Sort by cutting the choice of terminology and an almost endless variety can be confusing, especially if you're new to working with a router. Read up on the basic facts will help you choose the best cut, and make the best use of them.
There are numerous species, including many highly specialized applications. We are not able to get any kind in this article, but here are some of the most common:
Straight RouterBit
Straight cutters are among the most widely used. Bits used to cut directly down into a material, form the groove or nut or erode an area for a groove or inlays. They come in a variety of cut diameters, most commonly in the range of 3 / 16 "to 1-1/2".
Folding Cutters
Folding cutter produces a straight cut vertically and horizontally, and are specifically designed to cut a joke (notch) in the limit of a material. Folding isAn example of a "pilot project" bit, which means that an area of the tip of the bit is used to bring to spread along the edge of the material. Bit Folding usually in an amount that a series of pilot bearing diameters are included, so that a variety of sizes to produce a bend.
Flush Trim Cutters
Wire cutter to cut with a guide bearing, which is the same size as the radius of cutting bit can be drawn. They are used around the edge of a wire material with the edge of another structureMaterial. Trimming a veneered surface of a substrate or to create a model in several identical shapes are examples. The pilot bearing may be on the top of the bit at the base of the cutting edge, or both.
Chamfer Router Bits
Chamfer cutters produce a bevel angle. Bevel is sometimes used to decorate the edge of a material, and may also in the carpentry shop to multi-sided beveled edges to create drawings for use.
Forming the edge routerBit
Aboard cutters are often used to cut a decorative border in a material. The variety of board
Training profiles are practically unlimited, but some of the most common are:
• Around-bit - used to cut the rounded edge of a certain radius.
• Ogee Bit - The term "ogee" refers to a profile "S". Ogee is available in a variety of configurations, the Roman ogee bit 'shown above is one of the most common
• Edge Bead Bit -Used a 1 / 4 or 1 / 2 semi-circle cut profile as a "pearl" in a corner or edge
• Cove cutters - are used to cut a concave 1 / 4 circle in a material
Bit board include many forming a pilot bearing. In most cases, they are for the eventual creation of a project, where the edges are already established and can serve as a guide for the bit about.
Moulding Router Bits
Designed by the architectural profiles are usually larger melting bits of bit base edge.Bits of molding may make different profiles based board in a single bit of integration. Because of their size, shape, as the safest bits used in a router table.
The classic multi-bit form here has been designed to contain different decorative profiles, made possible by the combination of basic profiles in one.
Stile and rail bits
These are used in the frame and panel construction, primarily for the construction of the frame members of the cabinet and door step. These bits cut a decorativeProfile and a slot in the edge of the panel door frame buffer, and also a cut corresponding to the end of the material, in which the frame of the "rail" (horizontal member) meets the edge of the frame profile of "style" (vertical member) .
This can be like a set of two "combined" bits, or one who arranged that deal with both the necessary components of the cut and hold together.
Bit Panel raised
These are often combined to produce the type used in previousan edge profile of a panel of the door. The profiled edge fits into the slot in the frame stiles and rails. Raised panel bits are available in horizontal and vertical configuration. Horizontal cut raised the profile of the panel with the panel lying on the table storage installation. A vertical frame and panel bit is used to cut the profile of the panel reversed the stock on edge and along a fence.
Vertical collected for use by many to be safer because of their verysmaller radius. A little 'horizontal raised panel is required for plates with rounded edges, as used in vaulted or "cathedral" ante.
Joinery Bits
These include the dovetail, drawer lock, miter lock bit, and phalanx. Each of these is used to produce a particular type of joint precision. A dovetail is often produced in combination with a fast and precise dovetail jig dovetail drawer boxes and other box-making projects used.