New Router for CNC Machine

Yay, Santa came through on the new router for Christmas, albeit a little late (he wasn’t sure what size I needed and was in my area on Santa business). It’s a Bosch 1HP palm router featuring a speed selection and detachable handle for a nice circular area to hold on to. Naturally, it was smaller than CNC router holder and the adapter for the other router.

New and old Routers.

I tried and failed at a complicated three-jawed system within the old adapter before getting new material. By chance, I found the same diameter PVC pipe, but with a thicker wall and made it work by cutting out an inch section and the pipe was able to close over the router body. A notch had to be cut on the bottom side to allow access to the shaft holding button (or whatever its called).

New router adapter.

All back together again.

The tool holder is squeezed pretty tight, so a new one may be the first project. Before that the table still needs to be milled flat, which I guess is the next step.