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A palm router.
The gift of no longer having to procrastinate over which one to buy will be almost as much of a gift as the tool itself.
Although I wonder if I should have at least dropped a hint about having mainly DeWalt tools to see if they could be nudged to the dual palm/plunge one.
hugo7-
Be warned, most palm routers are actually laminate trimmers and don't have the cooling that the larger ones do. They're great for rounding over corners, flush cutting and routing out hinge mortices. They will struggle with trenching, cutting out deeper mortices or complex profiles, you can do these jobs but they will need to be done in small passes.
If you push a palm router too far you run the risk of actually melting the commutator bar in the motor, you'll know you've done this when the motor starts to make a crackle-y pop--y sound.
I know this as I have a couple of palm router shaped paperweights in the workshop.
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I recently sold my 1/2 router and bought a makita 18v 1/4in one instead.
I now actually use it - rather than do things badly with other tools because i can't be arsed the faff of getting it out and handling it (it weighed plenty).
Agree that you need something big for proper routing - but trimming doors/hinges/routing rabbets (americanism?) for boxes is super easy and unfaffy by comparison. would buy again.
Bobbo
terlg
Apparently Santa is due soon - what’s on your diy Santa list??
Also, has anyone experience of using an automatic centre punch? Came across them on YouTube and they look like a useful tool. I’m looking at this one or similar - any advice appreciated.
Neiko 02638A 5" Automatic Center Hole Punch | Adjustable Impact Spring Loaded Puncher Tool, Original Version, 5 inches https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008DXYOLC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_30ADP2VVFD1JR1CDY3ZN