Another great video. As a complete router-newbie I thought I understood the whole direction question after watching loads of videos; I didn't, but now I do! Thanks for giving really practical, understandable information.
You're welcome! I also highly recommend the Router spindle speeds video and the router FAQ on depth of cut to all new router users! Once you've got these principles locked in you'll be wanting to expand in to all the other possibilities you now have with your router!!
I bought one today, my first attempt to smooth the corners and sides was absolutely a disaster! I kept looking for videos and this is the only one that actually explains how it works.
@@fatosllabjani1643 unfortunately there are a growing number of videos being released by people who simply don’t understand the process themselves, so they really struggle to try to explain things
@@Jerry7193 lol! That’s because most people putting videos up on the subject don’t actually really know…. They get most of their information from videos by people who don’t really know either.☺️🤣🤣🫣
@@BrainFizz that’s what I am finding out. It’s been 45 years of NOT doing any woodworking I started doing it again. Things have really changed. Slow but sure I am beginning to figure some of it back. Thanks to you it really helped understanding the fundamentals of router
Been a little afraid to try the router so spent lots of time watching safety videos and this use of anti-clockwise versus left to right or right to left is so smart, thank you!
There’s a whole bunch of good videos on YT that explain it well, but there’s also even more less accurate well explained videos. It’s easy to simply repeat the content from another video, but not so easy to put it across in a way people. An understand - particularly if one doesn’t fully understand the concept in the first instance…. Glad this video was able to help you…. You should find plenty of solid info on this channel💪
Pleasure!👌 it’s easy to just watch a YT video and replicate it for views, but understanding what happens and why is, in my view at least,as import as the information as it allows users to understand and modify their use age in line with their work in a safe way - climb cuts have their use, and tubes to use it…. But you need to understand when AND why to stay safe 👌
I have recently been using a router for v grooves on panels and noted, as you state in the video, I was going clockwise and the lines were not straight but deviating slightly away from the fence, doing it anticlockwise, after watching your video 👍 my lines are now true and very straight! I noticed the router pulled into the guide fence and not away from it, so the rotation of the cutter were pulling towards the fence (as in your video 24:05) - which ultimately gave me a nice clean straight line cut. Great video and appreciate your guidance. 👍 Thanks!
Thanks, just bought my first router and was having problems cutting straight when going from left to right. I now understand why as I was using a clamped guide, so effectively going clockwise . This explanation is so easy to understand and has given me so much confidence. 👍
Just found your channel and as a newbie woodworker at 62 this is just the advise I need, it explains the process perfectly, can't for the life of me understand the thumbs down. Will certainly be subscribing.
Thanks steve! there's loads of router and woodworking/making videos on this channel, and all are welcome! I hope you enjoy your woodworking, and future videos as well!!
Just to say a massive thanks mate. Used my first router today prepping some ash stair treads and thanks to your help they came out like factory finish, plus I've still got all my limbs, win win.
Thanks for this, your anticlockwise demonstration by far the easiest and most understandable explanation I have heard and seen, in numerous videos being straightforward and practical for me.
No question at all, I just want to say a big thank you for a nice and straightforward explanation even with examples. It's always better to explain principles not just how to do something 👍
Wow..by far the best / most informative vid I have seen on using a router. Have often wondered about the 'correct' direction to cut ..now I know. Cheers
Thanks! Honest really happy that not only you liked it, but also that it was helpful, and you took the time to comment! ❤️❤️ Hope you hit the like button! Feel free to share with your friends!👍
Thank you for posting this explanation. It is the BEST I've seen. I understood everything. Not everyone can impart their knowledge with such clarity. Much appreciated!
No problem!! So glad you found the info of use!! It's a fairly simple thing to do, but many people over think it, and don't understand why things go wrong, once a couple of things click, it's pretty much plain sailing from there!
Hya mate. I'm OVER the MOON. 'm 70 and retired Psychiatric nurse been wood working "self taught". Been watching U/T vids in the evenings, making notes and trying to remember things (difficult at times at 70) ! Go to work shop in the morning and cant even understand my notes ! eg. right, left, left right.... However I fitted a WI FI booster indoors and BINGO I've got a lap top in my shed ! This is my 1st vid in me shed. Ive watched this one before and in the morning it meant nothing. ha ha NOW I UNDERSTAND !! I can "pause ya" :) Cheers
Hi Richard, your videos are second to none and I am learning loads so keep them coming, I'm a very novice wood worker and your videos are helping massively
Great!! I'm chuffed that these videos can help people out, and also inspire you to make your own projects! :-) Thanks for commenting, and of course, watching! :-)
Thank you, great job. Watched a lot of Router info videos but yours is by far the best and easiest to understand. Thank you again for putting in all the time you did.
