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What you are saying is No 2 is correct?????

No1 Will provide more pull into the work and give less tendancy for the fence to wander away from the side of the material.
Norm in my opinion is correct.
You ask.
When using the fence as a guide is there a right or wrong way?

Yes.!!!!! The fence should be on the right hand side of the material and pushed away from you.

In each photograph it is clear that the router is being pushed from the operator. You are increasing the rigitity in your arms as you push (giving more control).
Pulling the router towards you you will decrease the rigidity.
Try it both ways and you will feel the pull away from the edge when you pull it towards you. (the wrong way). (Fence on the right hand side)

Fence on the left hand side will have the same effect the same effect Pulling it to you is ok pushing away from you will pull the fence away from the side of the material.

The cutter should always be 'Cutting into the material as you go'

If you were to try it both ways with a large cutter but please take care
Tom

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Mike

Ok Tom. What you are saying is making sense to me now. With the fence on the right side I can see how the clockwise rotation would help pull the fence tight to the work piece.
When you go to cut a dado across a board, IE a cabinet end, you will use a clamped straight edge as a guide. Following the logic that you want the cutter to pull you towards your guide, it should be on the left side and you should be pushing away from you. Correct?

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reible

I guess I jumped the gun here...... If you are using a guide and using the convention that the feed direction is counterclockwise then the direction of cut is clear. The uncut wood will pull the router against the guide. This is a must if even part of the cutter is exposed.

In this case the router is held with both hands and away you go.... This is not what I pictured you to be asking...... sorry. And yes from the pictures I'm with what you said and how you are doing it.

For some reason I was thinking about another discussion at another time and place...... What I was picturing was something that I've seen done and tried myself. I am not saying this is the way to go but it does have some things going for it. If the cutter is fully engaged you can then cut "backwards" by holding the edgeguide (with attached fence) against the edge and support the router as the cut is made. This is what I pictured and what I displayed in my sketch..... The "A" is done with the push away from you movement, left hand pushing the guide against the edge and right hand guiding the router. This can only be done with an edgeguide....... and this is not the normal way of doing this operation.

Again I am sorry if I confused anyone.

Ed

thebig0

I use both, saves turning the wood around.
See attached diagram.
regards, Lionel.

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reible

How about a bit bigger image like 640 x 480?????? I can't see what the post looks like?????????? maybe it just my eyes..... to many hours looking at this computer screen

Ed

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Tom ,No I haven't. Please post the web site and I'll take a look,I really have to find some way to learn this wonderful way to use the router. Thanks again.
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Tom ,What is your web site so I can take a look at it, I need some thing to try to teach me this great part of routing, Thanks again.
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[quote=template tom]What is the opinion of other router users.

(1) "When routing the edge and of the material with the use of the side fence attachment, Rout on the right hand side and push the router away from you".
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I agree that method 1 is best when routing by hand as described.

The bit is rotating CW, therefore route front to back - or push away from you.... when completing a complete 4 sided continoius route - the rear is right to left, the left side is rear to front and the front is left to right to complete the cut.

When table mounted routing, the bit is rotating CCW, the work is pushed into the bit with the fence on the right of the bit - either working from the front or rear of the table and, the bit is on the left.

A good idea to mark the rotation of the bit on the router where it can be easily seen to avoid confusion. If the router tends to 'run away', it's most likely being fed away from the work - aka wrong direction.

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Tom What is your home page address.So I can check it out ,
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reible

I'm not Tom but I did bookmark his page:
http://www.wa1.quik.com.au/tod/
so unless he changed it the last few days that should get you there....

Ed