Problem with Engraved Wooden Sign.
Hello everyone,
I normally use my old Craftsman fixed base router to engrave wooden signs with my letter template kit. I got tired of tilt plunging the router into the wood so I decided to use my Bosch 1617evs plunge base router to do the engraving to see how easy it would be. When I finished I noticed what was happening to the letters. I started getting deep circle marks in the letters. I even plunged the bit just a hair deeper to level everything out and didn't push down on the handle while unlocking the plunge base to lift it up which I thought was the problem and I still got the same results. Then I plunged the bit just a 1/32nd of an inch deeper again and lifted the whole router out of the template kit and still the same results. My question is: Is it better to use the fixed base or plunge base? Maybe I should go back to my old way just to make engraved wooden signs. What do you think? The bit that I'm using is a 3/8" straight bit. The way that I did it before came out really nice after sanding everything out. But now, it's a whole other ball game. Hmmm....
Boricua
Hello everyone,
I normally use my old Craftsman fixed base router to engrave wooden signs with my letter template kit. I got tired of tilt plunging the router into the wood so I decided to use my Bosch 1617evs plunge base router to do the engraving to see how easy it would be. When I finished I noticed what was happening to the letters. I started getting deep circle marks in the letters. I even plunged the bit just a hair deeper to level everything out and didn't push down on the handle while unlocking the plunge base to lift it up which I thought was the problem and I still got the same results. Then I plunged the bit just a 1/32nd of an inch deeper again and lifted the whole router out of the template kit and still the same results. My question is: Is it better to use the fixed base or plunge base? Maybe I should go back to my old way just to make engraved wooden signs. What do you think? The bit that I'm using is a 3/8" straight bit. The way that I did it before came out really nice after sanding everything out. But now, it's a whole other ball game. Hmmm....
Boricua
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