Whiteside 6002 rail & stile bits in a handheld 1/2"?

[Wuffles]

Am I mental?

I can build a little box for my 2200 to hang upside down like a bat I suppose, but am I missing a trick with the accessories that come with the full set for this router - which still seem like a mystery to me? I've got a fair few lengths of beech to turn into doors in the coming weeks.

Kind of ruing the day I sold my router table due to non-use, but them's the breaks.

Bits are here for referencehttp://www.amazon.com/Whiteside-Router-Bits-6002-Cutting/dp/B0012JJX9M

Cheers in advance.

 

[atomicmike]

I used a similar set from Freud in my OF 1400 years ago, with nothing more than the edge guide. It's not a solution I would recommend, or repeat myself. The biggest problem (aside from being insanely unsafe) was that even the slightest tipping up or down of the router destroyed that piece, since you're cutting a groove as well.

If I were doing it again, I'd do something similar to what you propose... build a small box to hang the router, effectively a mini router table.

 

[Phil Beckley]

Hi
Build a box....worth it in the long run.
rg
Phil

 

[Wuffles]

Roger. Box it is. Bugger.

 

[rvieceli]

Doesn't have to be a box. Make it easy on yourself. Take piece of 600 X 1200 or so piece of 12 or 18 mm MDF, drill an appropriately sized hole in the middle of it and fasten the router underneath. Suspend it from a couple of saw horses and clamp a straight edge to it for a fence.

 

[Wuffles]

Doesn't have to be a box. Make it easy on yourself. Take piece of 600 X 1200 or so piece of 12 or 18 mm MDF, drill an appropriately sized hole in the middle of it and fasten the router underneath. Suspend it from a couple of saw horses and clamp a straight edge to it for a fence.

I was trying to sound posh by suggesting it'd even be a box

If you lot knew the kind of Heath Robinson stuff I manage to get away with you'd all be tutting more than a buried Egyptian king.

Ba da bum, tsh.

Cheers for the advice though.

 

[Mahomo59]

Dan

Try here for cutter, really good.
http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Router_Cutters_1.html

 

[Wuffles]

Already got the bits from my great friends at routercutter.co.uk

 

[ear3]

I haven't yet tried handheld routing of rail and stile or frame and panel parts with the 2200, but check out this video from [member=1146]Brice Burrell[/member] which makes it seem doable:

 

[tjbnwi]

I use the panel raising bits hand held in the 2200 whenever I make raised panel wainscoting or large/tall doors. Remember face side up when working hand held.

The 2200 handles my 3-5/8" CMT panel raising bit as easily as it does a 1/4" spiral bit.

If you're worried about the amount of cut either change the bearing to a larger diameter or use the fence to decrease cut depth. Make the cut in 2 passes if you feel one pass is to much to handle. Leave the edge guide on the router to act as a guard.

Tom

 

[Wuffles]

My diagnosis is looking better, still likely to go tableish based, for my own sanity. Happy new year.

 

[awil66]

Tom, that is some great advice. It's nice to have real pros chime in with tips that no doubt come from years of experience