youvee
23rd January 2004, 12:35 AM
Hi All,
I have just started on my wood-working after having purchased the Triton gear which I have found to be very wonderful to work with. I have a few projects in mind for this year - including a coffee table, bookshelf, garden bench and perhaps a shoe-rack.
To start with, I have been trying to rout few grooves in a Jarrah plank I have for my first project and have been plagued with few consistent burn marks. The router bit is a 9.05mm radius hemi-spherical bit (without bearing) and I am using it to rout grooves (almost semi-circular - actual depth is 8mm) all along the length of the 2m long plank.
The initial short trial piece used (just 250mm long) does not show the burn marks at all, but switching to the 2m long piece results in consistent burn marks ~ 0.5 - 1mm deep at periodical intervals - every 150mm or so - along the length of the groove.
Is this because :
- since I handling a 2m long piece on my own, I am pushing the piece not in a smooth & continuous manner but in a push-stop-push sequence while changing grips at intervals,
- router speed is set to the maximum (5) since the bit diameter is not very large : should I drop it down ?
- any other wrong technique that I am using ?
Also, would you have any tips on improving the groove quality. I sure do not want to throw away the timber. Sanding also seems to be a tedious task since the number of grooves is large. However, I can perhaps increase the depth of the groove (8mm now) by an additional 0.5 - 1mm and rout now with an improved technique like maintaining a continuous push and/or with a lower router speed ?
Please help !
Ciao -
Youvee
I have just started on my wood-working after having purchased the Triton gear which I have found to be very wonderful to work with. I have a few projects in mind for this year - including a coffee table, bookshelf, garden bench and perhaps a shoe-rack.
To start with, I have been trying to rout few grooves in a Jarrah plank I have for my first project and have been plagued with few consistent burn marks. The router bit is a 9.05mm radius hemi-spherical bit (without bearing) and I am using it to rout grooves (almost semi-circular - actual depth is 8mm) all along the length of the 2m long plank.
The initial short trial piece used (just 250mm long) does not show the burn marks at all, but switching to the 2m long piece results in consistent burn marks ~ 0.5 - 1mm deep at periodical intervals - every 150mm or so - along the length of the groove.
Is this because :
- since I handling a 2m long piece on my own, I am pushing the piece not in a smooth & continuous manner but in a push-stop-push sequence while changing grips at intervals,
- router speed is set to the maximum (5) since the bit diameter is not very large : should I drop it down ?
- any other wrong technique that I am using ?
Also, would you have any tips on improving the groove quality. I sure do not want to throw away the timber. Sanding also seems to be a tedious task since the number of grooves is large. However, I can perhaps increase the depth of the groove (8mm now) by an additional 0.5 - 1mm and rout now with an improved technique like maintaining a continuous push and/or with a lower router speed ?
Please help !
Ciao -
Youvee