Marc — Good job as always with the Wood Whisper, You have helped me work on getting back into wood working which I had not done for 20 years.

Thanks,
Mark Danielsen

unfortunately internet still a jungle and places like http://www.routerworkshop.com/ still making videos ignoring most/ALL safety rules to keep the shop safe – for example: using the router without ear protection in century 21 in one supposed ‘learning video’? please, nobody need to learn that!

yes, I still have my 10 fingers, my eyes, my ears and so on (NO extra in stock)

Nice safety tips, Marc. Here is a router one that may not be that obvious until you think about it – its the tendancy of solid carbide bits to work loose, up, and possibly out on the router table.

A 1/2″ Solid carbide spiral bit can give you mirror-edge jointing on the router. But these bits have MUCH more of a tendancy to work loose – particularly if you take an agressive cut and it heats up. This is because the coefficient of thermal expansion of carbide is much less than steel. So if you don’t have it REALLY locked down, as the collet and steel router shaft start to expand more than the carbide bit, the bit can work loose.

Always use a guard with solid carbide bits. NEVER have your hand at any time over the bit – say when making a rabbet – as the bit ‘can’ come up right thru the workpiece – and your hand.

I’ll test my setups first with a test cut on a comfortably large piece of scrap. Then look for any bit movement upwards. If there is any, unplug and re-tighten.