Hi guys. I am pretty new to this stuff and still learning a lot of lessons. Today I was doing some flush trimming on my benchtop router table. I have some 1/4" ply templates and some cheap pine roughly cut to shape with a jigsaw.
I've done this before, but haven't gotten the technique and safety rules down I think. The reason I say this is that I got some nasty router kickback that pushed the wood quite hard back into my hand. It's not bad, just scraped barely enough to draw blood, but enough to make me stop and think what I need to be doing to make this safer. Also, I ruined 2 pieces of wood (it's ok, it was cheap stuff).
Are there some push sticks or hold downs someone can recommend? Also, what's the best way to go about this? The problem seems to occur when I start trimming into the grain - it will begin to chip out the wood and push back at me.
Thanks for any comments.
I've done this before, but haven't gotten the technique and safety rules down I think. The reason I say this is that I got some nasty router kickback that pushed the wood quite hard back into my hand. It's not bad, just scraped barely enough to draw blood, but enough to make me stop and think what I need to be doing to make this safer. Also, I ruined 2 pieces of wood (it's ok, it was cheap stuff).
Are there some push sticks or hold downs someone can recommend? Also, what's the best way to go about this? The problem seems to occur when I start trimming into the grain - it will begin to chip out the wood and push back at me.
Thanks for any comments.