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Re: Tools: Router woes
By:Kudzu
Date: 1/23/2010, 12:33 pm
In Response To: Tools: Router woes (Petewp)

My only advice is don't freehand!! It's just a disaster looking for a place to happen. Or did you figure that out?? :-)

I do some pattern routing. That is making a piece with hand tools and then using a pattern bit with a bearing to follow along the edge of the pattern. That is as close I have ever come to free handing. While I am sure there are some talented people that can do it, it's really a bad idea. Not sure what your wanting to do but there is bound to be a better and safer way though.

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Tools: Router woes
Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:20 pm
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armin -- 1/24/2010, 12:04 pm
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ettienne -- 1/23/2010, 3:13 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:29 pm
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Reg Lake -- 1/23/2010, 9:31 pm
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Reg Lake -- 1/24/2010, 1:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:25 am
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dbynoe -- 1/23/2010, 6:45 pm
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Kudzu -- 1/23/2010, 12:33 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 12:43 pm
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John Bratton -- 1/23/2010, 2:09 pm
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:30 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:31 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2010, 12:22 am
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tony olsen -- 1/23/2010, 3:46 pm
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Petewp -- 1/23/2010, 3:26 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2010, 5:40 pm