Glad it helped!welcome back any time! Im currently in the midst of producing several other Instructional Router videos, and live streams, so keep an eye out for those if they are of use!
thegoodraj I’ve not used either reaching much, but I have a good deal of other machines from both brands. Both will give you good service and after care. I would advise to pick which ever machine gives you the best overall benefit based on: Plunge travel Aperture size (biggest cutter you can use) Guide bush flexibility (base configuration) And the price. These benefits I believe to be higher priority over motor size (Watt/HP),
glad it was helpful!! i have lots of router tutorials and projects on this channel! if there's anything you want to know feel free to ask!!! I'm always happy to help! welcome to #teamrouter!
Richard this is honey for the bees. Ive been hunting for a video like yours for a long long time. your tips, explanations are to the point, clear and something I can remember. you given me concrete understanding of what’s confounded me since I bought my router. cheers to you. lookin forward to checking out other videos of yours.
Thank you very much for taking your time to make this video. I have watched a lot of videos that it was difficult to understand and yours was point on. Oh yes I am a new subscriber!
Great video. Thank you for your time, expertise, and patience explaining your various routing procedures. I'm a newbie, and you have gave me a jump start in my learning. Excellent!
Despite the simplicity of the information, but I did not find anyone explain it and explain it like you so thanks a lot for the explanation and the simplicity of explanation .. I am from Egypt
+Chima Ibeneche One of the few exceptions to the "rule", taking a light pass gives a finer finish, and as long as it's only a light cut, it's still perfectly safe. Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment👍
Thank you for the excellent video. A tip that I picked up a few months ago is to make an L shape using your (right hand) thumb and forefinger. Point your thumb at the surface that you want to rout and your finger will be pointing in the direction of cut.
Yeah, people say that to me too but I can point my thumb to top edge or bottom edge, and my finger still points left…. And that’s wrong. CW/ACW is always correct, no matter he orientation of the work, or the position of yourself…. 🤔
Thanks Richard. Just bought a router as we're busy doing our house up. I think you've saved me a great deal of money on waste wood! I think I've got a bit of a clue now on what I'm doing! Great video.
Brill!! Hopefully you're getting on ok - It's really rewarding being able to do your own work for your house! Stay safe, if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch!
Thank you for a fantastic video. So clear and helpful. I bought a new router and various bits many, many years ago and it's never been out of the box because I didn't have a clue how to use it or the confidence to even try. I've watched numerous videos on the use of routers and each one has left me as trepidacious as before. Now, for the first time, I feel confident to give it a go, that is if the router actually still works after so long in storage! I was also intrigued by the apparently non-slip mat on your workbench. Not something I've come across before. It looks a lot easier than having to clamp every time. I will be searching for one. I have subscribed and will definitely be back!
Glad the video was of use! There are loads of router tips videos on the channel aimed at new and experienced router users... Feel free to share them with your woodworking friends if you think they will be of use to them and help keep people safe!
Fantastic Video! I am a newbie on woodworking. That's the kind of knowledge and techniques I always look for to learn before I use a machine. Thanks so much!
Brilliant video. Very clear and insightful and in an absolute beginner trying to train up to prep and oak worktop with undermount sink and drain grooves. Thank you!
Wow thanks!! Worktops can be a bit of a daunting task, but perfectly doable, even for a beginner! Just be methodical and read the instructions on the jigs! There a worktop cutting jig video on this channel, not so much a “how to”, but it should give you a little confidence!👍 good lice!!
Being a novice this information has helped me loads, I often paused while routing and scratching my head thinking which direction the router blade was going to which way I should be going so again this has helped me loads, thanks Richard, keep it up
No problem Rich! Glad it was of use and you enjoyed it. Don’t forget to subscribe for more. If there’s anything specific you’d like to see let me know.
Could you please do a video showing how to make a sign on a piece of wood using a plunge router and what's best bit please . Thanks a complete beginner starting with a cheap jmb plunge router. Love your video, very easy to understand
Hi Richard Thank you very much for your video. I have just recently got into woodwork for home projects and always wanted to know how to use a router. No doubt I will be watching this over and over again. Very informative. I look forward in watching some more of your videos. All the best👍
Thanks, If you're looking to get more from your router, you've come to the right place. I have a large back catalogue of routing videos, with more always planned!
Thank you so much for this explanatory video. I am a complete beginner and I found your tips very helpful. I have subscribed to your channel and will work my way through your back catalogue. Cheers!
That was the best instructional video I've watched on basic routing (and trust me, I've watched a lot over the last few weeks as I prepare to use a router for the first time to prepare a laminate kitchen worktop to take a hob and a sink). Thanks for taking the time Richard, I cant wait to plough through your other videos on router technique. This is the first video of yours I've watched and I've just subscribed.
