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Rhetro:
Hello everyone! (something just happened here so please excuse this if you see it twice)

I'm trying to cut the groove in the side of my control panel to install some t-molding.

I bought the correct groove cutter, installed it properly in the router, tightened everything down, but cannot get a straight line to save my life! The cutting wheel just seemed to start out ok, but by the end of the pass, the line was far from centered!

I had to use wood filler a couple of times and start over. On the last attempt I just gave up.

I'm about to have it done professionally as I cannot seem to beat this one!

I'm not that inept, and I know I'm not asking a whole hell of a lot!

Any advice from anyone who has done this successfully would be great!

Thanks in advance!

cbmeeks:
How do you have everything secured down?

Are you freehanding or are you using the guide on the router?

What kind of router are you using?
Jakobud:
Are you using a slot cutting bit?  This is what a slot cutting bit looks like:



Or are you using a straight bit and you are trying to cut the groove while the wood is standing up on its side??  



whammoed:
can you post a picture of your router with bit installed?  The only problem I have ever had is snagging the routers power cord making the router jerk and screw up the cut...otherwise a very easy process.  most routers have some kind of clamp to lock the base to the motor after adjusting the height...if it does not clamp tight the height can change as you cut...you can adjust the pressure of this clamp.
NoOne=NBA=:
The most likely reason for this would be that the collar is not tight on the router.
There's usually a big turning ring with a wing nut to clamp it down on the outside of the router.
This ring adjusts the height of the bit above the base.
If it's not clamped down tight, it will rotate while you use the router, causing the bit to move up or down in relation to the base of the router.
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