Thread: Router bowl burning and sanding.

Apologies for these rather basic questions, but I'm very new to all this. (I was going to attach pictures, but I'm not allowed to, maybe because I'm new to the forum?)

I've being trying to make some small bowls using a Makita trim router. I've overcome most issues by making jigs and the like, but a couple of problems remain, for which I would be grateful for any advice.

I'm taking most of the middle of the bowl out using a forstner bit on a drill press, then using a bowl bit in the router to get to the final depth. No matter how hard I try, I keep getting burn marks even though I'm trying to make light cuts.

I find it very difficult to get a perfectly flat bottom on the inside of the bowl. I'm using a sanding disc mounted on a foam base on a drill press, and offering the work piece up to it, but no matter how level I keep the work piece there always seem to be very slight undulations at the bottom of the bowl.

TIA
Nigel