Routing Tips - Grizzly T1188 Owner's Manual

Routing Tips

• Performing routing operations in multi-
ple passes produces smoother results
with less chance of "chip out" and burn-
ing of the workpiece. It also reduces
the possibility of the router jerking out
of your hands from trying to remove too
much material in one pass.
•
Cutting end grain with the router will
cause tearout. Cut the end grain first to
allow the tearout to be trimmed off by
the side cuts.
• Feed the router in a counterclock-
wise direction when routing the outside
edges of a workpiece. Feed the router
clockwise when routing interior holes.
• The correct feed speed depends on
the speed of the router, bit size, shape,
sharpness, and the characteristics of
the workpiece. Feeding the router too
fast will cause chatter marks, chip out,
and possibly damage the bit and motor.
Feeding the router too slowly will cause
burn marks and extra build-up on the
router bit. Make a test cut on a sample
scrap of the workpiece to determine the
correct feed speed. A router fed at the
correct speed should make large, thin
shavings.
DO NOT start routing at a corner.
Starting at a corner may cause
the router to grab, damaging the
workpiece corner, and possibly
causing personal injury.
Model T1188 Edgebanding Trim Router
• Examine the top face of the workpiece
and determine the direction of the
grain. Feed the router so the bit is
cutting with the grain (cutting along
the growth rings as shown in Figure
7). Cutting against the grain chips the
wood rather than cutting it, making a
rougher surface with more "chip out."
• Always pass the router across the
workpiece so the bit is rotating opposite
the feed direction, as shown in Figure
7. If the bit is moving in the same direc-
tion you are feeding the router, you
are performing a "climb cut." This is a
very dangerous operation because the
router could lunge forward out of your
hands, causing serious personal injury.
Feed
Direction
Figure 7. Correct feed direction and grain
orientation.
DO NOT feed the router in the same
direction as bit rotation. The router
can fly out of your hands, causing
serious personal injury.
Bit
Rotation
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