Router Bit Speeds, Feed and Types

This week’s woodworking skill builder is Router Bit Speeds, Feed and Types. I go over the proper speed and feed for your variable speed router, for different bits and the many types of bits that are out there. I really can’t wait to see what you create! Let me know what you’d like to see next. Thanks for watching! Please like, comment and subscribe. Cheers!
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[watermain]

Seeing some of your favorite bits in action would be a huge help to those of us new to routers...thanks for the series.

[firespyder]

One bit that I've discovered recently that you didn't mention is the V-groove bit that makes a 90 degree groove in a piece of wood. Make a groove an inch or two from all four edges of a plank to just below the surface of the wood to make a mitre, cut out the corners, and fold it into a box with continuous grain.

[craigmonteforte]

Pretty good video Johnathan, I’m a retired Woodworker that spent over 20 years doing Commercial Architectual Woodworking you would be very surprised on how many people i’ve seen incorrectly using routers i’ve always preached to Aprentices and “Newbies that your ears are one of your best assets to tell you if you are going the correct speed on your Router and bits and often i was questioned on how on earth did i afford all my bits i use in my collection my response has always been that’s easy slowly and one at a time and don’t underestimate the inexpensive or cheap “Chinese” made bits as they do work and get you a lot of bang for the dollar I even have a set of non Carbide tipped bits i bought at Sears more than 25 years ago that i’ve sharpened many times and every now and then still use one or two of if memory serves me correctly it was a 10 piece set i bought for under $20 .00 on clearance and my then wife gave me grief asking dont you have enough tools ? which i used to ask her the same thing everytime she bought new clothes LOL me and Ole Whatever her name was have been happily divorced for more than 30 years now ! she is long gone but i still have every router and bit i’ve ever bought

[apuuvah]

Great video. Thank you. Just got my first router. Makita RT702C MacPack. Good DIY tubers are worth their weight in gold. True public service. One of my favs is "Project Farm" consumer testing tuber.

[katzmosestools]

My Router Speeds
6=24k RPM
5=21k RPM
4= 18k RPM
3=16k RPM
2=12k RPM
1= 8k RPM (I misspoke and said 18k)

[TrevorDennis]

JK-M 'I'm starting to realise I have a router bit problem'. 😁
That's a subcategory of the gear fetish so many of us have, whatever our -obsession- hobby. It can get _really_ expensive if you are into photography, but a woodworking/engineering hobby can lead to a you-can't-have-too-many-tools state of affairs. A useful video as always Jonathan.

[jimmydickson]

The more I watch and listen the more I get use to the many uses of all the different bits,

[eligebrown]

Im getting ready to buy a router to build tables with. Thanks for taking the time out of your dsy to educate some of us. The only tool problem a person could have is, not having enough

[ZackWilliamson]

This series is fantastic! Really informative, can't wait to see the router table build!

[djmandrick]

This was really helpful. Bought my first 1/4" router this week that came with no bits. Now I know exactly what type and variant I need for the router jig I want to make, and then use it as the cutting bit on that too. Perfect, thank you so much.

[WBG]

Loving the videos my dude, super informative and very easy to understand and absorb the information you are giving us. As someone who has just started the fabrication journey for car audio, videos like these are invaluable. Much appreciated!

[petermiddo]

I have heard your name spoken when it came tk education but I don't think I was ready.

I have a trim router, which I have used a couple of times to do exactly as it's intended, trim backing boards for shelves I've built.

I also have a (I think it's a Black & Decker) cast iron desktop router table, the ones where you clamp it to another table. The router motor I've "inherited" from my father-in-law. This thing is an industrial unit which creates a suburb-sized brownout when you turn it on. And the router bit turns and pokesits little death head up through the table. Everytime I even look at it, I picture it stabbing me in the heart and mutilating the rest of my body as I drop to the floor.

Now I need to cut a 16mm rabbit into some chipboard shelves I need to make to be able to clean up my workshop, so it looks like I'm going to have to get a plunge router (My trim router doesn't have a plunge base, even as an option)

Then, of course, I need to know about bits and speeds and feeds and there's more to learn than just chucking a stabby into a buzzing drilly spinny thing and skating it across the top of a work piece.

I've been told I'm a bright boy, and I know enough about woodworking to write it all on the back of a postage stamp, but routers scare the out of me.

So, thank you for this video. It cleared a LOT of the mystique around the bits and feed information that I'd been missing. So, now, when my workspace is cleared enough I can get back to work, I won't be as scared. Maybe.

[ImgonnaDIY]

Hey Jonathan. If you could only have 2 bits out of all of these, which ones would they be?

[newenglandyankeeliving]

This video was worth it solely for the sound difference between a good and bad cut. The rest of the content was valuable as well but that’s easily the fastest no BS demonstration I’ve found. Thank you. I’m waiting till after we close on our house but I’m gonna buy one of your aprons with the combination square sheath

[fcschoenthal]

Another great video packed with information for woodworkers of all levels. Love what you're doing. - Chris

[dpmccutcheon]

Great info! Informational videos can be hard to watch for me, but you keep a fast pace, don’t repeat yourself, and provide examples along the way.

[theatticwoodworker]

Excellent clear concise explanation of everything bits...

[ericmac]

You have mentioned that you dont recommend buying a pre made collection of bits.... Have you considered putting a useful kit through bits n bits, maybe $100-$150 worth of bits to get started?

[SW-jovy]

Great vid! I use a bull nose bit for cutting board handles. You mentioned another bit for that use. Could you provide more detail, i.e. name, profile, advantage over bull nose, etc. ? Thanks.

[benjaminjensen]

Important question.
If you move to a larger COLLET say from 6 mm to a 8 mm (same bit-cut-size) in a non-variable speed is the bit going to travel faster or slower (mph)? Is the power of the cut in the wood... bigger or smaller?