I’m going to build this bloody electric ukulele if it kills me! I’m serious about this! And if you didn’t believe me, here’s the proof… I’ve just bought a router. I opted for a budget Draper 1200W Router Kit. I know nothing about routers, so this is a real journey of discovery for me. There’s a video at the bottom of me unboxing my new toy and here are a load of pictures of me checking it out and putting it together.
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Draper 1200W Router Kit Stock number 90088; Part number PT1201VK |
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Here’s a shot of the “Pivot Rod Trammel” attached to one of the rods
I think you use this as a guide for doing curved routes |
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I haven’t figured out what these are for… yet…
My first hunch is that these are spare and relate to raising and lowering the router bit? Any hints welcome. |
And finally, here’s the great unboxing I mentioned. It’s just a bit of fun!
Seeing as I haven’t actually used my router yet, I’m not going to be giving it a Triple-B rating. I’ll maybe do a follow-up later.
hi the two things that you dont know are spare brushes for inside router
The two rectangular bits of carbon with a wire coming out of them through a spring are spare brushes for the motor. My kit didn’t include these, so you are lucky. Store away somewhere where you can find them in years to come for when the motor no longer works and new brushes are needed..