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    Tom....Thanks for your input. Your summation is correct, and I started off from that vantage point, focussing on safety per bit quality AND the process itself. Certainly, the advantages of forming the large, yet shallow concave depressions by means of lowering then pressing the stock down upon the router bit were the time saving and the ease of operation. It would appear that you are saying that a jig to hold the stock with the router fixed above, then manually plunged down for each hollow is the only really safe way to do it. Hmmm, I see clearly what you mean, and never having lowered a piece of 1 inch stock onto a 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 inch wide router bit, I don't actually have a realistic idea of what it feels like! Hence this forum I guess.....

    And Aldav, you are also most likely correct! Maybe I should try to find a GERMAN router bit!! More seriously, I'll most likely go down the Arden Routers path.

    I wonder if anyone has tried to do what I originally described, and could tell me whether the blasted thing was ripped out of their control?? That being said, Elan's jig concept is bound to be of great assistance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat the Rat View Post
    It would appear that you are saying that a jig to hold the stock with the router fixed above, then manually plunged down for each hollow is the only really safe way to do it.
    I gotta disagree with that; plunging from the top might be a bit safer, but I certainly wouldn't say that doing it in a table is unsafe. Just be sure to have one edge on the table and hard against the stop (the right hand edge when facing the table, as the rotation of the bit will naturally keep it pulled to the fence), then lower the other edge as if it's connected by a hinge. Don't try to drop down flat from the top, THAT'S definitely not safe.

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    Feels like a game of "Piggy in the Middle", and no prizes for guessing which player of the three that I am!! Thanks for the reassuring explanation, Elan, 'cos that is the exact methodology that I had developed in mind. If the work piece winds up in the surf at Byron Bay, I'll get you to swim out and grab it!! I'll go ahead and source a router bit and let you know the outcome: I'm also interested in how many holes I can get through before the carbides start to dull. Thanks again mate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat the Rat View Post
    I'm thinking about a project which will involve quite a few concave hollows each about 32 - 35 mm diameter and about 12 - 15 mm deep, using a Triton TRA 001 (circa 2000 model?) in a Triton Router Table. Since I'll be doing quite a few in timbers ranging from Queensland Maple, Silky Oak to Camphor Laurel, and want a pretty good finish, I'm looking for advice as to a quality bit that will last with minimum wear. Can anyone advise me as to a reliable brand, and possibly a source, especially if it's in the Northern Rivers region?

    Additionally, when running the job, I'm thinking of pressing the rectangular workpieces down onto the router bit, registering the far long edge to the fence, and the left edge to a stop which is perpendicular to the fence. I anticipate being able to the lift the workpiece without the bit burning the resultant concave hollow or catching the outer edges of the hollow.... in your expert opinions, does this sound like a watertight and safe procedure??
    Just as a matter of interest you mention rectangular pieces but you have not given the size of the blocks to be used
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    Quote Originally Posted by Template Tom View Post
    Just as a matter of interest you mention rectangular pieces but you have not given the size of the blocks to be used
    He mentions it further down the thread; 250*125*20

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    He mentions it further down the thread; 250*125*20
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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    He mentions it further down the thread; 250*125*20
    Thanks elanjacobs
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