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Up-cut, down-cut
When the router bit manufacturers refers to a spiral-cut router bit as
up-cut or down-cut, are they consistently speaking with reference to the router base? Or are they assuming a router-table orientation as opposed to a hand-held router? The ambiguity being, of course, that a router bit that cuts away from the router is down-cut when the router is being hand-held, and up-cut if the router is mounted under a router table. Tom |
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Up-cut, down-cut
Oops, sorry - meant to send this to rec.woodworking. But go ahead and
comment if you have anything to say. Tom "Tdacon" wrote in message ... When the router bit manufacturers refers to a spiral-cut router bit as up-cut or down-cut, are they consistently speaking with reference to the router base? Or are they assuming a router-table orientation as opposed to a hand-held router? The ambiguity being, of course, that a router bit that cuts away from the router is down-cut when the router is being hand-held, and up-cut if the router is mounted under a router table. Tom |
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Up-cut, down-cut
"Tdacon" wrote in news:ldr1cn$9t$1@dont-
email.me: When the router bit manufacturers refers to a spiral-cut router bit as up-cut or down-cut, are they consistently speaking with reference to the router base? Or are they assuming a router-table orientation as opposed to a hand-held router? It's referenced with respect to the *wood*. Up-cut lifts the fibers up and out of the wood, down- cut cuts down into the wood. |
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