verhoevenc Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Why does it do that!? I'm not like pushing up against it really hard or anything....? Is there any way I can get rid of those indentations besides sanding everything down to them? water? heat? both? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Sometimes it is that the wood you are routing is soft, I had a bit of problem with the basswood Kelly. Other times the bearings need to be lubed or replaced, and they are not rotating perfectly and turning with the bit just a little, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 woods that I had problems like this with were black limba and alder (the above piece). However, the bits i used arrived direct that day from www.routerbits.com and are whitesides... so I can't imagine they needed lubing right outta the factory? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Yeah the pine on my 2x4 explorer did this really bad too. you can minimize the damage by using very light sideways pressure to keep the bearing following the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 i guess my real question is: any way to reverse damage already done besides sanding everything else down level with it? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Just wet the areas, the water will swell the marks back out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Wet the areas, possibly even iron (household iron) to steam it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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