Wow thanks!!❤️❤️ And welcome aboard! Routing is really not as complicated or as scary as so many people try to make it out to be - not being blasé about it, just I think people are overly “UA-cam cautious” Take your time and if it feels dodgy, it probably is. Top tip with kitchen worktop jigs.... set your maximum plunder depth, and take it down nice and easy.... at the end of each pass let the cutter come all the way back up, and slide the router back along the jig (don’t liftvhe router off the jig). Once your cut all the way through, raise the cutter, turn of the router and yellow the cutter time to completely stop rotating, that way you can’t accidentally route into your expensive worktop jig! (Cough cough - so I’m told🤪😳😉😉)
brilliant, the whole aim of the video was to help newcomers to routing! watch out for other instructional videos in addition to the playlists already available on this channel.
Glad it helped! I'm the same. "left to right" works fine in a jig - particularly the dovetail jig, but if you don't have the router, the work piece and the area to cut all in the correct position, left to right becomes irrelevant.
Some REALLY GOOD tips here m8! Thanks, I’m about to use a plunge router for the first time, great value clip! Particularly anticlockwise cutting to let the fence prevent drifting!
Common sense to most, but something a lot of people overthink and get confused about! Thanks for taking the time to comment! This is a fairly old video that seems to have had somewhat of a resurgence in the last couple of days....whereabouts did you find the link?
Very helpful and practical video - helped me to see the mistakes I have been making and given me the confidence to try again. I look forward to viewing your other presentations. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Ace!! welcome to #Teamrouter Be careful, but don't be scared. learn the 4 "rules" of routing: 1. Direction of cut. 2. Feed Rate. 3. Depth of cut. 4. Spindle RPM And you'll be fine! any questions, feel free to ping me a message! thanks for the watch, and stay safe!
Thank you Richard...just one question how to you work out spindle speed ? My first project is fitting solid walnut worktops and would appreciate your advice on the spindle speed for this timber...thank you
Easy peasy, Spindle speed is set by the diameter of the cutter, it has nothing to do with the material, at al, whatsoever, ever... nothing... if you're fitting worktops, chances are your cutter diameter (that's the part doing the cutter, not the shank diameter) will be 1/2"(?) anything smaller than 1" diameter will be good for between 24K-28K RPM - Usually full speed. take multiple passes, no deeper than 1/2", if your burning the timber, cut less material per pass.. People seem to think that slowing the cutter will stop burning, but it's got virtually nothing to do with it, even at slow RPM's a cutter will burn the wood, if being fed slowly. cutting too much slows down progress, slow progress burns wood, slow cutter doesn't cut efficiently - this actually slows your feed even more... there may even be a video explaining it, i honestly can't remember, it'll be on the channel about burning wood, or about variable speed routers? - probably in the #cuttingedge questions series/playlist. hope this helps.
Been playing with the router(Christmas)for a few days now,didn't realise there was so much to using one(properly).been a big help,woods not cheap,!.TY M England..what I'm struggling with is the tool,as in,not fitting in the chuck,and the collets?and a funnel shaped thingy,no instructions.😳
Are you struggling to fit the cutter in to the collet, and keep it tight? Maybe take a look at this playlist on tips and tricks, there are some videos there showing the 'K' line on the cutter, where to fit, tighten etc all suitable for the new router user, and keep you safe! ua-cam.com/play/PLe27g672GxSZa9ZeO4u5vvpPOBBNMiKOj.html I hope tis helps!!
you should do 1 of his 1 day courses they are great for everyone great fun relaxed timing and a great chance to find the right router for your own strength also get a real feel on how it should feel which as i found out is a big part of using this tool correctly.
Great video Richard covering some mind bending stuff to get to grips with. *puts hand up* One thing I'd add is when cutting right the way through something (as you mentioned about the circle bit in the video) is to watch for the internal piece coming loose as soon as you've gone right through the board. My habit is to put some double sided tape between board and workbench (or sacrificial backing board) ensuring the bit that's going to be set free at the end is stuck to the work surface.
this was deliberately omitted from the final cut as this will form part of a future video about using templates. I too use this technique if the internal piece is required undamaged. another method is to leave it attached partially, then remove by hand and flush trim the remaining material.
Thanks.. I was tempted to chop it up into several bit sized videos, and Although it might have generated more ad revenue, i think it was better to have it stay a single video. There is a lot of ground to cover with this and I tried to keep everything relevant but also logical, and useful for viewers - hopefully i managed to keep the waffle to a minimum. Thanks for watching!
The black mate is a "router mat" or "routing and sanding mat", they are basically a nonslip rubber mat that holds the work in place without the need to clamp it down to the bench. great for sanding and routing! They're sometimes found in diy centres and also car shops as non-slip boot/trunk liners well worth the money!!!
