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Thread: Drill bits in a Porter Cable router?

  1. #11
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    P.S. I try to stick with 1/4" holes when I can. That way I can chuck the bit in the 1/4" collet.

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    Rotozip makes a 1/4" to 1/8" adapter, you can find them at Lowes for like $8. I've drilled lots of 1/8" holes with it. I turn my speed down and peck drill. I use it to locate holes before screwing down material.

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    I took a couple of 0.25" hex shank drills for quick change chucks. I filed each point down until I got to 0.25" across the points keeping each side even by counting the stokes of the file. Then put the drill end in my cordless and sanded the shank round. Works like a charm nice and snug in the 0.25" router collect. I did try the drill chuck but though even at 10,000 rpm it sounded on startup like it was going to explode.

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    Would these adapters help?

    As before, it might be best to just mark the hole locations with a router and drill them out later...

    The router is made to cut sideways not up and down.

    https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shop...ollet+adapters
    The decimal point seems to be the most important on the z axis... x & y not so much....
    ShopBot... Where even the scraps and things you mess up and throw away are cool....

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    Default Hex shank drills

    Here are some photos the drills are so small, I am drilling in plywood and 1/8" plastic so I doubt there is much axial load on the router. The nice thing is the drill is short so I don't run out of Z travel when trying to use a drill chuck.
    I had these lying around in my great uncles tool box, so i though I would give it a try and it works like a charm. The photos are the largest drill I use, I go down to 0.032" diameter.
    I like the look of those bushings though.

    IMG_1194.jpg IMG_1195.jpgIMG_1196.jpg

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    My experience with a drill in my router equipped Shopbot Buddy was not good, a small standard length drill at the lowest rpm gets to whipping and creating an oversize hole.

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