1. The pieces are being fed opposite the rotation of the bit.
2. The pieces are being fed very slowly.
2007-01-09 08:52:53 · 8 answers · asked by andrew s 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The work piece should be clamped or held in some way to prevent kick out. As has been said a blunt cutter, cutting too deep or even router speed can cause problems. Much is in the feel and feed rate though. You cannot explain this as it comes with experience using the router on different woods and man made boards.
My advice is to practice on scraps and understand the tools reaction.
Hope this helps
DWD
2007-01-09 10:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Dewaltdisney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-05 03:51:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When running the router the saw dust should be chips of wood, if you are getting powder the bit is either spinning too fast or you are feeding too slow. If they are large chunks that look like they were ripped or torn off the wood then the bit is turning too slow or you are feeding too fast. You will learn to hear and feel when the router is working correctly. If you are using it handheld, make sure that the workpiece is secure. If you are working on a router table, make sure that you feed the work piece while holding it securely, and remember that you should keep about a 6" safety margin between your hands and the cutter.
You aren't feeding the board between the cutter and the fence, are you? Good, I thought not, if you were you would be guaranteed to get kickback 99% of the time.
2007-01-09 11:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 are the pieces being fed for a deep cut, or are you progressively deepening the cut pass by pass.
4 is the grain of the wood first one way then the other on the feed piece?
If the router is hogging a deep cut, it might grab and throw instead of cut. If the cutting edge meets grain facing back in to the plank, it tries to toss the plank
2007-01-09 15:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by MarkLight 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are cutting too deep into the wood. If you are cutting more than half way through the wood you must feed the material from the opposite direction.
2007-01-10 02:51:06 · answer #5 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a dull bit, or trying to remove too much stock in one pass. are you working on a router table? does the fence cover at least half of the bit? just some ideas to consider. and it's better to make multiple passes to get to the finished cut. good luck.
2007-01-09 09:50:17 · answer #6 · answered by car dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a Knot in the wood. It happened to a friend of mine, badly damage some fingers. He found a nail embedded in the wood.
2007-01-09 09:00:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a wore out router bit or router isn't turning fast enough.
2007-01-09 09:17:47 · answer #8 · answered by sleepydo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