Wood Router

Wood router is a small machine for woodworking and carpentry. Usually, the type with low power, one-handed operation, is called electric trim router (wood trimmer, electric edge trimmer). The type with high power, two-handed operation is called electric wood router. Wood router was originally a hand tool, and with the development of technology, it has become today's power tool. It usually used with milling cutter and router bit or top bearing router bit.

Wood Router Functions

1. Routing
   Routing is a shaping process to produces finished edges and shapes for woodpiece. For some materials that are difficult to be formed by other processes, wood router can be used for neat shaping and finishing.
2. Trimming
   A smaller and lighter electric wood router with mini size is called trim router (or wood trimmer, wood edge router), can be used for trimming laminate. In addition, it can also be used for small-scale routing, or used as a wood router with suitable milling cutter and router bit.
3. Carving
   Some electric wood routers have a wood carving function, so they also called wood carving machine.
4. Cutting
   Electric wood router can cut dadoes and rabbet. Electric trimmer is also a wood slotting tool.

Types of Wood Routers

• Plunge Router

Working principle of plunge router is to plunge the router bit downward into workpiece for operation. With the depth stopper, the milling cutter can be accurately plunged to the required depth. During operation, the cutting depth can be adjusted, and the router can be moved vertically.

• Fixed Base Router

Fixed base router is more suitable for woodworking beginners due to its easy operation. When it is installed on a router table or router lathe, it will get an ideal effect. Fixed base router often used in molding tasks and edge cutting. Due to small size of the fixed base router, it is known as a palm router.

• CNC Wood Router

CNC wood router is a CNC router tool. CNC is computer numerical control. The CNC works on the Cartesian coordinate system (X, Y, Z) for 3D motion control.

There is best wood router machine for sale, competitive price. Suitable for various mill cutters with different diameters. Woodworking edge trimming, engraving, groove milling, cutting, etc.

Using a Wood Router 

Some people often get the product, but they don't know how to install and use it. When you get a wood router, is that the same? ATO gives you some tips:

1. Must be removed when the tool unloading workpiece.
2. When cutting the middle head, the hand shall not be close to the milling surface.
3. Must be slow or hand into the use of ATO wood router. It should be moved slowly or by hand. Don't fast forward and stop when they are working.
4. Fast forward or back to pay attention to whether its handle will hit.
5. Its feed is not allowed to be too fast and sudden speed change, the limit block should be adjusted.
6. It must be stopped when measuring the workpiece, adjusting the cutter and fastening the speed change.
7. When disassembling the end mill, the worktable should be padded with wood. Do not use too much force to remove the nut of the flat milling cutter.
8. It is strictly prohibited to touch or wipe the rotating parts and cutting tools with cotton yarn, and is forbidden to use the hand to support the knife head.

Watch the following video to see how the wood router works.

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