Help needed to set these router bits?

[paulkane1]

I just bought these Router Bit Set from Ruthlands,feedback seems ok for this product,As I'm just learning to try and make cabinet doors,etc,I need some help as to how you set these bits up correctly,Would anyone on this Forum ,know if there is a YouTube video or some other link as to set these bits up.

Yours Kindly Paul

 

[kinsella]

Paul
I doubt you'll find a video for that exact set. i just did a quick search and found the following which look pretty similar. https://youtu.be/hCsRObBNXFw

I'm a DIY'r and have used this type of cutters in my 1/2 router table. Its trial and Errol i'm afraid. The two on the outer left and right look like the male and female cutters. You decide the thickness of the doors and do test cuts and then adjust as necessary. Similarly with the Female.

 

[SVB]

Paul,

Sorry if it is teaching granny to suck eggs, but essential to know these larger cutters can only be used in a table, never freehand routing.

S

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Trial and error. When you get it right, machine a piece of scrap and save it. When you come to use them again, you'll have something to set them against.

 

[transatlantic]

Sorry to butt in, but would you mind telling me the diameter of the larger bit please?

 

[kinsella]

Sorry to butt in, but would you mind telling me the diameter of the larger bit please?

Trans,
Its obviously circa 3". I've never had one that size in my table and if i did, i might opt for my remote switch when i turn it on . Its probably the max for a standard (non commercial) router table.

 

[Myfordman]

One thing to be aware of is that many of these door sets need a precise thickness of timber to be used as some cuts use the front face of the timber downwards on the table and others reference off the back face.
I usually make an exact drawing of the cutters and the profile they cut and then you can turn and flip them on screen to work out how to use them. I then print the instructions and keep them in the box.