Another great video. As a complete router-newbie I thought I understood the whole direction question after watching loads of videos; I didn't, but now I do! Thanks for giving really practical, understandable information.
You're welcome!
I also highly recommend the Router spindle speeds video and the router FAQ on depth of cut to all new router users!
Once you've got these principles locked in you'll be wanting to expand in to all the other possibilities you now have with your router!!
I bought one today, my first attempt to smooth the corners and sides was absolutely a disaster! I kept looking for videos and this is the only one that actually explains how it works.
@@fatosllabjani1643 unfortunately there are a growing number of videos being released by people who simply don’t understand the process themselves, so they really struggle to try to explain things
You are the first video that explains everything in the detail.
@@Jerry7193 lol! That’s because most people putting videos up on the subject don’t actually really know…. They get most of their information from videos by people who don’t really know either.☺️🤣🤣🫣
@@BrainFizz that’s what I am finding out. It’s been 45 years of NOT doing any woodworking I started doing it again. Things have really changed. Slow but sure I am beginning to figure some of it back. Thanks to you it really helped understanding the fundamentals of router
Been a little afraid to try the router so spent lots of time watching safety videos and this use of anti-clockwise versus left to right or right to left is so smart, thank you!
There’s a whole bunch of good videos on YT that explain it well, but there’s also even more less accurate well explained videos. It’s easy to simply repeat the content from another video, but not so easy to put it across in a way people. An understand - particularly if one doesn’t fully understand the concept in the first instance….
Glad this video was able to help you…. You should find plenty of solid info on this channel💪
Thank you for making it much easier to understand the routing process.
You're very welcome!
Good video. Haven't used a router in about 15yrs and I just bought a new Dewalt for my shop and just needed a refresher on push direction of cutter.
Glad it helped
Your explanation and why to move anti clockwize as well as providing an off router fence was excellent. Thank you.
Pleasure!👌 it’s easy to just watch a YT video and replicate it for views, but understanding what happens and why is, in my view at least,as import as the information as it allows users to understand and modify their use age in line with their work in a safe way - climb cuts have their use, and tubes to use it…. But you need to understand when AND why to stay safe 👌
I have recently been using a router for v grooves on panels and noted, as you state in the video, I was going clockwise and the lines were not straight but deviating slightly away from the fence, doing it anticlockwise, after watching your video 👍 my lines are now true and very straight!
I noticed the router pulled into the guide fence and not away from it, so the rotation of the cutter were pulling towards the fence (as in your video 24:05) - which ultimately gave me a nice clean straight line cut. Great video and appreciate your guidance. 👍 Thanks!
Thanks, just bought my first router and was having problems cutting straight when going from left to right. I now understand why as I was using a clamped guide, so effectively going clockwise . This explanation is so easy to understand and has given me so much confidence. 👍
Glad I was able to help! Lee an eye out for more router tuition and how to router basics videos on this channel!❤️❤️
The clearest explanation i have found routing direction. Great video
Thankyou!
Best explanation of cut direction i have watched.
Thanks very much! Don’t forget to share it with your friends!❤️
Easy way to remember. Thanks!
Your video was really helpful from many aspects. As a beginner it’s really appreciated. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! you're very welcome.
I have been routing for 20+ yrs, and I still learned from this video. Liked and subscribed....
There’s always something to learn, there always will be!
Thank you soooo much… My brain sometimes doesn’t understand easy things and you have explained so well for me as a newbie with a router. Cheers !
👌👌 glad I was of help👍👍
Just found your channel and as a newbie woodworker at 62 this is just the advise I need, it explains the process perfectly, can't for the life of me understand the thumbs down. Will certainly be subscribing.
Thanks steve! there's loads of router and woodworking/making videos on this channel, and all are welcome! I hope you enjoy your woodworking, and future videos as well!!
Just to say a massive thanks mate. Used my first router today prepping some ash stair treads and thanks to your help they came out like factory finish, plus I've still got all my limbs, win win.
HAHAHA! Pleasure! Keep it up, theres loads of router related stuff on this channel, i hope you stick around and subscribe!
@@BrainFizz defo stick around already subbed Mr
Graham Wright great! Hope you stick around for the ride!🙏
Thanks for this, your anticlockwise demonstration by far the easiest and most understandable explanation I have heard and seen, in numerous videos being straightforward and practical for me.
YES!!! So glad it was useful and made sense to you…. The reason i make the videos!
Great Video mate. best router vid I have seen and as an absolute novice I will watch again. Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it! any questions feel free to ask!!
