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How to access this tool

Drop-in use

Drop into the workshop during our opening hours to use this tool, but ask a technician if you need any training first.

Key information

Yellow tools require further training. Training will be available either in the form of a bookable tool training session, or by dropping into the space and making an arrangement with a technician.

A palm router (also known as a laminate trimmer or trimming router) is principally used in woodworking and has largely the same functions as a router but is intended for thinner or smaller projects. It uses a milling cutter housed in a small handheld unit for chamfering, cutting grooves, slots, recesses, radii and other shallow profiles.

Please note

Palm routers are unsuitable for heavy-duty router work.

What can I use this tool for?

Suited to cutting wood and plastics for projects that have grooves, pockets and inlaid shapes.

Materials used with this tool

  • Various - Woods and Plastics

What training do I need to use this tool?

The induction for this tool is by arrangement with a technician.

If you would like to use a palm router, come to the workshop during opening hours and work out a time to be inducted with one of the technical staff.

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Tool Holder Diameter 1/4 inch