Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
"magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
in the router.
I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
Any thoughts on this? Thanks
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
> >
> Could you not buy an external router speed controller?
>
> --
The external speed controllers, say they are not for "soft start"
routers. I was wondering if there was a controller that would work.
Has anyone used one with a soft start router? I wonder if it is not
recomended, because of the chance of starting the router with the
controller set at a slow speed?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
> sailor wrote:
> > Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
> > router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
> >
> > I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
> > router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
> > had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
> > "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
> > parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
> > problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
> > in the router.
> > I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
> > and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
> >
> > Any thoughts on this? Thanks
>
> If you know the part see if these guys can supply it?
> http://m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html
They have it. "Only" $104
>
> --
> Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
Leon wrote:
> "sailor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
> >> >
> >> Could you not buy an external router speed controller?
> >>
> >> --
> > The external speed controllers, say they are not for "soft start"
> > routers. I was wondering if there was a controller that would work.
> > Has anyone used one with a soft start router? I wonder if it is not
> > recomended, because of the chance of starting the router with the
> > controller set at a slow speed?
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> > Thanks
> >
>
> With your speed controller not working, does you soft start still work?
Yes, the soft start does work.
Does anyone know, what the "magnetic core" does? Is it for the speed
control?
In article <[email protected]>,
sailor <[email protected]> wrote:
>Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
>router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>
>I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
>router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
>had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
>"magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
>parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
>problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
>in the router.
>I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
>and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>
>Any thoughts on this? Thanks
>
Check with the manufacturer if you can, but IMHO you're not really
pushing any limits at full speed for a 1 3/8" bit.
--
Contentment makes poor men rich. Discontent makes rich men poor.
--Benjamin Franklin
Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland - [email protected]
"sailor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
> router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>
> I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
> router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
> had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
> "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
> parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
> problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
> in the router.
> I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
> and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>
> Any thoughts on this? Thanks
>
The recommended speed for a bit that size is 18,000 rpm. Up to 1", 25,000.
That said however I think I spin my rail and style bits at top speed.
sailor wrote:
> The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
>> sailor wrote:
>>> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different
>>> size router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>>>
>>> I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
>>> router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional.
>>> He had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
>>> "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at
>>> a parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
>>> problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that
>>> much in the router.
>>> I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1
>>> 3/8" and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on this? Thanks
>>
>> If you know the part see if these guys can supply it?
>> http://m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html
>
> They have it. "Only" $104
>>
>> --
>> Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
I'm on about the bearing at $3.90
I'd buy this part and take a chance to see if the bloke that looked at the
router was right?
After all $3.90 is peanuts.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
"sailor" wrote in message
> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
> router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:1SFpHQ0h3ukJ:www.newwoodworker.com/rtrbitspds.html+%22router+bit+speed%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
Not that I would do anything but take with a grain of salt and as a rough
guideline.
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www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/29/06
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
> sailor wrote:
>> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
>> router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>>
>> I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
>> router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
>> had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
>> "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
>> parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
>> problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that
>> much in the router.
>> I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
>> and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>>
>> Any thoughts on this? Thanks
>
> If you know the part see if these guys can supply it?
> http://m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html
Yep they have it...$3.90
http://tinyurl.com/yxnfjm
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
sailor wrote:
> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
> router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>
> I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
> router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
> had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
> "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
> parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
> problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
> in the router.
> I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
> and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>
> Any thoughts on this? Thanks
If you know the part see if these guys can supply it?
http://m-and-d.com/ryobi_tools.html
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
sailor wrote:
> Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size
> router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
>
> I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a
> router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He
> had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a
> "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a
> parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the
> problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much
> in the router.
> I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8"
> and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
>
> Any thoughts on this? Thanks
Could you not buy an external router speed controller?
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
"sailor" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
>> >
>> Could you not buy an external router speed controller?
>>
>> --
> The external speed controllers, say they are not for "soft start"
> routers. I was wondering if there was a controller that would work.
> Has anyone used one with a soft start router? I wonder if it is not
> recomended, because of the chance of starting the router with the
> controller set at a slow speed?
>
> Any thoughts?
> Thanks
>
With your speed controller not working, does you soft start still work?
sailor wrote:
> Just talked to Ryobi Tech support and was told it was most likely the
> speed coltrol circuit. $104 :-(
>
> Wish I had a remote speed controller to try.
If that is the case then I would strip it down and see what was at fault
circuitry wise,these boards only contain readily availble components like
resistors,caps,diodes.
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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite