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Router bit question
I just got my router and my wife and I did a little cost analysis.
That is where I make something for her and she analyizes what I made and tells me that the router cost too much. Anyway, I made a simple cutting board on 12x1 oak. I used a 1/2 inch rounder on the router. My first pass would be fine but the second pass sounded like I was grinding much more wood. ON top of that the ends of my router trails always stray a bit. I am new to this and need some advice. What can I do to make two even cuts and keep them straight the whole time? Thanks in advance Rob |
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wrote in message ups.com... I just got my router and my wife and I did a little cost analysis. That is where I make something for her and she analyizes what I made and tells me that the router cost too much. Anyway, I made a simple cutting board on 12x1 oak. I used a 1/2 inch rounder on the router. My first pass would be fine but the second pass sounded like I was grinding much more wood. ON top of that the ends of my router trails always stray a bit. I am new to this and need some advice. What can I do to make two even cuts and keep them straight the whole time? Thanks in advance Rob Don't try to take too much wood off in one pass, feed it too fast, or force feed. Those were my early mistakes. Let the bit do its work. If you hear if bogging down, it probably is. Steve |
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I just got my router and my wife and I did a little cost analysis. That is where I make something for her and she analyizes what I made and tells me that the router cost too much. Anyway, I made a simple cutting board on 12x1 oak. I used a 1/2 inch rounder on the router. My first pass would be fine but the second pass sounded like I was grinding much more wood. ON top of that the ends of my router trails always stray a bit. I am new to this and need some advice. What can I do to make two even cuts and keep them straight the whole time? Thanks in advance Slide a bit further down the slippery slope and start seeing a router table/fence in your future. Fences and guides make for much more precision in your routing work. Also, what Bridger said. -- www.e-woodshop.net Last update: 8/21/06 |
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: wrote in message I just got my router and my wife and I did a little cost analysis. That is where I make something for her and she analyizes what I made and tells me that the router cost too much. Anyway, I made a simple cutting board on 12x1 oak. I used a 1/2 inch rounder on the router. My first pass would be fine but the second pass sounded like I was grinding much more wood. ON top of that the ends of my router trails always stray a bit. I am new to this and need some advice. What can I do to make two even cuts and keep them straight the whole time? Thanks in advance Slide a bit further down the slippery slope and start seeing a router table/fence in your future. Fences and guides make for much more precision in your routing work. Also, what Bridger said. Don't go out and spend $50 on a table fence yet. You need to go out and spend $2 on a board and $200-400 on a planer to make sure it's straight. Then, use the board for a fence. A short (say 2') 1x2 may just be straight enough for most fence purposes if 100% straight isn't a concern. I was using that yesterday rather than my table mounted router's fence. (It has a 4" gap around the bit which makes some operations difficult.) Puckdropper -- Wise is the man who attempts to answer his question before asking it. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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