router speed settings wrt bit diameter & wood type

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  • footprintsinconc
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2006
    • 1759
    • Roseville (Sacramento), CA
    • BT3100

    #1

    router speed settings wrt bit diameter & wood type

    a long time a go, i had been looking for a router speed settings wrt bit diameter and wood types.

    i have found that picture. i knew i had seen it here, since this is the only site that i spend 99.9% of my time on. this picture is on ray's site in an artilce that he has put togather titled "router - some beginners' tips".

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  • newood2
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2004
    • 600
    • Brooklyn, NY.
    • BT3100-1

    #2
    Good idea, thanks for posting. Now if I could only calibrate the actual speed of the router under load for each size bit. Adjusting the variable speed control knob is not the most accurate, and not necessary a guarantee of correct speed. It's mostly guesswork for me, but for now it works fine.
    Howie

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