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Hi Shazz, bummer about the router biting more than it should have but as you said, the PUP's and mounting rings fully cover the new swimming pool. Good save & recovery.
Cheers, Waz
Thanks Waz!Quote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
Yeah, you can see on my face I'm not impressed haha.
The shrouds fit heaps snuggly, can't even see below :) I'm still stoked with how it went.
The video editor would have been working overtime to remove all the offensive language if it happened to me. You did well to remain fairly well composed for such an oops moment.
Haha lucky I didn't have any to cut out 😂 Yep, considering it's a one shot thing too hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by wazkelly
Yeah, routing is always that little bit nerve shredding. I've spent hours making specific templates to have the guide bearing shift or the bit dig in where it wasn't supposed to. Dammed frustrating. Great work and it's probably better you broke out those walls now, rather than later on when you had paint or finish on as well.
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It sure does bring on a sweat! They're amazing tools routers, but so easy to bugger up! Yeah, I'm glad too that it happened now rather then a week down the track when it's all prettyQuote:
Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Hearing protection Shazz! Hearing protection!
Hey Shaz, glad the pup surrounds cover the swimming pool. The templates aren't really suitable for the job, if you line it up in the wrong position. You are better getting templates made up of the actual pup shape, that way you can line it up perfectly with marked outline where the cavity will be. Using a pattern following router bit of course.
Also get into the habit of waiting for the router bit to stop before you remove it from the workpiece. If you angle it slightly while the bit is spinning it can easily cut into wood that you don't want to be damaged/cut.
Also as Fretty says you should wear ear muffs.
Treat routers with the upmost respect.
EDIT also if the router base plate isn't a perfect circle which it probably isn't then when you angle the router slightly away from square that's probably why the cavity walls got torn out
Agree with everything Wokka says here. Need to add one thing though, don't try to cut at full depth in one pass. Many shallow passes will produce a much neater outcome. Also, if you are removing bulk material, drilling out with a spade or forstner bit is a good way to prep. That way the router doesn't have to work as hard and you put less stress on the surrounding material.
Loving the vids so far.