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I have almost finished my templates and am ready to start routing the body. B)

The body will be routed out of a piece of mahogany.

As I understand Mahogany is a soft wood.

What routing speed should I use. :D

My router can go up to 25000 rpm.

Should I use a low or a high speed?

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I never routed in mahagony so far, so I have no hands-on expirience with it. Usually the higher the router speed the cleaner the cut and the less problems with chip-out, as not as much wood gets removed in one rotation of the router.

Posted

hi..

when use route . reverse watche go T_T

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you must keep this rule.. safe is more importance.

Posted

Going counterclockwise will increase the chances of tearout in certain parts of the body, even tho it is the correct direction per se.

I go clockwise to cut out all the riff-raff wood until I am at about the very last pass, when the bearing will actually hit the template, then I finish up counterclockwise, it does give a cleaner more precise cut in the end.

This has worked the best for me. And I am referring to a hand help 'top down' router, not a table-router, which then might be backwards direction-wise.

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hi..

my comment is "routing in a counterclockwise direction is safer" => in 'top down' router

when i write comment.. i dont know.. "counterclockwise direction" words.

i want to say. so make images.. T_T

pardon me..

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I use a spin saw for my routing , it has 2 speeds, 25,000 and 30,000 rpm. I was tearing small chunks out of mahogany at the lower speed at about 3/8" depth. The router is also harder to control, lots of bouncing and vibration. So I agree about making shallow, more frequent passes at the lower speed. Make sure you use guides/templates etc. to follow and your bits are in good condition and GO SLOW.

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