hi tripi
1.) the easy way is to put a o-ring on the router bit,just under the cutter or use a rubber gromet in the hole in the arbor.
You don't want the bit to bottom out in the arbor.it needs room to lock the bit down.
2.) just set your plunge limiter b/4 you turn it on then make the cut and then let it come back up b/4 you remove it from the cut.(b/4 you put it down to one side)
3.) what kind of wood are cutting ?, how wide of a cut ?, most routers can do a .250 cut easy, the rule I use is 1 pass for the 1st cut then one more to get the job done clean but sometimes it's best to make one pass,dovetails ,box joints ,etc. the router can do a great job but it also can screw the job up when you make more than one pass, that's when templates come into play to help with this type of error.
Hope this helps a bit
Bj
1.) the easy way is to put a o-ring on the router bit,just under the cutter or use a rubber gromet in the hole in the arbor.
You don't want the bit to bottom out in the arbor.it needs room to lock the bit down.
2.) just set your plunge limiter b/4 you turn it on then make the cut and then let it come back up b/4 you remove it from the cut.(b/4 you put it down to one side)
3.) what kind of wood are cutting ?, how wide of a cut ?, most routers can do a .250 cut easy, the rule I use is 1 pass for the 1st cut then one more to get the job done clean but sometimes it's best to make one pass,dovetails ,box joints ,etc. the router can do a great job but it also can screw the job up when you make more than one pass, that's when templates come into play to help with this type of error.
Hope this helps a bit
Bj