Bishop Cochrane router base.

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brmoon
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Bishop Cochrane router base.

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Hello, I'm currently using the StewMac dremel base for inlay work, but am considering upgrading to the Bishop Cochrane base. Anyone currently using this base? How does it compare with others you have used?

Thanks.

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The Bishop Cochran base is the best of its' kind. I hae been using one for years and, once you get over the sticker shock, it is a tool that you will wonder what you did before you got it! One of the best tools in my shop!
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Post by johnnparchem »

I use a Bishop Cochrane router base, for making rosettes and to cut the rebate for the rosette and really like it. My base is made for a laminate router and I think it would be to large to do inlay work on a fretboard.
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I have a Bishop Cochran router base and love it. I just use it for cutting rosette channels.
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I've never used a Bishop Cochrane and it seems that the responders have used it for rosette work and not inlay.
That said, I suspect the Cochrane would be a whole lot of heavy metal to push around while doing delicate inlay work.

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Post by Jim_H »

I' ve never tried to use it for inlay. It is a lot of metal, compared to say, the stewmac base, but I wouldn't call it heavy.

I run mine with a Porter Cable router (not a dremel), and the tighter bearings in that setup would make for accurate work. For me, the slop in the dremel shaft bearings would make clean inlay work difficult (not impossible, i've done it, but not much).
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Post by Darryl Young »

Jim_H, good to see you posting! I've missed your input. I've been out a few days so possibly I missed some of your posts. Have you been able to start working on the mahogany dreadnaught?
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Post by Kevin Sjostrand »

Hey Jim, nice to see ya, been awhile.
I know NOTHING about this router base, but I have had better than adequate results using my dremel for doing rosettes. I suppose the machines can vary; some worse than others. Mine is about 25 years old, maybe they were made better back then, and in the good ol' USA!

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Darryl, you missed your BD!

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BD??? For Jim's sake, I hope that doesn't mean Body Double........<smile>
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