I don't use my router much. I haven't had it out of the table since I first
put it in, and I've had the same roundover bit in the thing for I don't
know how many years.
Well, I was knocking out some little raised panel looking thingies to nail
to the bottom of an interior door that stays propped open, and which was
badly chipped across the bottom. I got a wild hare and decide to live
dangerously and go for an ogee bit. Whooo-hee...
I smoked the hell out of the bearing pilot routing two door panel thingies.
Gunked it up with all sorts of crud, and quite possibly ruined it. The
same bearing sat on top of the roundover bit for ages, and I've used it to
round over lots and lots of things in that time without this happening.
Needless to say, I scorched up the panel thingies but good. Not a big deal
since I painted them blue anyway.
Looking at this thing, I think there must have been a spacer that I dropped
and lost. The bit set is Crapsman, carbide tipped, and I have one shaft
with several interchangeable parts that stack up, and which are secured by
a nylock nut at the top. I haven't had that bit disassembled in so long I
just can't for the life of me remember whether there was a spacer or not,
but it looks to me like if the nut on this thing is screwed down tight
enough to keep cutter in control, it will prevent the bearing from turning.
So that's the question... Was there a spacer? What did it look like?
(BTW, if you ever decide to put little fancy panel thingies on the bottom of
a door to cover up chipping veneer, wait until Lowe's opens and get some of
those then brass sheet thingies instead, or otherwise come up with some
other plan. A door frame with big relief cuts chiseled out of it to make
way for such a thing really looks stupid in retrospect.)
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George wrote:
> Washer, bulging at the waist. The narrower surface rides on the inner
> bearing race, the larger makes the gap, the narrow bottom fits inside your
> wing cutter. Sears sells em, but I'd wager it's a catalog item.
I guess I could use this as an excuse to check out some super fancy router
bits. While I'm at it, I should trade this utter pile of crap for a good
router. Get what you pay for, and all that, but it really isn't good for
much.
Oh SWMMMMMMMMMMMMMBO!!
(Unfortunately, while this would probably work, I don't have the capital at
the moment. Particularly considering that I'm only about $200 in shop
spending away from having to buy her another one of those stupid, useless
$800 rings. What good is a ring anyway? You can't make anything with a
ring!)
I'll check the shop vac and see if I still have the washer. Now that you
describe it, I remember it. Hmmm... Maybe it's stuck to the roundover
bit.
Anyway, thanks!
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Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
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Washer, bulging at the waist. The narrower surface rides on the inner
bearing race, the larger makes the gap, the narrow bottom fits inside your
wing cutter. Sears sells em, but I'd wager it's a catalog item.
"Silvan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I don't use my router much. I haven't had it out of the table since I
first
> put it in, and I've had the same roundover bit in the thing for I don't
> know how many years.
>
> Well, I was knocking out some little raised panel looking thingies to nail
> to the bottom of an interior door that stays propped open, and which was
> badly chipped across the bottom. I got a wild hare and decide to live
> dangerously and go for an ogee bit. Whooo-hee...
>
> I smoked the hell out of the bearing pilot routing two door panel
thingies.
> Gunked it up with all sorts of crud, and quite possibly ruined it. The
> same bearing sat on top of the roundover bit for ages, and I've used it to
> round over lots and lots of things in that time without this happening.
>
> Needless to say, I scorched up the panel thingies but good. Not a big
deal
> since I painted them blue anyway.
>
> Looking at this thing, I think there must have been a spacer that I
dropped
> and lost. The bit set is Crapsman, carbide tipped, and I have one shaft
> with several interchangeable parts that stack up, and which are secured by
> a nylock nut at the top. I haven't had that bit disassembled in so long I
> just can't for the life of me remember whether there was a spacer or not,
> but it looks to me like if the nut on this thing is screwed down tight
> enough to keep cutter in control, it will prevent the bearing from
turning.
>
> So that's the question... Was there a spacer? What did it look like?
>
> (BTW, if you ever decide to put little fancy panel thingies on the bottom
of
> a door to cover up chipping veneer, wait until Lowe's opens and get some
of
> those then brass sheet thingies instead, or otherwise come up with some
> other plan. A door frame with big relief cuts chiseled out of it to make
> way for such a thing really looks stupid in retrospect.)
>
> --
> Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
> Confirmed post number: 17190 Approximate word count: 515700
> http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
>