After some trial and error, I have progressed to breaking into my 12/4 cherry and tweaked the set up. I was having a lot of problems with burning at the exit and entry points that was causing me a lot of frustration. With the help of a friend on another forum, I decided to switch to a speed control router and as suggested, approach the entry/exit points from the middle and immediately pull the bit away. I am quite pleased with the result and I think I'm ready to use my premiere wood.
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What are you making?
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Although I was able to produce a sort of decent rod with standard lathe tools, my skill level is too low and I don’t have the time or inclination to practice. So I came up with this idea using a router. The surface is a little rough but this is cypress. It sanded out nice and smooth. The...
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