this puzzles me, now I am very clear about the push cut and climb cut. The bit is turning clockwise and counterclockwise around outside piece is push cut, or otherwise is climb cut like inside counterclockwise cut.
I'm glad this video helped you. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my new beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Thank you so much for the comment. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
thanks for an informative video that got straight to the point and didn't pad things out to add time! nice way to review the info and gain a bit more confidence next time I am routing!
Your videos are very helpful, and I enjoy watching them. Can you do one on setting the “ratcheting” number on a drill. When, why and what number do you set it to? Thanks!
Nice video. I wonder if you could make a video on a trim router and using some of the common bits? I am looking to do some flush trimming and slot cutting, so including those bits would be great thanks.
Great Video like all of the other ones you have. Can you please make a video showing especially all the types of bits and the cuts or shapes you can do with them. Thanks again for this videos.
As a master furniture maker now, I was always taught how to simplify the direction of the router. Always "PUSH with your LEFT hand, PULL with your RIGHT hand". As long as the routed edge is facing you on your immediate side. The routed edge should be the closest edge directly under your thumbs. With the router table /shaper, it's the opposite. Push with your Right-hand PULL with your LEFT hand. Again, (hand router) PUSH with LEFT hand (router table /shaper) PUSH with your RIGHT hand. Climbing or what we call " cold creeping" is the opposite of this.
Thank you for your videos; they are a breath of fresh air! where can the black pad which holds the wood piece be purchased or what is it called please. tTY
Hi-I' not sure how to chamfer cut inside CORNERs when a frame is already built. Trimmed out a pantry and realized I had not routered-out the Trim already glued and nailed to the wall to match shaker doors rails and stiles that are below that frame. Using a hand router with Chamfer bit.
Great videos, can you do a video on plunge cutting through a middle of a board for t track. Plus, I am interest to know the best speed and depth to do. Thank you
@@TrainingHandsAcademy I too am curious about the plunge cut and using a fence for a dado. I currently need to cut 3/32" deep dados about 1-3/4" wide to accommodate some drawer slides in a pre-fab work bench. I'm thinking that using a fence, that the fence you are guiding by becomes your outside edge, cutting left to right pushing against the fence??? I only have a 3/4" straight bit so I'll need to relocate my fence for the other side of the 1-3/4" dado and repeat the above, once that dado is made, I'll come back and; without the need of a fence, route out the spoil left in the middle (the material left between the two dados)... sounds right I think. Talk to me Rocky Top!!!
I was wondering if you have a video showing the use of the router to work the inside edges. I have a frame that has beveled edges on the inside and I want to take them off so it’s just a straight edge down (a 90-degree angle vs. beveled).
I'm sorry I don't on RU-vid, just in my router course on my website. Using the router will be the same on the inside only your direction will change. You can always email me if you have more questions. Josh@traininghandsacademy.com
Very useful advice. How would you cut a rounded edge on a hardwood worktop made from wood staves? I want to round off but on the long edge I have long grain and on the sides I have end grain. I'm confused and also don't want to ruin all the new worktops I put in. Thanks. Ed
Hey Ed, nice to meet you! In general, you want to mill the end grain first and then the long grain. I would also take very light passes just to be sure the top can handle it. Because I can't see what you are working on, I'm only able to give general advice. If you want, find me on Instagram and send a video or pictures. Let me know.
Great question! It does matter for almost any other project, but with letter templates not as much. Sign making router bits for the most part are good to use in any direction. They are generally a type of v-groove bit or a small spiral up-cut bit that only is removing a very small amount of material. Bottom line, take it slow and see how the router reacts with each bit and type of material.
I want to open a recess in a piece of wood to add a clock movement. Is a router the best way to cut a 3”X3” square cut to fit a battery operated movement? I am cutting into 1.5 inch thick oak log ends about 6 inches in diameter. They are smooth surface and have bark edges.
