Genius?

[Lynn Sonier]

I was using my router (Table mounted) with a flush trim bit, top bearing, yesterday to cut some curves on 5/4 red oak. When I started cutting up against the grain, a chuck of wood detached and quickly exited the area. As I was gluing a piece of wood to my workpiece, I was wondering how the heck I was going to cut this and had an idea. I was cutting with a 3/4 plywood pattern down against the surface of the router table, with the bearing down toward the router. I then set up my other hand-held router, with a flush trim bit with the bearing on the bottom, I proceed to cut part of my curves with the table mounted router. When I got to the places where chip out usually occurs, I clamped the workpiece to the table (still with the pattern down) and used the other router and finished the cut. With no chip out! With no climb cut! With no pieces of wood flying across the shop!!

I'm sure all of you knew about this and were keeping it from me.

[Daniel Rabinovitz]

Lynn
It's exciting, isn't it?
But only if you had two bits, or is it four bits, or is it six bits, a dollar.
Well, sometimes we all have to get out of first gear and engage brain.
But the procedure, with two bits, works, doesn't it?
Just being a little silly and posted a reply.
Daniel :D