So, installing probox boxes… First three are perfect. Glue on with 77, route, vaccum, check - repeat.
UNTIL… #4. I am using a Ryobi trim router so there is no plunge. I put the bit to the glass and WHAMO!
Skips across the glass 1/2 way through the jig and fortunately I don’t overreact and no fingers are lost…
So, looking at the jig… It has a nice little crater and bites through the whole thing… It also broke the glue bond, so I have to redo that… Fortunately, the jig took the damage as opposed to my new board.
I am thinking…
Well, original kit came with some clay…
So, I reglue the damaged jig down. I wait until it is solid and go ahead with the route. All is good there. I put the clay that was shipped with the original jigs that I never used into the now damaged jig and viola! I now have my resin dam. Install went off perfectly.
Moral: Save the extra pieces for when stuff goes awry.
I tilt the router toward me, lay the base of the router on the jig, then slowly straighten the rounter, tipping the blade in gradually. This minimizes the chance of the blade snagging on the jig or glass and jolting out of my hand.
D5, you might want to think about a speed controller for your router. Trim routers are so small and lightweight, they will bounce around easier than a plunge or larger tool. You can drop into the board very slowly with the speed turned down. Once the bit has inserted and made a cavity, you can speed it up and finish the mortise. As you by now well know it’s all in a FIRM hand. Glad you escaped injury.
Howzit nj, That is a good way to do it. Routers are a dangerous tool to use and I always make sure I have a really firm grip on them when working with them. Still have all my fingers after over 40 years working with power tools. Aloha,Kokua
Dig it Kokua, I can still count to ten also after 33 yrs thank heaven. One thing I see people do often with routers is drop the bit into the collet and bottom it out. This is a bad habit and practice. Always leave a little space at the bottom of the shank. Push bit in till it stops and then pull up slightly 1/8" and tighten the nut. This will keep the bit in “true” center. Bottoming out can throw it off and through use will start a wobble. I had a kid with me that “forgot”?!?!? to tighten the collet and the bit flew out at 30,000 r’s and buried itself into one layer of 5/8" drywall and a layer of 1/2" plywood!!!
Howzit tblank, I had one fly out of the collet while doing a Bahne Box but it just went into the foam inside the box hole. Have no idea how it worked it self loose but since the only damage was to the inside of the box there was no trips to the hospital and after installing the box you couldn't tell anything had happened. Lucky me, now I check collet before using any router. Aloha,Kokua
