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- Bauer cordless angle grinder [1]
- Ryobi cordless router [2]
- DeWalt cordless router [3]
- Milwaukee is best according to this review [4]
- Reviews of top 5 [5]
- Bauer is decent [6]
Accessories
- Plunge router base 65 mm [7]
- milwaukee, dewalt, makita - plunge router bases for 65 mm body - [8]. You could get geared offset bases for getting into corners - [9]
Body Diameter
- Many diameters for router bodies [10]
Plunging
- If you know what you are doing, you can plunge without a plunge base - [11]
Window Cutting
The pros use "Spiral Flush Trim Upcut" - 1/4" [12], see vid [13]- Flush trimming bit - can also plunge - [14]
Pros Using Templates
- For bottom template: Use a bushing on a spiral upcut bit. 1/2" router is implied to be faster than a 1/4" router. [15]
- Use a bushing attached to the base of the router.
- Bushing sourcing [16]
- For top template: use a bushing, or use a Top Bearing Downcut Flush Trim Router Bit 1" H X 1/4" D 1/4" Shank. Unfortunately these do not exist because the bearing shank (about 1/8") would be too thin and bit would break. The only way this is doable is if shank is 1/4" and bit is 1/2" or even 3/8". Thus, the only way to do this is without a bearing on the top side, letting the smooth shank of the bit ride the template. Template should be 1/2" for easy alignement of bit.
- Holes of any size using a router -Here is an example of using a router to then drill any size hole, using a template with the guide bushings. [17]
Bit Types
- If this existed in upcut, we'd be set. Closest fixed-base plunging pierce bit - spiral and 1/4" so it's fast, but not up-cut for easier pierce. [18]
- Is it just me or everyone loves to take 2x the time by predrilling a pilot hole for bottom bearing spiral upcut flush trim cutout bits? Why not put the bearing on the top?
- But - is a pilot bit actually better at plunging than a regular spiral upcut, which is good for plunging? They’re also really good for plunging, since they pull the woodchips straight out of the cut like a drill bit. - from [19]
- Up-spiral. 1/2" shank, 3/8" cut [20]. Up and down- spiral refers to which way material is moved out. [21]
- Up-cut (works like a drill bit) pulling chips up, so you can plunge effectively. [22]
- Compression bit has both upcut and downcut sections [23]
- Need: Upcut - Flush Trim Bit - 1/4" Spiral 1/4" Shank - top bearing - Or bearingless with smooth shaft though this will get hotter but acceptable for electrical boxes, like [24]