Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and I'm
doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in

Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and I'm
doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Take more passes with lighter cuts, and try moving the router faster.

Router burn can be difficult to remove on some woods. The easiest way is to
take a light cut for the last pass, removing any previous burn marks.

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Try decreasing the speed of the router (if adjustable).

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Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com

End grain is a little more susceptible to burning. One remedy is to make
first pass a little shallow and then a final cut at desired depth. If not
practical because of matching adjoining sides, just try a second quicker
pass at same depth. Then the sanding.

RonB


"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and I'm
doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

RonB wrote:
End grain is a little more susceptible to burning. One remedy is
to make first pass a little shallow and then a final cut at desired
depth. If not practical because of matching adjoining sides, just
try a second quicker pass at same depth.

And if you still get scorching, use the router bit as a scraper
(manually)

Then the sanding.

dadiOH
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"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain
and I'm doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and
I'm doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

Thanks all for replies.

I got a piece of advice,but havn't tried it yet but it sounds feasible?
the advice was to wet the the wood a bit(damp) and then route across the
grain and a light sanding when dry.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

The3rd Earl Of Derby (in
) said:

| Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain
| and I'm doing fine going with the grain?

Scorching is caused by an overheated bit. Bits overheat when they're
dull and when they're fed at a speed that doesn't remove enough chips
fast enough to carry the heat away.

Make sure your bits are sharp and that your feed speed is adequate.

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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:

The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and
I'm doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

Thanks all for replies.

I got a piece of advice,but havn't tried it yet but it sounds feasible?
the advice was to wet the the wood a bit(damp) and then route across the
grain and a light sanding when dry.


You really shouldn't be scorching with pine. You should make sure (as
already mentioned) that your bit is sharp, that you're not cutting off too
much at once (1/16" at a time?), and that you're not moving too slowly.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer

Have you tried decreasing your router speed (most routers are adjustable)
and/or increasing feed rate as others suggested?

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Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com

Might try taking lighter cuts and, if possible, move the router through the
cut a little faster.
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
Hello
Why is the wood scorching when I attempt to cut across the grain and
I'm doing fine going with the grain?

Wood is pine.

Thank you.

Thanks all for replies.

I got a piece of advice,but havn't tried it yet but it sounds feasible?
the advice was to wet the the wood a bit(damp) and then route across the
grain and a light sanding when dry.

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite