Cutting a 6-1/2" circle in 3/4 thick material. GOing to do 8 of them.
Using a homemade circle jig - a piece of wood with a 1/4" pivot hole and a 1/2" hole for a 1/2" template guide busing in the router base. Holes separated 3-1/8" (radius less half a bit width)
Going to use a router with a 1/4" spiral carbide bit. FROM EXPERIENCE i know that if you try to take too deep a cut with these they will break. So I usually take 1/8" per pass.
A: Should I cut all 8 workpieces at one depth and then 8 times at the second depth etc swapping all eight workpieces 6 times. I could use the fixed base since I only have to change depth of cut height 6 times.
or
B: Should I cut each board making 6 passes and then change boards? I would use the plunge router because I have to make 48 total height changes.
I know I did this before but I don't recall how I did it.
Workpieces are panels 11" x 33"
Using a homemade circle jig - a piece of wood with a 1/4" pivot hole and a 1/2" hole for a 1/2" template guide busing in the router base. Holes separated 3-1/8" (radius less half a bit width)
Going to use a router with a 1/4" spiral carbide bit. FROM EXPERIENCE i know that if you try to take too deep a cut with these they will break. So I usually take 1/8" per pass.
A: Should I cut all 8 workpieces at one depth and then 8 times at the second depth etc swapping all eight workpieces 6 times. I could use the fixed base since I only have to change depth of cut height 6 times.
or
B: Should I cut each board making 6 passes and then change boards? I would use the plunge router because I have to make 48 total height changes.
I know I did this before but I don't recall how I did it.
Workpieces are panels 11" x 33"
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