Hey /diy/, quick question: I recently bought hand wood router

yes you can buy different bearings, though i would suggest you look up how to use a router, a router table, make a diy router table and for the love of god i hope you have more then 1hp on your router trying to do this

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Yep, you need bit with bearing on top, pic related.
Some are "modular", so taht you can move the bearing, but they are very expensive.
Do not buy a set (you already have one) just buy the bit you need, and choose good quality ones.

>>1054112
>is it possible to change the position of the bearing

no

>>1054112
Just put a bushing on your router

Whats some good brands of bits for a router?

I keep getting the cheapo ones then terrible things and burning happens.

Freud router bits. If its burning make lighter cuts and more passes. Freaking cherry burns nearly every damn time, maple is a close second

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>>1054127
this

google 'router guide bushing'
you probably don't need bearings on top

>>1054153
There's a small offset with this method?

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>>1054374
It depends on the cutter and guide used but generally, yes.
The offset is allowed for in the template used.
I have a small router with a guide and bit (1/16" offset) I keep assembled for cutting door hinge mortise.
I have a 4: and 3-1/2" just like pic related and have been using them for ~25 years.

Since the router depth of cut is preset (I leave it assembled) all I have to do is:
1) measure for location
2) attach template with small brads
3) insert router and cut mortise
4) go back to 1) until done

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>>1054112
>I need to buy completely different bit that has bearing on the top?
http://www.precisionbits.com/template-trim/
Template bits

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>>1054427
>Neighbor used to be a carpenter
>He retired when Reagan was still in office
>I ask him to rebuild a door for me
>Exterior door, solid wood, 70 years old
>Years of abuse from previous owners have ruined the hinges and stripped out the screw holes
>Weight has probably double because of layers of paint over what was once a stained wood door
>He says "the door I can work with, the frame is crap"
>He goes to the lumber yard, comes back with wood, not a pre-hung door
>In the span of an hour he strips out the old frame and cuts and fits the new one
>Only tools used are a hand saw, a hammer, a plane, and some chisels
>Over a weekend he refinishes the door and finishes up the frame
>Next weekend he comes to hang the door
>Stripped back to bare wood and stained again, looks nice
>The only power tool I see him use comes out, old Rockwell Model 100 router (picture from eBay)

He routes out all the mortises for the hinges and strike plates by hand, without using a template. Final clean up is done with a wide chisel. Took about 15 minutes to hang the door from measuring to installing the locks. Some of the best work I've ever seen. He hasn't worked a day in 30 years, retired when he was in his early 50s. Now I know why.

Turn you're shit over