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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 router is principally used in woodworking and uses a milling cutter housed in either a handheld unit or tabletop. It is used for chamfering, cutting grooves, slots, recesses, radii and other profiles. The milling cutter can be height adjusted for shallower or deeper cuts.

Please note

This machine can only be used with woods (no green wood) while connected to extraction.

What can I use this tool for?

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

Materials used with this tool

  • Wood only - No green woods

What training do I need to use this tool?

To get trained on this tool, drop into the workshop during our opening hours and ask a technician for a tool training. Please note that the availability of training depends on whether a suitably experienced technician is free at the time of your visit. We may ask you to come back at another time.

Once you have completed a tool training, you will be able to drop into our workshop during opening hours to use this tool. Please note that access to this tool depends on whether a suitably trained technician is available at the time of your visit.

Technical specifications

Specification Details
Collet Diameter 6 - 12.7 mm
Routing Stroke 55 - 70 mm