I received my new router (3 1/4 HP Hitachi M12V) yesterday and my Jasper Jig will be arriving sometime this upcoming week so it looks like I'll finally be able to start building the enclosure for my 15" Avalanche sub next weekend. This will be the first time I've used a plunge router for cutting circles so I'm a complete newb. My dad is a carpenter however so I'll probably be enlisting him for some help if needed although I'd like to to stay fairly true to the Y in DIY.
OK, so the last thing tool wise I can think of that I need is router bits. My enclosure is going to be a sonotube design and I am trying to stick as closely to design Thomas used in the Tubezilla project. I have read that I'll need a flush trim bit to do the cuts and a roundover bit to do the...rounding over. I'm not sure what kind of bit is used to do the flush mounting so I'll need some help there. I don't have any other projects lined up at this moment but at the same time if I can spend a little extra to get a lot more quality I'll go in that direction for potential future use.
I read back through some of the old posts and someone suggested MLCS Woodworking as a good place to buy bits. They have a 15 piece anniversary set on sale for $34.95. This seems like a pretty good price and it has a flush trim and a 3/8" roundover bit. Does this seem like a good deal and would it have all the necessary bits to finish this project? Ideally I'd like to stay around $50 for bits but I'd be willing to spend more if I felt there was adequate value in it. I also found this Grizzly set on Amazon.com. It has two flush bits and 4 roundover bits for $24.95 but I know nothing about the quality of Grizzly products.
Naturally any help will be greatly appreciated. :T
OK, so the last thing tool wise I can think of that I need is router bits. My enclosure is going to be a sonotube design and I am trying to stick as closely to design Thomas used in the Tubezilla project. I have read that I'll need a flush trim bit to do the cuts and a roundover bit to do the...rounding over. I'm not sure what kind of bit is used to do the flush mounting so I'll need some help there. I don't have any other projects lined up at this moment but at the same time if I can spend a little extra to get a lot more quality I'll go in that direction for potential future use.
I read back through some of the old posts and someone suggested MLCS Woodworking as a good place to buy bits. They have a 15 piece anniversary set on sale for $34.95. This seems like a pretty good price and it has a flush trim and a 3/8" roundover bit. Does this seem like a good deal and would it have all the necessary bits to finish this project? Ideally I'd like to stay around $50 for bits but I'd be willing to spend more if I felt there was adequate value in it. I also found this Grizzly set on Amazon.com. It has two flush bits and 4 roundover bits for $24.95 but I know nothing about the quality of Grizzly products.
Naturally any help will be greatly appreciated. :T
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