In article , "Upscale" wrote:

"Nosstech" wrote in message

I am feeding the boards from right-to-left (as you look at the router
table), the same way the bit is spinning. Is that right or should I
feed the board in the opposite way the bit is spinning (left-to-right
as you look at the table)?

You should be feeding into the boards so that the router tries to push back
towards you. When the router is upside down, the bit turns clockwise. Right
side up, it turns counter clockwise.

You stated that backwards. Upside down, it's CCW; right side up, it's CW.

That means as you push into the wood,
the bit will dig in and try to pull the router towards you.

Not if you're feeding the wood in the proper direction, it won't.

If the bit is spinning toward the wood as it should be, the force exerted by
the bit on the wood is opposite to the direction of feed (i.e. toward the
operator), and the force exerted on the router is in the direction of feed
(i.e. away from the operator).

Obviously, you
would be holding it securely and pushing in the opposite direction away from
you along a board. In other words, the wood is on the right, the router is
on the left and you'd be pushing away.

And the wood is between you and the bit.

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Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.