MK1 Steel router build log 1500x800x200

[Clive S]

HI guys,

for a 2.2 kw spindle.
What size bit can i use to level my wooden bed surface?


Grtz Bert

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Something like this: https://www.wealdentool.com/cgi-bin/...aT6150_2d1_2f2


Re the CY cable screen just ground it at one end only. ie to the star point in the control box

[driftspin]

Something like this: https://www.wealdentool.com/cgi-bin/...aT6150_2d1_2f2


Re the CY cable screen just ground it at one end only. ie to the star point in the control box

Ok thanks for the anwsers.

+/- 50mm it is..


I started buying some bits and pieces for when the machine is finally ready.

Thanks again, will post some pictures soon.

Grtz. Bert.

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[driftspin]

Something like this: https://www.wealdentool.com/cgi-bin/...aT6150_2d1_2f2


Re the CY cable screen just ground it at one end only. ie to the star point in the control box

Hi Cive S,


That bit ia a very good find actually.

I cant find any other reasonably priced multi winged bits yet.


Looks like Ebay and ali xpres only like dual winged types.

Is more cutting edges better when it comes to planing a surface?

Oh man i ve got a steep learning curve ahead of me.


Grtz Bert.

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[Neale]

I used a 50mm two-edged bottom-cutting bit running at 6000 rpm in my 2.2KW router. It stalled quite easily and I had to use very shallow depths of cut (1-2mm, from memory). However, that was in oak. Rather than skim the whole bed, I clamped oak strips down to the steel bed supports, skimmed those, and then screwed a 19mm ply sheet on top. This allowed me to take the bed surface out to the edges of the bed, where the router could not reach. Good enough for working in wood, and if I need better for a small job, I skim a spoil board for that job.