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| rampy:
--- Quote from: tritonarcade on June 13, 2003, 08:51:41 pm ---Does that really work? Just filling in a hole with wood glue and sawdust? I've never heard of that method before, but it will probably come in handy as I am almost guaranteeing a screw up from me in the next few days. --- End quote --- uhm... yeah.. i've done that before. Or you could buy wood putty or plastic wood type wood putty... I just fixed some massive damage on my door frame that my dog did... puttied it up good.. sanded it and painted it and it was good as new. (now the hole in the carpet was a different story.. had to call in a professional) I also did a combination of wood putty, saw dust and broken toothpics to fill in where my first non-oscar spinner attempt hole was. *Shrug* so yeah... RAmpoy |
| slug54:
--- Quote from: JODY on June 13, 2003, 08:16:48 pm --- Come to find out the bit had come loose and was spinning in the collet. It had also slipped down and was cutting too deep. It cut all the way through the 3/4" plywood in one spot. --- End quote --- You guys are really starting to scare me! How do you think your gonna play Defender with only one hand. Keep the bits tight and as far down in the chuck as you can. If you need a thinner template make it out of 1/8" underlayment. Also when your routing around a board the router should be moved in a counter clockwise direction. if you go in the oposite direction the bit will want to "climb" and it will try to move the router away from your template piece. Good Luck, and wear your safety glasses Slug54 |
| JODY:
--- Quote from: slug54 on June 13, 2003, 09:29:09 pm --- You guys are really starting to scare me! How do you think your gonna play Defender with only one hand. --- End quote --- Dang, I have a hard enough time playing it with two. But I need to practice more. |
| Smack:
In my first few attempts with my router a couple of years ago, I routed through my panel and into the wood of my back porch. I should take a pic - the gouges are still there! Word! Smack |
| skirge66:
I always thought you were suppose to bottom out your bit in the collet and tighten down the chuck with a wrench...at least that's whatmy instructions said. I you are trying to cut 3/4" wood with a router bit, and it's not long enough without moving your bit out some, it sounds like you need to buy the right bit...I have a straight cutting bit 2 1/2" long...sounds like you want one of those. remember this...you only need to be wrong about powertool safety once to really learn the lesson. then you get neato nicknames like stump, or lefty :P |
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