Ferm Router Guide Bush
Posted By admin On 07.10.19I wanted to purchase a router but haven't a clue what I need to get with it. I want a cheap an cheerful one (first application is to trim the laminate on a worktop). I'd also like to be able to do those nice simple rounded over edges. (bullnose??) However I haven't a clue what is needed.
I was looking at the ferm but I guess I'll need a Guide Bush (say's one isn't supplied), and some router bits? Can anyone advise on a good basic (under 50 quid) setup. Or am I better off getting a set from B+Q or Argos? Cheers Gents. Hi Legal, The cheap router deal in B&Q is as good a place to start as any. Most people end up with a router collection anyway. The Performance Power router comes with the basic cutters and guides that you will need and it very good value for money and cheap enough to chuck away in the future.
Having said that my one still does a lot of work, despite the misstreatmnent it is given. If you progress to the more professional end then there is a whole range to chose from but you need to be clear on what your requirments are. This you will learn from your cheap entry model. At around £30 it is a steal. Learn on offcuts to get the feel, practice making jigs and using the guide bush and then you will know what you want to look for.
Well used Ferm FBF1050E 1/4” router complete with parallel fence and one guide bush. Still a great piece of kit. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Personal experience is worth far more than a million words here. Good luck DWD. With regard to the B&Q. I bought the 2050W last year. It was a very bad purchase - I took it back and got a full refund. Problems included:.
The router used the plunge lock as an advisory rather than a fixed position. No matter how hard I set the plunge lock when routing on a workpiece the router would drag down into the work. The 2050W badge is misleading.
I've used a few routers in my time and I would have said this router was probably more like 800W. Perhaps they were mixing input power and output power (I understand the two are different). It was difficult to use for extended periods because it made my hands hurt - one holding the plunge lock (didn't do any good but at least I had to try) and the other holding the on switch. It didn't plunge to the depth stated on the box. Leastways, not with the extractor hose attached. I'll give B&Q their due though - they did allow me to take it back for a full refund and I greatly appreciate them for that.
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Hello, I'm sure plenty of people here have a set of guide bushes for their router. I've been looking online to buy a set but am unable to determine if the standard guide bushes will fit my router without some other universal doofer or adaptor plate. The fitting in the base of my router is 60mm diameter with two fixing points, 50mm apart (centers). Is this the same size fitting for the Trend range of guide bushes or the Silverline guide bush set? (I'd post links but it's my 1st post and don't want to get into trouble). Thanks in advance, Dave. MontyVeda wrote:unable to determine if the standard guide bushes will fit my router without some other universal doofer or adaptor plate.
The point about fitting the guide bushes via a universal doofer or adaptor plate is that the screw holes drilled in the base of your router are unlikely to have been accurately drilled. Consequently, cuts made with a guide bush fitted might not be accurate.
Ferm Router Guide Bushing Kit
The universal adaptor plates are fitted and adjusted using a set-up pin so as to get them absolutely central in relation to the cutter, ensuring that the guide bushes will be accurate. Hope this helps.
Hi Paul, According to this page, my router isn't compatible with the unidoofer adaptal plate, but aparantly the guide bushes are. So is this what I need? Or, can i get away with just a set of guide bushes to snuggly(ish) fit into my 60mm fitting with 50mm centers for the screw holes? Or is an adaptor plate needed in all cases? 1/2 a milimeter out is good enough for my needs, so if i can get away with spending 30 odd qwid i will (northerner!) ps, base is cast so the screw holes shouldnt be that far out, or am I totally topsy-turvy? Thanks again. Hi Tim, thanks for your input.
I've now got a couple of guidebushes which do fit (bog standard trend ones). There is a little bit of play but nothing that would contribute to more than an over estimated millimeter. Unless I'm gonna do anything really intricate I guess that's an acceptable tollerance (I am very ignorant due to never having done more than round off with my cheap little router). I'm not aiming for master craftsman.
Ferm Router Guide Bushings
Just wanna get more use out of the tools I've got whilst spending as little as possible. Tight fisted northerner I've had some great pointers here so thanks to everyone. The irony is after buying a couple of guide bushes which i assumed i needed for my dovetail jig, I had a guide bush on the dovtail bit all along! Life is one big blonde moment sometimes.