Which 1/2" router

wolffie · Post by **wolffie** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:03 am

Apparently there are no 1/2" shank palm routers available here in Australia.
Which one should I buy fron 'the other side of the pond' and are they available for 220 volts?
Thanks.
Cheers
Wolffie

tonydude · Post by **tonydude** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:15 am

CNC Shark Pro Plus HD is fully compatible with the following routers

Bosch 1617 & 1618 =1/4 shank only

•Porter Cable 890 series
•Porter Cable 690 series
•Dewalt 610, 616, 618

Info from http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page ... te=ROCKLER

Tony

Eagle55 · Post by **Eagle55** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:49 am

If you are talking about a "Palm" router apparently you don't have the HD model of Shark. I don't think any of the routers that are compatible for the non-HD machine have the ability to be fitted with a 1/2" collet. I haven't looked, but you might try Precise Bits to see if they have sometihng, but I think the shaft size is going to limit the possibilities.

Roger

TDA · Post by **TDA** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:06 am

All of the palm routers I'm aware of (Bosch, Ridgid, Dewalt, Ryobi, Makita, B&D, and Porter Cable) can't go up to 1/2". The tool would actually be bigger then the collet.

Doug Mel · Post by **Doug Mel** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:27 am

According to a post you made in March, you ordered a Shark HD which is designed to take a much larger router (2.5 h.p.).
All the large routers here will take a 1/2" bit. The big problem is to find a GOOD collet to take bits less than 1/4".
Doug

jeb2cav · Post by **jeb2cav** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:25 pm

Hi Doug,

Have you looked at the collets at Precision Bits? http://www.precisebits.com/products/equ ... 18_Collets - I purchased the set that had 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2" collets for the Bosch that I use. It was a no brainer for me as the PB collet for the Colt was such an improvement over the manufacturer's setup.

Tim Owens · Post by **Tim Owens** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:40 pm

You can also purchase the percise bits and collets in the Shark Store.
Thanks

Tim

wolffie · Post by **wolffie** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:08 pm

Thanks all.
We don't call them palm routers here, so I just chose what I thought was right over there

Fixed base routers are almost unknown here.
The Shark IS a HD but we cannot buy anything useful here so I was worried about the voltage.
In USA they have 110 volts, we have 220/240 volts.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Cheers
Wolffie

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