Hi,
I’m brand new to woodworking. I have a few basic tools. One of which is the Ryobi 1.5 HP Router/Router Table Combo
Model # R163RTA.
I’m trying to route the glass channel into a piece that will be a picture frame. I’m using a 1/4″ straigh bit. Whenever, I get to the right side of the board it moves in toward the bit, causing a small deviation in the routed area. I can’t figure out what I am doing wrong. The fence is square on both sides. The edges of the fence on this router are rounded which I think is causing the wood to slip in. I have the fence sides as close to bit as I can get it. I’m applying constant pressure and motion. Any ideas?
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fence alignment?
If you have a split fence, make sure that sure that both sides are co-planar. A deviation on the out-feed side will affect the cut once that side is the only work-piece support. Also, think through how you are supporting and guiding the work through the bit. It may help to use both horizontal and vertical feather boardsm along with a push stick, of course. Be careful with the vertical featherboard, though. You don't want it pushing down once the rabbet is fully cut, but rather just acting as a guide.
Place a straight edge on the outfeed table so that it then extends over the infeed. Make sure that the fence and the straight edge is constant, ie. that they are parallel.
If you lay a straight edge across both sides of the fence, it should touch the entire length of both fence sections. That shows that they are both in the same plane (co-planar). Note that one side could stick out from the other and still be parallel, like the infeed and outfeed tables on a jointer.
A stopped cut on the router table? You have my condolences.
A through cut? Then the stock must be smack flat and the fence has to be just as flat.
Material prep is critical here. Did you mill the work? Take this cut in stages, maybe 3/16/pass. & of course the fence must be square to the table and the table must be flat. Deviate much from flat & square & well dimensioned stock:: Expect a cascade of manure as you progress.
How big of a rabbet?
If you are using a 1/4" bit that's probably the problem. With a 1/4" bit you should be making less than 1/8" cut at a time. I generally use about 1/3 of the bit diameter per pass when making a rabbet. A piloted rabbeting bit is a much better solution. In that you can make a few light passes and then set the bearing flush with the fence for the final cut.
I had the fence set to only take a small amount out in back of the wood and the depth set to 1/8".
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