[Woodcarver] Question about plunge routers

[Bill Judt]

About router bits:

The spiral router bits sold by Lee Valley tools (Onsrud bits) are  
excellent for wood removal in relief carvings, up to 1-1/2" depth.  
Take a look at these bits at:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=42891&cat=1,46168,46171

These are upward spiral bits, available in both Carbide and HSS. They  
are far and away superior to conventional single and double flute  
router bits.

Believe me, I have gone the full route with router bits for relief  
carving applications over the years, and these spiral bits are  
EXCELLENT... so much so that I even sent a note to Lee Valley Tools  
stating the same.

BTW, for relief carving choose bits that are either 5/16" diameter or  
3/8" diameter. Smaller bits fatigue and twist off, and don't have the  
speed at the cutting edge that the larger bits offer. Bits that are  
larger than 3/8" are too wide to fit into the smaller spaces.
For each of these sizes you will likely have to purchase... at nominal  
cost... the appropriate collet for your router and the bit. These too  
are available at LVT.

Hope this helps,

Blessings and Peace,

Bill

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On 5-Dec-07, at 12:40 PM, Byron wrote:


> I'm with Donna here.  Bigger isn't necessarily better.  A smaller  

> router that easier to handle would be my choice for removing waste  

> for relief carving.   Speaking of smaller, I have the router  

> attachment for my Dremel, it works quite well for many things that  

> don't require dragging out the bigger router.

>

> Byron


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