On 4/11/2015 12:09 PM, Leon wrote:
If it were me I would get a HSS 4 flute end mill bit. Less expensive
than a regular carbide router bit.

I've heard this before and am looking into it, especially as I may have
outsmarted myself a bit with the jig I built. (it's 3/4" thick) I'm
going to need a longer bit for the through holes; that, or a separate
jig for that purpose.

But I read things that confuse me about the ends of these bits;
specifically that they are not designed to cut "forward", only sideways.
Some of those accounts say they cut "forward" OK in wood, just not in
the metal they were designed for.

Did the bit you got have a different sort of end? Or does the relative
ease of cutting wood render the subject moot?

One more thing: The 3/8" adapter you used worked well? Is it just a
split tube or something like that? No worries about a secure grip on an
object spinning so fast?

OK, one more, more thing. I have done the very tiniest bit of metal
milling in the distant past. In those applications (aluminum) the speed
was lower. What speed did you use for wood routing?

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