Backwards router?

Karl Brogger

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Dennison, MN
Anyone know if a Porter Cable 1609 can be wired/jury rigged to run counter clockwise?

or, does anyone know of a router that runs in reverse?


Looking to do a left and right router for doing dovetails. It would alleviate the need to cut the bottoms off, or having to deal with a small amount of tear out on two corners of the drawer bottom.

Yes, I know I'd need a separate bit as well. :D
 
Not all motors are going to be the same, but I would think you could try switching the brush leads around on the motor. Concern I guess would be if the collet needed to be a reversed thread or if it would work loose if it wasn't.
 
bits are available.

The collet shouldn't be a big deal. I run shapers backwards all the time with climb cuts, you just gotta get it really tight.
 
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