Quote Originally Posted by GeorgeD View Post
Hi FatFreddie.

The rubber I was on about would be of 1mm thickness and the clamping of the spindle would then give it a tight secure grip. :-)
The modulus of elasticity of rubber is about 0.1GPa. A crude estimate of the flex at the tip of a typical router 50mm below the mount if this was used to mount a router in a 43mm mount 30mm deep would be about .25mm per 10N of applied cutting force... doesnt make for an accurate cut!