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If you use a router to cut wood: be careful!
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SirPeale:
That was the only thing I failed to do 'safety-wise.'  Of course, I used to have much bigger glasses.  Looks like I'm off to the hardware store when my wife gets home.
rdagger:
You may also want to wear a dust mask.  You don't want to be breathing the chemicals they put in MDF.
drunkatuw:
I did the same thing when routing the circle for my trackball, was using the metal template as a guide, the flush bit wasn't deep enough and started cutting right thru the metal!

I also messed up using the slot bit for the t-molding.  First cut was great, put the router down to put in a sample of t-molding to see how it fit, looked good.  Picked up the router to do the other side and somehow the bit slipped so it wasn't in the middle, so it cut too deep and instead of being in the middle, it was about 3/16 on one side and 7/16 on the otherside, so I had to fill it in with wood putty and I'll try it again when I get my confidence back up :)
FractalWalk:

--- Quote from: hyiu on March 04, 2004, 02:58:10 pm ---
I'm now ALWAYS wearing googles and ear plugs when
I'm working on my router....
--- End quote ---

Goggles and ear plugs with every power tool . . . always, always always!  
SirPeale:

--- Quote from: rdagger on March 04, 2004, 04:39:59 pm ---You may also want to wear a dust mask.  You don't want to be breathing the chemicals they put in MDF.
--- End quote ---

MDF?  What's that?  I wouldn't use MDF.  It may be cheaper, but ply is much lighter and stronger.
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