Shop Fox D3117 Brass Guide Bushing Set

by Shop Fox

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

These Guide Bushings are designed to follow any template for perfectly matched multiples. The wide range of sizes allows full flexibility between router bit cutter and various templates. Fits Porter-Cable brand router and others with template guide adapters. Neatly organized in a plastic case.

Product Description

These Guide Bushings are designed to follow any template for perfectly matched multiples. The wide range of sizes allows full flexibility between router bit cutter and various templates. Set includes 5/16" O.D. - 1/4" I.D., 3/8" O.D. - 9/32" I.D., 7/16" O.D. - 11/32" I.D., 1/2" O.D. - 13/32" I.D., 5/8" O.D. - 17/32" I.D., 3/4" O.D. - 21/32" I.D., 51/64" O.D. - 5/8" I. D., 1" O.D. - 7/8" I.D., and two lock nuts. Fits Porter-Cable® routers and others with template guide adapters. Neatly organized in a plastic case.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DD4MN
• Item model number: D3117
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,062 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #4 in Home Improvement > Power & Hand Tools > Power Tool Accessories > Router Accessories > Templates

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 100% Brass Router Template Bushing Set, October 21, 2005

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Victor H. Agresti "remodeling-guy" (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shop Fox D3117 Brass Guide Bushing Set (Tools & Home Improvement)

Positives:

-- Includes 8 bushings and two locknuts (for use on two routers concurrently) -- most template sets include [only] 7 bushings.

-- Bushings and locknuts are all brass, so they are impervious to water/moisture -- should last a lifetime.

-- If a rotating router bit (e.g., tapered dovetail bit), touches a bushing made of steel, sparks will fly, and the router bit will likely be ruined. With a brass bushing, the bit will likely survive intact. E.g., once, near the end of a day of routing doors for hinges, my template's locking ring came loose, allowing the guide to touch the spinning bit and the locking ring to rub against the router-bit lock nut. Since the guide and ring were brass, no noticeable damage to the bit or router occurred.

-- Molded plastic case offers excellent protection against damage. There's no extra storage area, but none should be needed.

-- Each bushing is machined from one piece of brass -- fine tool markings from a metal lathe are visible.

-- This set costs less than Porter Cable's or Milwaukee's steel bushings.

-- Because these bushings protrude beyond the router base by only 1/4" or so, they work fine on Leigh dovetail jigs. They should also work on any router jig for the same reason.

Negatives:

-- The bushings would look better if they were polished; in fact, I polished one just to see (click See Customer Images, above). On the other hand, if polished, they will probably tarnish.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Shop Fox Router bushings, Porter Cable style., October 9, 2009

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Shawn D. Peterson "Corsican69" (MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shop Fox D3117 Brass Guide Bushing Set (Tools & Home Improvement)

I bought these to use with my Porter Cable 5116 dovetail jig. In the case of my jig, it uses a 5/8 bushing for half-blind dovetails. More to the point, the 5/8 Porter Cable bushing is an absolute industry standard. This Shop Fox kit is essentially a box full of Porter Cable style bushings.

The irony here, is that the Shop Fox bushing is unusable in the very type of jig they were designed for. The outside diameter of the bushing is too wide by a very small amount, i.e. it jams in between the fingers on the jig rather than sliding in and out easily with a very small amount of clearance. I want to like these bushings, but I have to stick with the steel PC bushing.

These bushings appear to be nicely machined, unfortunately they are out of tolerance and completely unusable.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally versatile bushing set, January 10, 2010

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TSI (Lunenburg, MA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shop Fox D3117 Brass Guide Bushing Set (Tools & Home Improvement)

This bushing set is exceptionally versatile because in addition to a complete range of sizes, the 'throat' where the bit comes through the bushing is relatively short and fairly consistent from bushing to bushing. The short 'throat' means the ability to use thinner template materials than with a usual set of bushings. These bushings are a tremendous addition for anyone doing template work with a router.