safety / finish quality are not always compatible

[dirtydeeds]

this is a SIDE VIEW of the safety topic and routers

im talking strictly about hand held routers

FIRST
we all know that you feed a router into the cut and that is the safest method

SECOND
we all know that if you do this. it can and will smash a piece of timber to pieces. (mdf isnt a problem in this regard)

THIRD
we know the problem but to get the finish quality we feed the cut the "wrong" way (what engineers call climbing cut)

[Scrit]

Most of the time conventional cutting will provide a more than adequate finish, but I'd say this: climb cutting is dangerous and not for the faint hearted or inexperienced. It is probably best practiced on a static machine such as a spindle moulder or overhead pin router with a power feeder. If you insist on climb milling it is always best to remove as much waste material as possible before climb machining the profile, as this sequence shows:



This is exactly the same process as should be used for ring fence or deep moulding work on the spindle moulder, i.e. remove the maximum amount of waste with rebate/grooving/chamfer cutters before tackling the main job and the propensity to "snatch" work will be much diminished.

Time consuming., I know, but ultimately a lot safer

Scrit