If you're someone who enjoys working with a router, particularly for cutting patterns, guide bushings are an essential accessory. These small but mighty components allow your router to follow templates with precision, ensuring consistent and clean cuts every time. Unlike bearing-guided bits, guide bushings expand the versatility of your router by letting you use any bit you like, effectively turning it into a pattern-routing tool. This makes them ideal for woodworkers who regularly work with templates or repeatable shapes.
What’s in the Milescraft Metal Bushing Set?
The Milescraft Metal Bushing Set is designed to simplify and upgrade your routing experience. Both metric and imperial sets includes seven guide bushings in various sizes, accommodating a wide range of router bits and template styles. Each bushing is clearly labelled with both internal and external diameters, allowing for quick identification in the middle of a project.
The bushings are supplied with a locknut, which secures the bushings to your router base. Also included is an adapter plate, which may be necessary depending on the type of router you use.
Build Quality and Practical Features
One of the standout features of the Milescraft bushings is the build quality. The metal bushings have a solid feel, and the threading between each bushing and the locknut is smooth and secure.
The inclusion of an adapter plate ensures compatibility with various router models, and the organised storage case keeps all components at hand when needed. For woodworkers who value efficiency and precision, having this all-in-one kit ready to go means less downtime and more time spent crafting.
