Comments on: How to fit in the Groove or Dado http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/ Getting started with your router! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:27:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jay http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/comment-page-1/#comment-575 jay Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:59:52 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=43#comment-575 Thanks so much You explain every thing so clearly . Thanks again Jay Thanks so much You explain every thing so clearly . Thanks again Jay

]]> By: john beach http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/comment-page-1/#comment-574 john beach Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:50:24 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=43#comment-574 If you trap the plywood between the table and the bit, won't it grab hold and throw the wood? No John, first you are not trapping the wood, the rabbet bit is cutting the material on the cutting side of the router bit. This is the same as if you were cutting it from the top. The purpose of this technique is to control the thickness of the cut, because your objective is to have a certain thickness in the end you must focus on making sure the piece stays tight to the table top. Next, the only way the material can be taken away from you is if you are cutting on the wrong side of the router bit. This means the bit is pulling the material away from you. If you are staying on the cutting side of the bit and feeding into the router bit the material will stay in your control. Side point: As with the process of milling all material you must keep the piece in position with regards to the set up. This means you need to keep it tight to the fence and table during milling. Thanks for the question, Regards, Rick If you trap the plywood between the table and the bit, won’t it grab hold and throw the wood?

No John, first you are not trapping the wood, the rabbet bit is cutting the material on the cutting side of the router bit. This is the same as if you were cutting it from the top. The purpose of this technique is to control the thickness of the cut, because your objective is to have a certain thickness in the end you must focus on making sure the piece stays tight to the table top.

Next, the only way the material can be taken away from you is if you are cutting on the wrong side of the router bit. This means the bit is pulling the material away from you. If you are staying on the cutting side of the bit and feeding into the router bit the material will stay in your control.

Side point: As with the process of milling all material you must keep the piece in position with regards to the set up. This means you need to keep it tight to the fence and table during milling.

Thanks for the question,

Regards,

Rick

]]> By: richard welton http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/comment-page-1/#comment-573 richard welton Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:07:48 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=43#comment-573 thank you for the great tip. I sure appreciate the work it takes to bring us these tips. Thanks again richard thank you for the great tip. I sure appreciate the work it takes to bring us these tips.

Thanks again richard

]]> By: James Wade http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/comment-page-1/#comment-572 James Wade Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:39:13 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=43#comment-572 Ric, With all these tips you give out, I can understand why TRW was so popular. You make it so simple for us beginners, James Ric,
With all these tips you give out, I can understand why TRW was so popular.
You make it so simple for us beginners,
James

]]> By: Jim Harbour http://www.routerworkshop.net/43/how-to-fit-in-the-groove-or-dado/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Jim Harbour Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:39:28 +0000 http://www.routerworkshop.net/?p=43#comment-571 I followed the link. Nothing happens. Just a black screen. Jim: You have to be patient as the stream is loading... I followed the link. Nothing happens. Just a black screen.

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