No question at all, I just want to say a big thank you for a nice and straightforward explanation even with examples. It's always better to explain principles not just how to do something 👍
Glad it was of use!🥰
Wow..by far the best / most informative vid I have seen on using a router. Have often wondered about the 'correct' direction to cut ..now I know. Cheers
Glad it was of use to you. There’s some for everyone on this channel in terms of router use, j hope there’s plenty for you to learn from👌
What a great example of how to use a router well done
Thanks! Honest really happy that not only you liked it, but also that it was helpful, and you took the time to comment! ❤️❤️
Hope you hit the like button!
Feel free to share with your friends!👍
great clarity on router direction. thankyou.
Thank you for posting this explanation. It is the BEST I've seen. I understood everything. Not everyone can impart their knowledge with such clarity. Much appreciated!
No problem!! So glad you found the info of use!! It's a fairly simple thing to do, but many people over think it, and don't understand why things go wrong, once a couple of things click, it's pretty much plain sailing from there!
Great video thanks for clearing up what direction to cut with my router
“Outside = Anti clockwise”
That’s it, i find it easier to remember, and the orientation of project/router/me/jigs etc becomes largely irrelevant - unlike “left-to-right rule”
Hya mate. I'm OVER the MOON. 'm 70 and retired Psychiatric nurse been wood working "self taught". Been watching U/T vids in the evenings, making notes and trying to remember things (difficult at times at 70) ! Go to work shop in the morning and cant even understand my notes ! eg. right, left, left right.... However I fitted a WI FI booster indoors and BINGO I've got a lap top in my shed ! This is my 1st vid in me shed. Ive watched this one before and in the morning it meant nothing. ha ha NOW I UNDERSTAND !! I can "pause ya" :) Cheers
awesome! so glad im able to help out in the shop!
Hi Richard, your videos are second to none and I am learning loads so keep them coming, I'm a very novice wood worker and your videos are helping massively
Great!! I'm chuffed that these videos can help people out, and also inspire you to make your own projects! :-) Thanks for commenting, and of course, watching! :-)
Thank you, great job. Watched a lot of Router info videos but yours is by far the best and easiest to understand. Thank you again for putting in all the time you did.
No problem, glad it’s of use. Thank you for the kind words and encouragement!
I don't usually have the patience with long videos but this was super useful and so well explained. I don't even own a router. Yet.
Glad it helped!welcome back any time! Im currently in the midst of producing several other Instructional Router videos, and live streams, so keep an eye out for those if they are of use!
@@BrainFizz thanks. I'm choosing between a Hakoki M12VE and Trend 7EK - any suggestions would be super helpful!
thegoodraj I’ve not used either reaching much, but I have a good deal of other machines from both brands.
Both will give you good service and after care.
I would advise to pick which ever machine gives you the best overall benefit based on:
Plunge travel
Aperture size (biggest cutter you can use)
Guide bush flexibility (base configuration)
And the price.
These benefits I believe to be higher priority over motor size (Watt/HP),
@@BrainFizz thanks this is really helpful
Very helpful for this mom who is trying to make stuff.
Glad it was useful! You’ll find loads of router help here!
Amazing amount of great info. I've just purchased my first router and this answered so many questions for me as a newcomer. Thank you so much.
glad it was helpful!! i have lots of router tutorials and projects on this channel! if there's anything you want to know feel free to ask!!! I'm always happy to help!
welcome to #teamrouter!
Richard this is honey for the bees. Ive been hunting for a video like yours for a long long time. your tips, explanations are to the point, clear and something I can remember. you given me concrete understanding of what’s confounded me since I bought my router. cheers to you. lookin forward to checking out other videos of yours.
Thank you very much for taking your time to make this video.
I have watched a lot of videos that it was difficult to understand and yours was point on. Oh yes I am a new subscriber!
You're very welcome! and welcome to the channel.
Great video. Thank you for your time, expertise, and patience explaining your various routing procedures. I'm a newbie, and you have gave me a jump start in my learning. Excellent!
So happy that it was of use to you!❤️
Hope you hit the like button as well👊👍👍
Despite the simplicity of the information, but I did not find anyone explain it and explain it like you so thanks a lot for the explanation and the simplicity of explanation .. I am from Egypt
Many thanks for the kind words! glad it was of use to you!!
Brilliant idea writing the offset size on the tool. The amount of times I re-re- re- measure. Marker pen and neatest writing at the ready! Cheers!!!👍
Yeah, makes a big difference. Bit of masking tape and a sharpie.
👌
Anything to make life simpler!
Excellent tutorial. The best explanation of when to rout clockwise instead of the usual anti clockwise.
+Chima Ibeneche One of the few exceptions to the "rule", taking a light pass gives a finer finish, and as long as it's only a light cut, it's still perfectly safe.
Thanks for watching, and taking the time to comment👍
Well explained. Simple rules to follow. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the excellent video. A tip that I picked up a few months ago is to make an L shape using your (right hand) thumb and forefinger. Point your thumb at the surface that you want to rout and your finger will be pointing in the direction of cut.
