An accurate groove in even an entry level router should be very doable so long as it has a fence that can run along the edge. Easiest if the cutter is the preferred width to start with, to save needing more than one offset set on the fence.
he doesn't even have a saw. A handheld circular is one of the most useful saws & will do the job.
NT
Go to Lidl, then. Although they only do special offers, not had a failure with any of their power tools. And they have a three year warranty.
True - but you could likely buy three Lidl for one Makita.
I've not had your luck with Lidl tools either. Like Aldi, they have to offer 3yr gtees to get people to buy them.
NT
It will do it, but its not as easy to get an accurate result. However that does not really matter in this particular case since all the OP wants is a groove for a wire.
In that case a length of 5mm dowel wrapped with sandpaper is a cheaper and more laborious solution.
It's ok for people with a decent workbench and power tools that they are used to using , but buying and using a power tool, for a one-off job, where the workpiece is not properly restrained, is the sort of thing that tends to appear on 24 hours in A&E.
So you've had several Lidl tools which have failed? Can you say which ones and how?
Well John, as you said it worked.
I'd love to see an example done with a handheld circular saw of equal quality. ;-) Frankly most of the other suggestions sounded like nice ways to butcher a piece of wood to me.
Tim+
For cleaning up a slot already made perhaps, but for a primary machining/cutting process, no really not. If you want a hand tool solution, then a plough plane would be the way to go, but these days you may well pay more for one of those than for a basic router.
Hence why I suggested a router with a side fence - all you need some flat surface to place the work on.
A circular saw would do it, but its less intuitive - especially if you need a "stopped" grove rather than a full length one - then you get into things like holding back the guard and perhaps removing the riving knife, which I would agree are not entry level skills.
You know I can't resist a challenge don't you?
Yup, but you don't always get the expected results. Sometimes perfectly good strategises have turned out to be useless, while some "that will never work" ones have actually been quite good!
That's good. I wasn't convinced it'd work.
NT
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