This is probably a dumb question, but...
I have a pretty old Skil model 1823 router, and I get a lot of smoke when using it.
The smoke isn't from the motor, but from the wood. To the point where my wife is referring to the router as "that tool you use to burn letters into the wood."
I know the way to stop this is to make multiple passes, cutting less wood at a time, and I try to do this. I also keep my bits as clean as possible.
But my question is, would a more powerful motor reduce this problem?
I have a pretty old Skil model 1823 router, and I get a lot of smoke when using it.
The smoke isn't from the motor, but from the wood. To the point where my wife is referring to the router as "that tool you use to burn letters into the wood."
I know the way to stop this is to make multiple passes, cutting less wood at a time, and I try to do this. I also keep my bits as clean as possible.
But my question is, would a more powerful motor reduce this problem?