||| Has anyone else experienced this? ||| If so, how have you reduced or eliminated it. || || 1/4" spiral upcut carbide bit in a plunge router (first choice); || and 1/4" carbide lipped brad point bit in a DP (second choice) | | I'll try swapping the bit in the jig with a new brad point bit I | have. Just may need to find an extra hand first, as it's spring | loaded. ;) | | I'll try some tape as well..
Ron...
Brad points come in flavors and _lipped_ brad point bits are noticably better at preventing tear out because the sharp "lip" slices the wood fibers at the circumference of the hole before the stock-removing portion even touches the wood. The result is a particularly clean-edged hole.
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a look at my favorites. I've been using a set of these for about two years and think they're great.
-- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA
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