Router?

Khledar · 03-23-2002, 10:01 PM

Refering to my previous post about using a drill press, I was looking aroud on the net for stuff about endmill bits, and I saw a page that had ones for routers. One thing that was mentioned about a drill press is its design for vertical use, not side to side. Would a router be more suitable, due to its design for side pressure? I was thinking maybe its still not up to metal side pressure, as I can see wood being considerably softer. Just throwing this out there as other people's experience far surpasses mine. Thanks.

DigitalChaos · 03-23-2002, 10:32 PM

hrmmm bet you could mount a router to a drill press!!! that would be cool.

jaydee · 03-23-2002, 10:43 PM

I do not think routers have the tourqe to handle metal but they might. In any event you will not be holding onto it going into metal. It will tear out of your hands. Go with the drill press, I just bought a new one for $40!!! That will mill enough stuff before it wears out. Also you can drill out the majority of the block with a standard drill bit and then finish it with an endmill. That would take a lot of pressure off the drill press side to side.

Brad · 03-24-2002, 04:54 AM

yeah just drill a chain of holes like ooooooo then you can just take the remander out fairly easily

03-23-2002, 10:01 PM	#1
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Router? Refering to my previous post about using a drill press, I was looking aroud on the net for stuff about endmill bits, and I saw a page that had ones for routers. One thing that was mentioned about a drill press is its design for vertical use, not side to side. Would a router be more suitable, due to its design for side pressure? I was thinking maybe its still not up to metal side pressure, as I can see wood being considerably softer. Just throwing this out there as other people's experience far surpasses mine. Thanks. __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

03-24-2002, 04:54 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	yeah just drill a chain of holes like ooooooo then you can just take the remander out fairly easily __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

03-23-2002, 10:32 PM	#2
DigitalChaos Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Waukesha, Wi Posts: 698	hrmmm bet you could mount a router to a drill press!!! that would be cool.

03-23-2002, 10:43 PM	#3
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	I do not think routers have the tourqe to handle metal but they might. In any event you will not be holding onto it going into metal. It will tear out of your hands. Go with the drill press, I just bought a new one for $40!!! That will mill enough stuff before it wears out. Also you can drill out the majority of the block with a standard drill bit and then finish it with an endmill. That would take a lot of pressure off the drill press side to side.

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