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With your before you turn the machine router table mounted, you can _ °"â€" One unbreakable safety make mouldings, joint wood _ ‘Ul¢ for a router is to always for glueing and any number of unplug the machine when Other tasks changing bits. The conseâ€" quence of the machine sudâ€" If you have a router and _ denly turning on are too horriâ€" haven‘t used it, pick up one of ble to think about. â€" whether an ornamental Roman ogee or a plain roundâ€" ed edge. There is no easier way to finish the edge of a plastic laminate counter than with a router equipped with an edging bit. With a dovetail jig anyone can make dovetail joints that are the hallmark of fine furniture. With your router table mounted, you can make mouldings, joint wood for glueing and any number of other tasks. Now that we‘ve told you the scary part we can go to the good news. There are many, many things you can do with a router that are almost impossible to accomplish othâ€" erwise. You can put a beautiâ€" ful finished edge on a project First, the router is a frightâ€" ening tool to the uninitiated. It spins a cutting bit at anywhere from 18 000 to 28 000 RPM‘s, emits a high pitched scream, and when applied to a piece of wood, throws chips and sawdust in all directions. The router is probably one of the least utilized of all portable power tools. A major manufacturer submits that over 75% of all routers sold are either never turned on or turned on only once. They are received as gifts or bought after reading an article in a howâ€"to book that shows all manner of exotic accomplishâ€" ments. Then when the tool is taken home and tried out many things become instantly evident. Lowly router least utilized power tool Another area in most housâ€" es that is wasted is the area under the basement stairs. Although this area is usually only up to 6‘ high and slopes down to the basement floor it (See "Make" Page RE 36) Another thing to remember is that in most cases the bedâ€" room walls are insulated and the area is unheated. es there is often an area under the sloping roof that can be opened up to offer storage for bulky items that are not used on a dayâ€"toâ€"day basis. In most cases there is no access to these area and you will have to cut a small door through from the bedroom. Inside the house there are many comers that lend themâ€" selves to conversion to storâ€" age areas. In twoâ€"storey housâ€" wouldn‘t want it to collapse on the hood of the car! To start, a couple of edging and straight bits should sufâ€" fice. Practise on a piece of scrap wood until you have the feel of the machine and are used to the noise. Always run the router from left to right on the workpiece so the bit feeds into the wood; going the other way, the bit will try to run First and foremost, be sure to wear eye protection; as noted earlier, chips fly in all directions. If the highâ€"pitched noise bothers you, ear plugs or protectors are not expenâ€" sive and will make you much more comfortable. If you are going to work with pine or cedar, highâ€"speed steel bits will do the job. For particle board carbide tipped bits are a necessity. You can certainly learn on your own, too, if you are willâ€" ing to sacrifice a few pieces of scrap wood. the many good books that are available on the use of the router. Better still, there are courses and seminars being offered by adult education institutions and woodworking shows around the country. Ask your librarian for woodâ€" working publications that list these events. Miller Real Estate Ltd * All the ingrecients tor quality 1 -mwmmm * Pretty eatâ€"in kiichen. 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