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Router bits burning
Brax:
Steel coloured? That is poor quality, no doubt about it. I'd be so bold as to say you'll never cut a good cut from that type of bit. You want CARBIDE tipped bits. Nothing less. My first router came with the bits you're describing and they're nothing but trouble. Buy yourself some decent quality bits and you'll never look back.
5"x5" section that's only a 1/4" deep? That's nothing. It'll take a minute or 2 with a good bit.
Xam:
I'm not a routing expert by any means...but I do know a dull blade will cause wood to burn. (on a circular saw for example). Are the bits new? It could just be a dull bit.
Xam
hypernova:
Got some new carbide bits. I started burning the one I was using ever so slightly, but realized what was causing it was just going straight through the wood. (Yesterday, I was making an outline of the area, then going inside to finish the rest.) I found if I started in one of my button/joy holes, and worked outward in a spiral type fashion, trimming away, the bit wouldn't burn. Eventually I got it all. Another factor may have been that I made sure to move the router in the correct direction. Thanks all.
bb040:
use nothing but a quaity carbide tip bit ....they last longer and are less pron to burnning up like you done
RayB:
According to the manual on mine, going TOO SLOW will cause burning, cuz the bit stays in place too long and heats up the wood.
It's better to do several strokes until you've routed everything you wanted away, than trying to do it all in one shot.
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