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25th July 2008, 12:39 PM #1Novice
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cheap practice wood
Hello all, well after tons of reading i've purchased my LS positioner (25"). I'm working my way through the DVD and i'm having a few problems.
First up, i get allot of left over fibers after going through some of the demos and have to spend time cleaning things up before i can fit them together. I'm using new bits and my wood is pine. Am i going to slow? to fast?
Now when watching the video all the cuts are so nice and clean what type of bit are they using? and type of wood?
Does anyone have any suggestions of a good practice wood that is fairly inexpensive?
thanks all
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25th July 2008, 06:54 PM #2
Well for what it's worth, the incra has nothing to do with the cut so it's either your router bit (they are not all created equal) the timber or it's not being supported properly, in that order.
So if your bit is cheap or old I'd look there first. I assume the pine is clear grained ?
If it were me I'd find a small piece of something else, say eucalypt of some sort, and run that over your bit and see if it tears up. You only have to make one pass it'll work or not so the timber need only be small. If you can get some a small piece of rock maple, it's dense but tends to be pretty homogenous so if that tears anything will it's your bit. Mahogany works well ...
If other stuff works it might be your timber, but it's unusual. Pine machines ok as long as it's straight clear grain. Anything messy can machine unpredictably...
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26th July 2008, 12:53 AM #3
From the Incra FAQ's
How easy is the system to learn? A: For the general routing you’ll be doing most, it takes maybe ten minutes to become familiar
with the system, and the accuracy and repeatability will spoil you on the very first day. For box joints and dovetails, give it an afternoon and practice with poplar before you get into the middle of an important project. The joinery instructions are clear, and the video is a fantastic companion. It’s not much different than learning to use a conventional dovetail jig.
Poplar may be a bit easier to get where you are.
Are you using a backing board? Try varying you feed rate into the bit.Those were the droids I was looking for.
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26th July 2008, 09:06 PM #4
The other thing that occurred to me is the bit support. If the collet or the router aren't right that could cause excessive tearout. Still most likely the bit or the wood.
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18th August 2008, 03:06 AM #5Novice
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okies, i've now gone out to my local wood store a preped a few diff types of wood. I've got soft maple, walnut, and poplar. I've tried the maple and poplar and i'm still getting the small fibers left on the wood. Perhaps i'll take some pics a show you all. Can some of you all list your perfered type of bits that work well for you?
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27th August 2008, 09:48 AM #6Intermediate Member
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Router Bits
I use the Whiteside Incra bits from Prof Woodworking. They are excellent
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27th August 2008, 10:55 AM #7
I have found that Pine is prone to leaving fibre edges depending on the router bit profile being used.
I was using a standard two cutter straight bit and getting copious edge fibres until I changed to a spiral bit. No more fibre edges.
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