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Shoutout to the guy who talked me into trying a plunge base for my router
Last month I was dead set on using a fixed base for a dado project on some oak shelves. I figured it was simpler and cheaper, you know? Then this older guy at the hardware store in Fresno showed me how a plunge base gives you way better control for starting cuts mid-board without marking the surface. Spent about 60 bucks on a used plunge base from a pawn shop, and it saved my project from looking like a mess. The clean edges alone made me a believer - no more chipped starts or weird wobbles. Has anyone else switched bases and found a big difference in their joinery?
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the_drew1d agoTop Commenter
Plunge bases are the truth for mid-board starts, no contest.
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morgan.nancy1d ago
Ha! Jokes on you, my first mid-board attempt with a plunge base ended up looking like a drunken snail trail. I swear the router had it out for me that day. But hey, at least my scrap pile is getting bigger and more decorative.
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