Planing, chamfering, rabbeting, or perhaps profiling, routing grooves, freehand and template routing? You'll find the right plane or router bit in the WALTER online shop here. To make an informed purchase decision, all relevant technical specifications should be considered.
Plane or router?
Both belong to the family of cutting tools. A milling cutter is most commonly used in woodworking. The cutting edges of a milling cutter remove material from the workpiece vertically or at an angle to the axis of rotation. This is the main difference between these two items. A planer, on the other hand, removes material from the workpiece in the direction of the axis of rotation.
What types of planes and milling cutters exist?
There are electric planers and routers.
Electric planer
An electric planer is ideal for planing, chamfering, and rabbeting wood. Its cutting action, with depths of 2 to 8 mm and speeds of up to 14,000 rpm, makes planing significantly easier compared to a traditional hand plane. The electric planer greatly simplifies working with hardwoods or other materials, as well as when working on large surfaces. It is especially in this area that the electric planer stands out from a sander due to its speed.
router
With a router, the workpiece is positioned from above. It is perfectly suited for milling wood, wood-like materials, grooves, edges, profiles, and slots. There are no limits to your imagination. After milling, the surface can be smoothed with sandpaper to remove any remaining fibers.
- Grinding machines: easy grinding of materials made of wood, plastic and metal
- Angle grinder: for grinding hard materials such as stone and metal
Which purchasing criteria should not be ignored?
- Technical specifications: planing width, speed, cutting depth, …
- Equipment: Dust bag, additional milling heads, lighting, …
Buy accessories at WALTER
At WALTER you will find the right accessories for every planer and router bit to be prepared for all eventualities.
- Milling cutter accessories
- Planer blades
- carbon brushes
Working with routers and planers always requires great care. To enjoy your project, proper protection is essential. The choice of the right tool should be based on your intended applications. Have you decided? Then add the correct product to your shopping cart! Purchasing from WALTER is easy using a credit card, PayPal, or...
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