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Originally Posted by Snowshoe I'm having a problem with tear out's when routing smaller patterns through pine (dragonfly is an example). Where the two wings come together to a point (where they meet at the 'body' area), I'm getting pretty constant tear out of the point of wood.
I'm using a spiral upcut bit for the cut but it doesn't seem to matter how slow I go, I still get occasional breaking off of the 'point'.
Any suggestions?
Note: I've tried plunging completely through and also taking stock off in small progressive cuts. Same end result.
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Hey Stan what about sandwiching the pine with some 1/4" plywood to support the area or maybe some hardboard then do the cuts? This would be a two piece jig on top with the pattern and cut-out, the other side would need to be waste material for the backer board..... or maybe a hinged/slide-in jig would work for this to save wood.
Don't know if what I wrote makes sence so if not I can do a sketch.....
Ed