Julie

I leave them in all the time. I don't always finish all my pieces that need the same setup, so I leave my workshop and go make dinner, whatever, with the bits in the router. That's the pure pleasure of having your own dedicated shop! Love it!
~Julie~

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kp91

I take the bits out when done with a project, sometimes I do leave a bit in overnight. Of course, my expensive bits always get put back as soon as I am done with them. I lost an extra long carbide straight bit that way as it rolled onto the concrete floor.

I am pleasantly surprised at all the safety tips being shared!

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jdoolitt

I never leave a drill bit in the chuck or the key in the chuck either. How about others?

Never (or rarely) leave a bit chucked up overnight.

Learning Herb

I to all ways take all bits out of routers and drills ,the hand held and the table. and I all ways put them back in there own places so they won't get chiped or broken. guys have a lot of money tied up in router bits.so handle them with respect and they will give you good service when you need them,Thank you all, Learning Herb

Julie

Me bad!

~Julie~

Learning Herb

Hay there ,I just saw the light. and I want to take this minite to say how sorry I am for being so thoughtless about those who read and write in this forum.I will never use the word guys again. Thank you Julie for your wake up call.
Thank you much ,,Learning Herb

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ejant

That is one of the bad things about message boards. You don't reralize the gender of the other person.

This is where names come in handy as well as introducing yourself.

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reible

Some of you new to the terms used with routers:

When someone says an upcutting bit it means the bit pulls the chips towards the router.

Downcuts are bits that push the chips away from the router.

Ed

reible

Some new router users may not be aware that straight bits are either non- plunge or plunge cutting. Please check to see you have the proper type when doing plunge operations.

In general most smaller bits (less the 1/2") are not.
Bits that are plunge type usual have a cutting edge on the bottom of the bit.

Ed

Julie

That's okay, Herb. I like being outnumbered by the guys! I am proud to call myself a cabinetmaker. Only thing I don't like is when I go into a store and look at tools, etc. and salesMEN talk to me as if I don't even know what a screwdriver is. Or they assume I am buying something for my husband. It's frustrating, especially since I can probably make something more beautiful out of wood than they can.
~Julie~