"Ba r r y" wrote in message
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| On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 08:46:34 -0500, "Newbie"
| wrote:
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| I see most people recommend 1/2" shank. So then, does smaller shank exist
| only to cover the low-end market? Is there a case where they have any
| advantage over a wider shank?
|
| I like 1/4" shanks for 1/4" and smaller straight bits and any bit
| that'll get used in my laminate trimmer. I haven't seen any
| advantage of a 1/4" bit with a 1/2" shank, other than the convenience
| of not having to change a collet.
|
| Laminate trimmers are excellent tools for light hinge mortising, small
| roundovers, small chamfers, and of course, laminate trimming. They
| are small enough to be very easy to control for freehand work. I've
| even used it for freehand rough cleanout of hand cut, half blind
| dovetails.

Interesting...I have Bosch 1617 dual base. Would you use it as a laminate
trimmer? I'd like to try it as jointer. I am still looking for a catalog of
Bosch router accessories. I may need new glasses, but I couldn't find it
anywhere on boschtools.com. Perhaps you know...