Heath Patrick
02-02-2014, 4:36 PM
Little background to start with. I started doing woodworking when I was 13(you could say). My dad has a home shop and him and my brother built cabinets and stuff. when I was 13 my dad had a Darwin moment and lost half of his pinky and ring finger in a router. They had a big job making 9' tall shutters for a historic district so I had to step in and help get them done. Any way for the next 10 years I would help out building all sorts of stuff. For the past 17 years I have done little things here and there. I have just built myself a shop at the house 16X32 and am getting setup to start doing my own thing and that leads me to my ? I picked up a new table saw and have the blade set so it is .0005:eek: wider at the back side of the blade from the right miter slot at 90 (I got lucky with 1 adjustment). When the blade is at 45 the front of the blade is .020 closer to the miter slot. I know I need to shim the front to get it right but how close is good enough should I shoot for perfect? I have read about the .003 or under for the blade at 90 does the same apply for 45?
I have also been looking for a router and I am looking at the Milwaukee 3.5 HP model 5625-20 I like the idea of being able to adjust it from above the table and like the fact that it adjusts without having to turn the motor in the base. Any input on it good or bad? I really dont want to spring for a lift table right now so my thinking is I can get it and just mount it up to a plate and be GTG. any sugestions on a plate to mount it to?
I have also been looking for a router and I am looking at the Milwaukee 3.5 HP model 5625-20 I like the idea of being able to adjust it from above the table and like the fact that it adjusts without having to turn the motor in the base. Any input on it good or bad? I really dont want to spring for a lift table right now so my thinking is I can get it and just mount it up to a plate and be GTG. any sugestions on a plate to mount it to?