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Routers and bits, features, techniques, safety etc.
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When should I use a spiral router bit?
Downcut and upcut bits generally give a better cut and are easier to use when working with a handheld/manual-feed router. … Consequently you get less "chatter" of the router during use. …
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Should I do many shallow quick cuts or a single deep slow one with my router?
If you use a single, deep pass (even with a slow "feed rate", that is the rate of travel of your router), due partially because of chip clearance problems and partially just because the bit will have a … This'll be lessened by using a spiral-cut router bit rather than a straight-fluted one, and also by taking shallower passes. …
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Cut-out from 18mm MDF
It's exactly the job for a router. … run with the router base directly on the surface of the MDF but you might run into trouble with the router tilting if you're not careful. …
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Wood splinters when using a rabbeting bit
How much grain break-out or splitting you get is a function of several factors:
Sharpness of the router bit
Rotation speed of cutter
Feed speed
Depth of cut
Cutter geometry (straight-fluted, upcut spiral … Practically, what this means is, once you've got a decent bit and whacked the RPM up on your router, play around with the depth/width of cut until you find something that works. …
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Trim router - Arbor has small amount of play along its axis, is this normal? (DWP611)
Every time you over-stress your router (even if it's just hearing the motor slow down because you're pushing at a feed rate which is too high) you risk bending the spindle or otherwise putting something …
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What are these holes in the router base plate for?
It can also allow you to fix the router into a "router table" setup or similar. Basically any time you want to fix something to your baseplate or attach your router to some fixture. … In this way you can often make jigs and attachments which were made for (for example) a Makita router work with a Bosch router and so on. …
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Can I use a plungable router bit on a drill press?
This is all because router bits rely on high RPMs to clear chips and dust out of the hole being routed, whereas when you're drilling at a few hundred to a few thousand RPM, the debris won't clear. …
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What router bit type should I use on screws?
If the screws (or remnants of screws) come loose at all during machining then you're going ruin the router bit, probably ruin the workpiece, and have a dangerous chunk of metal flying at you at high speed …
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Does HDF require different circular saw blades and routing bits to cut cleanly?
Carbide or diamond cutters are best, but carbide (and probably even diamond cutters) will still generally leave a "fluffy" edge which requires sanding and sealing.
Be aware that even with carbide cutt …
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CNC Router square internal corners
You're correct in that you can't easily cut a square internal corner just with a router (technically it can be done with a 5-axis CNC router, a taper bit, and some clever programming) - but do you really …
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