Yeah you could make a video about why I suck so badly at cutting straight and this includes when using all the tricks like a straight edge for a guide which I still manage to f**k up! It could be a Netflix doc-u-drama really or a made for youtube miniseries called, "straights for suckers"
Hi, I have 2 questions. If I use a Router on a Router table where the router bit comes up from underneath, does that mean that the bit spins Counter clock wise with means I have to pass the wood in the Clockwise direction? Second question. I have a Dewalt DW618 and was wondering which is the best speed setting for 1/2" bits and best speeds for 1/4" bits. Thank you so much for your time. I haven't been able to get this answered anywhere not even from the mobile solutions company I bought some of my router bits from. 😅
Hello Jose! Yes, once you flip the router over from a handheld position to under a table, the bit will now be rotating counterclockwise so the feed direction would be clockwise around the outside edge. But there are some areas that can still get you into trouble. Here's what I suggest then... take a sharpie marker and draw on the table the rotation of the bit, so that no mater what you are doing you can always see what direction you are feeding the work. This takes some time to learn, that's why it's very important to mark the direction of the bit so you can always remind yourself. Remember, the safest direction to feed the work is always against the bits rotation. Always stop and think before you cut. To your second question... correct bit speed is 100% dependent on the bit diameter and not on shank size. Google search "router bit speed chart" and you will find the max speed settings for each different diameter bit. I hope this helps, I do have a hand-held routers course coming up soon which will cover these topics and more. If you want to be notified when it launches check out this link --> bit.ly/2I8vT9k
@@TrainingHandsAcademy thank you so much for the info and yes I am very interested in the hand held router course! I'm just getting into this stuff but I am falling in love with wood working and can't seem to stop watching videos about it. 😅
I used the clockwise cut on the inside of a pine plywood frame and it shredded the wood. Nearly ruined the project. It was cleaner when i went counter clockwise on the inside.
Yes, sometimes while working with certain materials a climb cut can be safe, and will for sure produce a cleaner cut. But be careful, that isn't always the case. Glad you saved the project!
I just bought a router and have no idea about the different bits. I am making cutting boards as Xmas gift and I cut them out with a jig but wanted to clean up the edges with the router. What bit do I use and how do I set the bit depth? Please help!😢
That's a great question, never really thought about that. When I use a router the cord generally comes out to the right side and I'm pushing the router forward or away from me and the cord follows. I don't know if that makes sense or not. Let me know.
You are so welcome. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my new beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
Thank you. If you like my style of teaching you might also really like my new beginner online router course. Check it out here if you want. bit.ly/3DcIeE3
If you are making one pass to cut the groove, you can go either direction because you are in the middle of the wood (not on an edge). Please be sure to watch my other router videos because they do cover that. Thanks for the comment.
I have a question. While I am using my router it likes to dig deeper into the wood sometimes not sure why it likes to do this but I set it to lets say 3/4 inch depth and when I am in mid cut it likes to try and go deeper. I have tightened the clamps on the router to try and stop this but it seems that that is not fixing this issue =( if anyone knows why I would love some help =) Thanks.
Hey Kiana! Sounds like maybe the bit is sliding in the collet. Try making a mark with a sharpie on the shank of the bit, tighten it to that mark, and then make your cuts. If the bit moves off your line, then you know it's that. If not, then we need to look elsewhere. Does that make sense?
Nobody shows how to go around the outside of a right angle. You and everyone else shows round over the edge, but what about when you get to the end of the edge and you need to go around the corner????
@@TrainingHandsAcademy I have seen three. Is your question helpful? One showed you kind of "dip" going around a square outside corner but no explanation and or picture of what the corner is supposed to look like. I am sorry you are taking this as criticism as I was just responding to your request for comments. I have a router (1/4") and no clue how to use it. I purchased a couple of $100.00 picnic table kits from Lowes/HomeDepot and now want to take my router and round over all the sharp edges and so wanted to know what to do when I get to a corner. Your outside/inside video was very helpful
@@benkanobe7500 Hey Ben, I'm not taking this as criticism... I just needed to know what you have seen and what you haven't of my content. The reason why you don't see me going around a corner is because I never do. I always rout the end grain first, and then rout the sides which completes the corner. Does that make sense?