Yeah, people say that to me too but I can point my thumb to top edge or bottom edge, and my finger still points left…. And that’s wrong. CW/ACW is always correct, no matter he orientation of the work, or the position of yourself…. 🤔
Excellent explanation. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Good no-nonsense video.
Thanks Richard. Just bought a router as we're busy doing our house up. I think you've saved me a great deal of money on waste wood! I think I've got a bit of a clue now on what I'm doing! Great video.
Brill!! Hopefully you're getting on ok - It's really rewarding being able to do your own work for your house! Stay safe, if you have any questions, feel free to get in touch!
Thanks for that - new to routing and couldn't get my head round the direction at all - this explains my wandering lines!
yah....this made more sense than the last five videos I watched on getting my head wrapped around routing. Thanks man.
Glad to hear it!
you have made this seemingly complicated subject really straight forward... thank you
honestly it really is very simple.....9/10 times, people explaining it don't fully understand, there really is no magic or mystery behind routing! :-)
Im a Novice and this has been a great help . Its frustrating when you dont know how to use tools properly. Appreciate your Presentation ! Thanks
Glad it was helpful! you're most welcome.
Thank you for a fantastic video. So clear and helpful. I bought a new router and various bits many, many years ago and it's never been out of the box because I didn't have a clue how to use it or the confidence to even try. I've watched numerous videos on the use of routers and each one has left me as trepidacious as before. Now, for the first time, I feel confident to give it a go, that is if the router actually still works after so long in storage! I was also intrigued by the apparently non-slip mat on your workbench. Not something I've come across before. It looks a lot easier than having to clamp every time. I will be searching for one. I have subscribed and will definitely be back!
Glad the video was of use! There are loads of router tips videos on the channel aimed at new and experienced router users... Feel free to share them with your woodworking friends if you think they will be of use to them and help keep people safe!
Very good video. Practical, learnable, rememberable.
glad it was of use to you!! feel free to share it with your woodworking friends if you think it would help keep them safe too!
Excellent information and instruction! Extremely useful. Thank you.
Brilliant video, Iearnt some very useful tips. Very clear precise and understandable instructions. Thank you. Looking forward to the next video., 😊
Awesome, thank you!
Fantastic Video! I am a newbie on woodworking. That's the kind of knowledge and techniques I always look for to learn before I use a machine. Thanks so much!
Awesome, thank you! welcome aboard!
Very informative video with very good tips
Thanks a lot
2020, by far the best video of this theme DOC, thanks Richard!
Nicely explained and demonstrated ... thanks for your time and efforts. Cheers!!
Glad it was of use👌
Brilliant video. Very clear and insightful and in an absolute beginner trying to train up to prep and oak worktop with undermount sink and drain grooves. Thank you!
Wow thanks!! Worktops can be a bit of a daunting task, but perfectly doable, even for a beginner! Just be methodical and read the instructions on the jigs!
There a worktop cutting jig video on this channel, not so much a “how to”, but it should give you a little confidence!👍 good lice!!
Very informative and good to hear an English accent for a change!
No problem. Hope you found the info you needed👌
So glad I found this. Just bought my first router yesterday, now I'll do cuts correctly from the start. Thank you.
start safe, stay safe! :-)
Really useful video, well explained. Many thanks!
You are welcome!
A very well done instructional. Quite a lot of good information with easy to understand recommendations.
Thanks Rag Tie. The intention was to inform viewers of this video. I hope the info is useful!
Thank you for the informative video great tips to use in my home shop.
Glad it was helpful!
Newbie router user. This will help me so much. Thank you.!
You're welcome! glad it helped!!
Some solid advice here for first timers!! Thanks!!
And now just subbed too, channel looks great, lots of tips and ideas!
Thanks Stephen! Hope to see you in the comments again!
Being a novice this information has helped me loads, I often paused while routing and scratching my head thinking which direction the router blade was going to which way I should be going so again this has helped me loads, thanks Richard, keep it up
No problem Nick, thanks for watching, glad it's been helpful!!
Excelente explicación... gracias por compartir tu experiencia.. saludos desde Argentina 🇦🇷
es un placer, gracias por mirar!
Thank you for a very well presented lesson on basic router use!
No problem Rich! Glad it was of use and you enjoyed it. Don’t forget to subscribe for more.
If there’s anything specific you’d like to see let me know.
BrainFizz thanks for the reminder. Done!
Another marvelous tutorial video, love the level of detail in your explainations, thank you sir!!
Always a pleasure👌
Could you please do a video showing how to make a sign on a piece of wood using a plunge router and what's best bit please . Thanks a complete beginner starting with a cheap jmb plunge router. Love your video, very easy to understand
Great suggestion!
