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kooskoek
Tue 18 August 2009, 18:04
Can one use this router, powered by air, any input would be great.

http://www.michiganpneumatic.com/customer/mipnto/Manufacturer%20Info/MPT/Spec%20Sheets/MP-22000RTR%20Specs.pdf

kooskoek
Tue 18 August 2009, 18:17
Here is another air router

http://www.dynabrade.com/dyn09/content.php?page=quicksearch&search=router


Will this work or am i missing the plot

lumberjack_jeff
Tue 18 August 2009, 18:42
They're not very powerful.

normand blais
Wed 19 August 2009, 07:03
You need a Big compressor lots of cfm

hennie
Wed 19 August 2009, 07:54
Air cost more

kooskoek
Wed 19 August 2009, 12:37
Im not to concern about cost just trying to get the router to stop screaming

domino11
Wed 19 August 2009, 13:46
I think you will find the air powered motors to be noisier than the router. Or just as bad. I have used high power air motors before and they are all loud.
I think you would want to go to an air cooled or water cooled spindle to keep the noise down.

kooskoek
Wed 19 August 2009, 16:46
thx will look into this