router bits

[badassdevil]

what size router bits does every one use for routing bodies i was going to use 6mm (1/4) but im not sure now

ps thanks to cyborg his soildworks dvd is top draw stuff saved me hours

[mattia]

I'm not running a CNC (yet), but 1/2" shaft straight bits for most everything, including hogging out cavities. Sharp cornered cavities (neck pockets, pickup cavities) are cleaned up with a 3/8" or a 1/4" bit.

I'll be running carbide end mills on the CNC.

[svenakela]

It all depends, you shouldn't decide to run one size. In my shop we use everything from 2 to 30 mm for routing.

[ihavenofish]

im trying to set up streamlined production, and with no tool changer and 2 spindles i decided most of the routing would be done with 1 bit. im going to try a 3/8" straight cutter bit because its long enough for the outline, and still small enough for the corners i need to do.