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If you use a router to cut wood: be careful!
SirPeale:
I'm not just talking about the safety stuff.
I'm in the process of taking a Main Event cabinet and MAMEing it. I didn't want to use the old CP, so I figured I would use the old as a template and use a template bit to cut a new piece from plywood.
I get everything lined up, and make my first pass. flawless. I can't believe how easy this is getting. Suddenly I get a piece of sawdust in my eye, so I head to the bathroom to flush it out.
Afterwards, I pick the router up and proceed to make my second cut on the other side of the CP. It kicks up a lot of sawdust. I stop cutting, and I note that I'm taking a huge hunk...OUT OF THE ORIGINAL I'M USING AS A TEMPLATE! What the heck?
It's a plunge router, and somehow the bit locking mechanism must have vibrated loose. The bit came up about an inch, and with nothing there to pilot the bit, it was cutting freely.
It's not a total loss, since the panel is symetrical I can just flip it over to get the proper shape. But I'm more than a little bit ticked at myself for not rechecking the router before making another cut. I certainly didn't expect the settings to change from one minute to the next!
GGKoul:
Aren't you wearing googles??
SirPeale:
I wear glasses. It's always been okay. I sure learned my lesson on that one, didn't I?
hyiu:
safety always goes first....
after the first time I fired up my router... (that thing spins like I have never seen before... POWERFUL !!!!)
I'm now ALWAYS wearing googles and ear plugs when
I'm working on my router....
also.... always keep an eye on the bit to make sure its tight and steady.....
not that I'm careless with my other tools....
I don't wear googles all the time when working...
but for router..... there's no exception....
and stay alert.... a ruined piece of wood can be replaced... but not a ruined finger....
imagine if that thing came loose when its spinning at like 2000 rpm and flied off..... it'll be like a loose bullet....
damm.... :o :o :o
Jabba:
Hi Peale,
Good to know you are still here with us. I often don't wear gogles, but I will from now on. I do wear glasses though, but still not 100% solution...
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