Thread: Your opinion please

Are you absolutely 100% certain that the edges were machined perfectly square to the top before laminating?

(Just eliminating the obvious.)

are you using a bearing tip cutter. what size is the cutter

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

Are you absolutely 100% certain that the edges were machined perfectly square to the top before laminating?

(Just eliminating the obvious.)

Yes I have checked this .Also it happened on more than one occassion I reread my thread and I said the shalf may be bent I did mean the shaft of the router may be bent . well thats the way I am thinking.

If the shaft was bent it would shake the sh... out of you. Maybe the bearing on the cutter is the wrong diameter (too small)

If the bearing was too small then I'd expect it to be scraping for the full width of the blade, not "tapering off" like that.

I agree about a bent shaft vibrating, though.

Dean, do you have access to another router you can try instead?

Originally Posted by Skew ChiDAMN!!

If the bearing was too small then I'd expect it to be scraping for the full width of the blade, not "tapering off" like that.

I agree about a bent shaft vibrating, though.

Dean, do you have access to another router you can try instead?

No I dont but I did buy a second Pattern maker and that two had the same result .But it does vibrate to the extent that it does vibrate the depth adjustment undone if the speed was adjusted to the max.The reason it doesnt cut the whole width is because I now using a shorter trimming bit and using the very tip of the cutting edge and the bearing is fitting just below the laminex

One other variable that you need to watch is whether you are holding the base of the router flat on the top of the bench. A tilt upwards of the base could put the cutter in touch with the side of the laminate - just the same as if the corner were not machined accurately square.

Try running 1-2 layers of masking tape along edge where the bearing would run along. This should allow the laminex overhang a fraction which should be easy to sand flush.

I think I would be resorting to the tried and true method of using a file rather than a router. It seems a bit of a heavy duty tool to be using on laminex edging. Basically all you do is run the file down over the edge you want to trim and keep working your way along ...

Are you using a 45deg cutter or a staight cutter

How old is the router? Its worn bearings can allow such play. Dirty Collet can allow alignment variances, etc. Could be sever other factors. Just throwing thoughts your way. BTW I have bought some expensive bits that are not up to snuff, so...?

It could also be adhesive stuck to the cutting edge therefore sticking outside the diameter of the bearing.

The other thing to watch out for is to adjust the bit so that there is the minimum of cutting edge overlapping, the more overlap the more chance of this happening.

Originally Posted by Big Shed

It could also be adhesive stuck to the cutting edge therefore sticking outside the diameter of the bearing.

The other thing to watch out for is to adjust the bit so that there is the minimum of cutting edge overlapping, the more overlap the more chance of this happening.

This is what I have been doing of late to get to the next piece.But on Monday I brought another router , the same type to compare but this router is showing the same symtoms exaxtly the same ,vibrates when you turn the speed up to its max .I havent done any trimming as yet .will have to wait till next weekend .But at this stage its indicating both the bits ,both torquata bits. with both bits when you turn it on they both wobble at the end as the machine slows down to almost stopped .A third bit from Bunnings does not wobble All three bits are 1/2 inch shafts Does this sound right .Thanks to all that have replyed at this stage

Originally Posted by China

Are you using a 45deg cutter or a staight cutter

Sorry I did not reply all bits are angled but I wouldnt say they were 45 degrees