Router options

[ahmed]

Hi Stickman, Thanks for this clarification

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your suggestion, but what about the torque in low speed if I used the variable speed. Is it good enough to cut?

Ahmed

[rgbrown@itexas.net]

Amed,

I have had little or no problem with router torque on my variable speed router.

Ron

[gerald_d]

Ahmed, you are quite correct, when you decrease the speed with an electrical controller, the torque does decrease as well. (with belts and pulleys, as on a drill press, the torque will increase when the speed is decreased).

It all depends on the size of hole, and the type of material that you want to drill. Our router is a variable speed, but we have not reduced the speed for any job in the last 2 years.