Trim router - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Barefoot1 · 07-16-2008, 12:58 AM

I am going to need a trim router here very shortly so I thought I would ask -
If you own a trim router, what kind is it and what do you like and or dislike about?

Thanks

JohnB · 07-16-2008, 01:16 AM

G'day Thomas,
I have a Makita Trimmer, and have it for about 30 years. It still goes runs like a watch and has never let me down.
Newer ones may have more features, but there is nothing that I can think off that would improve this machine.

azbison · 07-16-2008, 02:02 AM

I don't own one, but two people I work with swear by their bosch trim router....

Mike Crosa · 07-16-2008, 02:05 AM

I got a cheap one from harbor freight and it has done the job for me with no complaints. Not that I am an expert at routers trim or otherwise.

greatdane2 · 07-16-2008, 03:51 AM

I looked at one last year, but went for the Foredom machine instead. It should work as a trimmer, at leaste that was part of the excuse for buying it. The trimmer seemed like a fair bit of money just to use small bits.
Alan.

sawdustus · 07-16-2008, 11:57 AM

I have a Ryobi that works just fine. I don't know if anyone makes one, but if you can get a model that has a soft start do so. I don't know about the other brands, but mine kicks like a mule when it starts up so I don't keep it in contact with what I am trimming until it is running.

sawdustus

Pajaro · 07-16-2008, 01:10 PM

I have two routers a Sears trim router and a 18 year old Black & Decker (back when B&D made there own stuff). The Sears is a little wimpy but great for light work. The Decker is a 1 1/2hp beast that will knock you down if you don't brace yourself when starting it. I think the old Decker would trim Iron & Cement if a bit was made for that.

knothead · 07-16-2008, 01:43 PM

Had a Porter Cable laminate trimmer for years with no problems. I have the one with all the attachment goodies. I probably have over a thousand hours on it.

Tom

thecopperfish · 07-16-2008, 03:41 PM

I also have a Harbor Freight cheap one and it works just fine for me. Light weight and easy to handle. Doesn't kick too bad at start up either.
Chris

Barefoot1 · 07-16-2008, 04:07 PM

Interesting - I am leaning towards the Bosch, Porter Cable or the Makita. I will go shopping and I suppose partially it will depend on availability. Thanks for your input!

07-16-2008, 12:58 AM	#1
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 822	Trim router I am going to need a trim router here very shortly so I thought I would ask - If you own a trim router, what kind is it and what do you like and or dislike about? Thanks __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

07-16-2008, 01:16 AM	#2
JohnB 1 Tin Soldier Rides Away Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Posts: 4,859	G'day Thomas, I have a Makita Trimmer, and have it for about 30 years. It still goes runs like a watch and has never let me down. Newer ones may have more features, but there is nothing that I can think off that would improve this machine. __________________ Regards John "The Golden Mile" I got holes in both of my shoes Well I'm a walking case of the blues Saw a dollar yesterday But the wind blew it away Some of my Stuff Retired Medically Unfit WA Police Officers

07-16-2008, 02:02 AM	#3
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 494	I don't own one, but two people I work with swear by their bosch trim router.... __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jim DW788 My scrollin' blog The worst day scrollin' is better than the best day o' workin'

07-16-2008, 02:05 AM	#4
Mike Crosa Land Locked Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 1,694	I got a cheap one from harbor freight and it has done the job for me with no complaints. Not that I am an expert at routers trim or otherwise. __________________ Mike C. Hawk G4

07-16-2008, 11:57 AM	#6
sawdustus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,975	I have a Ryobi that works just fine. I don't know if anyone makes one, but if you can get a model that has a soft start do so. I don't know about the other brands, but mine kicks like a mule when it starts up so I don't keep it in contact with what I am trimming until it is running. sawdustus __________________ A day without sawdust is a day without sunshine. George delta 650, hawk G426

07-16-2008, 03:51 AM	#5
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,225	I looked at one last year, but went for the Foredom machine instead. It should work as a trimmer, at leaste that was part of the excuse for buying it. The trimmer seemed like a fair bit of money just to use small bits. Alan.

07-16-2008, 01:10 PM	#7
Pajaro Forever is a long time Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: If it ain't Texas, it Just ain't livin. Posts: 2,047 Blog Entries: 1	I have two routers a Sears trim router and a 18 year old Black & Decker (back when B&D made there own stuff). The Sears is a little wimpy but great for light work. The Decker is a 1 1/2hp beast that will knock you down if you don't brace yourself when starting it. I think the old Decker would trim Iron & Cement if a bit was made for that. __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "Never try to teach a pig to sing It is a waste of time and it annoys the pig. "

07-16-2008, 01:43 PM	#8
knothead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ARIZONA Posts: 719	Had a Porter Cable laminate trimmer for years with no problems. I have the one with all the attachment goodies. I probably have over a thousand hours on it. Tom __________________ Tom ___________________ America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. Abraham Lincoln

07-16-2008, 03:41 PM	#9
thecopperfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 1,195	I also have a Harbor Freight cheap one and it works just fine for me. Light weight and easy to handle. Doesn't kick too bad at start up either. Chris __________________ What! There's no coffee?!!

07-16-2008, 04:07 PM	#10
Barefoot1 Wood Mauler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Jordan Utah Posts: 822	Interesting - I am leaning towards the Bosch, Porter Cable or the Makita. I will go shopping and I suppose partially it will depend on availability. Thanks for your input! __________________ Thomas The Barefoot Scroller ~ Thomas@barefootwoodworks.com www.barefootwoodworks.com

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