joris Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I have almost finished my templates and am ready to start routing the body. 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. My router can go up to 25000 rpm. Should I use a low or a high speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Full-Out. ...but only take about 1/8" pass at a time, don't go boring into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joris Posted January 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 OK thanks. So we go full speed and take not too much wood at a time. I'll take some pictures of the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 hi.. when use route . reverse watche go T_T you must keep this rule.. safe is more importance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 routing in a counterclockwise direction is safer that's what you are saying...correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 no need to apologise...your posts are quite nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted January 31, 2004 Report Share Posted January 31, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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