On Friday, July 22, 2016 at 6:00:23 PM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
On 7/22/2016 12:54 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

Thanks for the info on end mills. I assume that they are more expensive than
1/4" shank router bits. Probably not worth the extra cost for my needs.

Perhaps, if it's a trim router and you probably won't be doing plunge
cuts with it.

However, I use end mills exclusively as bits for my Multi-Router for
cutting mortises'.

The advantage is the lower lengths available with end mills, as opposed
to router "bits".

It often a challenge to find a router bit long enough to cut to the
mortise depth you need when chucked safely in the router, and you must
also go through the thickness of the "table" of a router "jig" to cut
the mortise.


That's a very good point the length.

I just bought the trim router with the plunge base. I don't have a
plunge base for my full size PC router.

The trim router with the plunge base is going to be perfect for some of
the stuff I need to do for the bed project, such as the mortises for the
rail hardware and the brackets for the slats.

It'll also be a lot easier to do all the round-overs than with the PC.