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T-molding cut drifts from center after lengthy cut
ZTylerDurden717:
Do you guys also have an issue where the t-molding cut starts out great from dead center but as you go on it drifts slightly upward and off center? I've tried the cut multiple times and no matter how I apply the pressure/grip on the router it drifts from center. I think I can live with it since it's centered for a good portion of the cut but was curious if you guys have a technique to handle that.
JDFan:
--- Quote from: ZTylerDurden717 on November 21, 2018, 11:57:22 am ---Do you guys also have an issue where the t-molding cut starts out great from dead center but as you go on it drifts slightly upward and off center? I've tried the cut multiple times and no matter how I apply the pressure/grip on the router it drifts from center. I think I can live with it since it's centered for a good portion of the cut but was curious if you guys have a technique to handle that.
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Are you tightening the router blade sufficiently ? Is the drift due to you moving the router off center or is the blade moving ?
ZTylerDurden717:
It's hard to tell but I'm going to lean towards it being the blade moving because I keep the same pressure and level from the beginning of the cut.
The router is natively a 1/2" shank and it comes with a 1/4" adapter to fit this t-molding bit. Could it be that the shank is sticking out too far out from the collet? The distance as I've read is supposed to be a "coin size" width distance but I give it more slack to get the depth I need.
edit: Attaching photo of cut. Don't mind the wood bits sticking out in some areas since I tested the t-molding and it'll still be a tight fit.
luizw81:
--- Quote from: ZTylerDurden717 on November 21, 2018, 01:05:23 pm ---It's hard to tell but I'm going to lean towards it being the blade moving because I keep the same pressure and level from the beginning of the cut.
The router is natively a 1/2" shank and it comes with a 1/4" adapter to fit this t-molding bit. Could it be that the shank is sticking out too far out from the collet? The distance as I've read is supposed to be a "coin size" width distance but I give it more slack to get the depth I need.
edit: Attaching photo of cut. Don't mind the wood bits sticking out in some areas since I tested the t-molding and it'll still be a tight fit.
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I had an issue for my build but it was due to not tightening it enough.
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ZTylerDurden717:
--- Quote from: luizw81 on November 21, 2018, 01:16:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: ZTylerDurden717 on November 21, 2018, 01:05:23 pm ---It's hard to tell but I'm going to lean towards it being the blade moving because I keep the same pressure and level from the beginning of the cut.
The router is natively a 1/2" shank and it comes with a 1/4" adapter to fit this t-molding bit. Could it be that the shank is sticking out too far out from the collet? The distance as I've read is supposed to be a "coin size" width distance but I give it more slack to get the depth I need.
edit: Attaching photo of cut. Don't mind the wood bits sticking out in some areas since I tested the t-molding and it'll still be a tight fit.
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I had an issue for my build but it was due to not tightening it enough.
Sent from my SM-J320R4 using Tapatalk
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Did you live with it or redo?
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