Very well explained Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with us .
Pleasure! Hope it was useful to you!thanks for watching, careful yes - but no need to be scared of routers!👍🙈
Very well done sir. Learned a lot ! Greets from Belgium.
Glad it was useful💚💚
Hi Richard
Thank you very much for your video. I have just recently got into woodwork for home projects and always wanted to know how to use a router. No doubt I will be watching this over and over again. Very informative. I look forward in watching some more of your videos. All the best👍
Thanks, If you're looking to get more from your router, you've come to the right place. I have a large back catalogue of routing videos, with more always planned!
Hi,
Really good video, I'm new to using a router and this has answered many questions I had.
Thanks 👍
Excellently explained 👍😉
Good Brit-speak primer with good routing basics. I'll go into my first planned project plenty of confidence ,at the very least.
Let me know how you get/got on David!
Thank you so much for this explanatory video. I am a complete beginner and I found your tips very helpful. I have subscribed to your channel and will work my way through your back catalogue. Cheers!
Fantastic easy to follow vid..
That was the best instructional video I've watched on basic routing (and trust me, I've watched a lot over the last few weeks as I prepare to use a router for the first time to prepare a laminate kitchen worktop to take a hob and a sink). Thanks for taking the time Richard, I cant wait to plough through your other videos on router technique. This is the first video of yours I've watched and I've just subscribed.
Wow thanks!!❤️❤️
And welcome aboard!
Routing is really not as complicated or as scary as so many people try to make it out to be - not being blasé about it, just I think people are overly “UA-cam cautious”
Take your time and if it feels dodgy, it probably is.
Top tip with kitchen worktop jigs.... set your maximum plunder depth, and take it down nice and easy.... at the end of each pass let the cutter come all the way back up, and slide the router back along the jig (don’t liftvhe router off the jig). Once your cut all the way through, raise the cutter, turn of the router and yellow the cutter time to completely stop rotating, that way you can’t accidentally route into your expensive worktop jig! (Cough cough - so I’m told🤪😳😉😉)
Very well explained and demonstrated information!!! This was very helpful to me! Thank you!!
brilliant, the whole aim of the video was to help newcomers to routing! watch out for other instructional videos in addition to the playlists already available on this channel.
Thank you!
Good information
No problem! Glad it was of use!
Thank you for the very informative video! It helped me .
Glad it helped! You're very welcome!
Thanks Richard, I picked up a few tips from this video.
+Peter Compton No problem, I tried to cram in as many as I could. I never script these, just decide on the topic and run with it.
Thank you so much. I keep seeing left and right and didn't get it. As soon as you said that you route anti-clockwise my brain immediately got it.
Glad it helped! I'm the same. "left to right" works fine in a jig - particularly the dovetail jig, but if you don't have the router, the work piece and the area to cut all in the correct position, left to right becomes irrelevant.
Cracking video Richard more like this would be welcome. Looks like practice is the key to better and safer working
+ken haley Practice bring experience, that brings confidence.. stay safe and thanks for watching!
Some REALLY GOOD tips here m8! Thanks, I’m about to use a plunge router for the first time, great value clip! Particularly anticlockwise cutting to let the fence prevent drifting!
That's one of the things that throws a lot of new users.. using the rotation of the cutter to work with you!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I'm a relative newcomer to using a router and this was super informative.
Common sense to most, but something a lot of people overthink and get confused about! Thanks for taking the time to comment!
This is a fairly old video that seems to have had somewhat of a resurgence in the last couple of days....whereabouts did you find the link?
Very helpful and practical video - helped me to see the mistakes I have been making and given me the confidence to try again. I look forward to viewing your other presentations. Thank you for sharing your insights.
Go get 'em Mike! glad you took some worth from the video! Don't forget to subscribe for more of the same!
this is actually an excellent video. thank you
Thanks, I hope it was useful.... although you sound a little surprised!😂😂❤️👌👍
@@BrainFizz sorry yeah there's so many of these how-to videos which are so annoying and over the top. Yours was pitched perfectly thank you
Glad we could help!🤘🏻
Extremely helpful, thanks Richard.
no problem, glad it was useful!
Newbie to routeing thank you for posting this video Richard I now know some important points and safety aspects.
Ace!! welcome to #Teamrouter Be careful, but don't be scared. learn the 4 "rules" of routing:
1. Direction of cut.
2. Feed Rate.
3. Depth of cut.
4. Spindle RPM
And you'll be fine! any questions, feel free to ping me a message!
thanks for the watch, and stay safe!
