Is there any published info, on safe router speeds for different size router bits? Or any "local knowledge"?
I have a Ryobi RE600 router that a friend gave me. I have it in a router table. The problem is the speed control is non functional. He had taken it to a local repair shop, and was told it needed a "magnetic" bearing. ????? And the guy couldn't get it. Looking at a parts list, they show a speed control unit, which I suspect is the problem, however it is over $100. and I don't want to invest that much in the router. I am thinking of using rail and stile bits, with a diameter of 1 3/8" and verticld raised panel bit with a diameter of 1 1/8"
Any thoughts on this? Thanks