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Leon[_7_]

On 3/26/2013 8:24 AM, wrote:
trying to decide whether to buy 1/4 inch rail and stile bits for my current ryobi benchtop table for door making as a hobby or to splurge and purchase 1/2 inch dewalt router 2 1/4 horsepower from lowes.

I am not sure if the dewalt will fit my table though.

This is just a hobby right now.

1/4" shank bits are fine for lite work and as long as you take shallow
passes to remove stock. Not even a bad idea with a worn 1/2" shank bit.

That said, most better quality 1/4" shank bits are turned down the same
sized material that 1/2" bit are made from so the big deal in investment
expense will be the up grade to a larger capacity router. The
difference in price between like 1/2" and 1/4" shank bits is slight and
especially if you buy a set of bits.