Thank you Richard...just one question how to you work out spindle speed ? My first project is fitting solid walnut worktops and would appreciate your advice on the spindle speed for this timber...thank you
Easy peasy, Spindle speed is set by the diameter of the cutter, it has nothing to do with the material, at al, whatsoever, ever... nothing... if you're fitting worktops, chances are your cutter diameter (that's the part doing the cutter, not the shank diameter) will be 1/2"(?) anything smaller than 1" diameter will be good for between 24K-28K RPM - Usually full speed. take multiple passes, no deeper than 1/2", if your burning the timber, cut less material per pass..
People seem to think that slowing the cutter will stop burning, but it's got virtually nothing to do with it, even at slow RPM's a cutter will burn the wood, if being fed slowly. cutting too much slows down progress, slow progress burns wood, slow cutter doesn't cut efficiently - this actually slows your feed even more...
there may even be a video explaining it, i honestly can't remember, it'll be on the channel about burning wood, or about variable speed routers? - probably in the #cuttingedge questions series/playlist.
hope this helps.
Been playing with the router(Christmas)for a few days now,didn't realise there was so much to using one(properly).been a big help,woods not cheap,!.TY M England..what I'm struggling with is the tool,as in,not fitting in the chuck,and the collets?and a funnel shaped thingy,no instructions.😳
Are you struggling to fit the cutter in to the collet, and keep it tight? Maybe take a look at this playlist on tips and tricks, there are some videos there showing the 'K' line on the cutter, where to fit, tighten etc all suitable for the new router user, and keep you safe! ua-cam.com/play/PLe27g672GxSZa9ZeO4u5vvpPOBBNMiKOj.html I hope tis helps!!
Thank you very comprehensive gonna route like crazy now!
Hahah! Stay safe!!
Ah man finally the explination I needed! Finding something like this for my dremel plunge router was driving me insane. Thank you!
Glad we could help! Hope you find our other router tutorials useful too!👍👍
Loved loved loved this video thx so much Richard u actually covered all the questions and wonders I had keep the good work flowing 👍👍👍
GREAT!!! happy to help, thanks for the watch stay safe, and welcome to the channel!!
Learned a heap here. Thank you.
No probs, glad it was of use! There's loads of router videos on this channel, as well as other making videos of stuff ive made for kicks and giggles!
That was very helpful and well explained Richard - great for a novice (like me).👍
Glad it was of use! Hopefully easy to follow as well! Stay safe, and welcome to #teamrouter
you should do 1 of his 1 day courses they are great for everyone
great fun relaxed timing and a great chance to find the right router for your own strength also get a real feel on how it should feel which as i found out is a big part of using this tool correctly.
great video lots of really useful information for beginner woodworkers like myself
Great!! GlD the video was useful and easy enough to follow! Welcome to #teamrouter,👊
best router 101 video. very well taught. thank you very much indeed.
Thanks! Don't forget to share it with your woodworking friends if you think it could help them too!
my pleasure, thanks for watching, don't forget to subscribe for more router and making videos in the future if you haven't already!
Great videos, given me a lot more confidence in using my routers.
glad its of use! don't to forget to share the helpful videos around your friends. spreading the word can help keep people safe!!
Great video Richard covering some mind bending stuff to get to grips with.
*puts hand up* One thing I'd add is when cutting right the way through something (as you mentioned about the circle bit in the video) is to watch for the internal piece coming loose as soon as you've gone right through the board. My habit is to put some double sided tape between board and workbench (or sacrificial backing board) ensuring the bit that's going to be set free at the end is stuck to the work surface.
this was deliberately omitted from the final cut as this will form part of a future video about using templates. I too use this technique if the internal piece is required undamaged. another method is to leave it attached partially, then remove by hand and flush trim the remaining material.
Richard Morley I most likely learned the technique from one of your army of earlier videos. Looking forward to the new template one!
Neil Dunlop aaaaaaa
Very informative video, Richard. Thank you!
No problem, I hope you found out something new with this one! :-)
Thank you, Richard! Very helpful!
Good stuff, glad the video was of use to you! Thanks for taking the time to comment! :-)
Good video Richard. You covered a lot of ground in 35mins. Agree 100%. Bill Hylton would be proud of you! Keep 'em comin'.
Thanks.. I was tempted to chop it up into several bit sized videos, and Although it might have generated more ad revenue, i think it was better to have it stay a single video. There is a lot of ground to cover with this and I tried to keep everything relevant but also logical, and useful for viewers - hopefully i managed to keep the waffle to a minimum. Thanks for watching!
What is the material in the wood stood on
gerry skelton do you mean the black mat on the work bench?
Yes
The black mate is a "router mat" or "routing and sanding mat", they are basically a nonslip rubber mat that holds the work in place without the need to clamp it down to the bench. great for sanding and routing! They're sometimes found in diy centres and also car shops as non-slip boot/trunk liners well worth the money!!!