Re: Vibration on 1/2" bits on Milwake 5615 router

Make sure that you are not bottoming out the bits.

Hello, > > It's the first time I'm using 1/2" shank bits on my 5615 router. I > built a router table and all 1/4" shank bits work fine and 1/2" shank > 1" diameter planner bit works great, but when I use 2 1/2" long 1/2" > shank 1/2" diameter bits (I've tried both, as someone suggested the > first one could be un balanced, freud and amana) the router sounds > real loud and I can see the motor sparking. Also I'm using these bits > with a jointer fence jig and the cuts come out with ripples all along > it's length! > > Someone suggested that it could be the 1/2" collet, but the planner > bit works great on it! > > Any suggestions? >
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Leon
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As usual excellent advice but I think you may have misread as I did the first time the size of the bits that are giving the problems. The 1/2" shank bit is 2.5" long, that is really not too long and it only cuts a 1/2" wide.

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Leon

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