Roald Euller
09-18-2006, 9:50 AM
I recently purchase a router plate from Hartville Tool. When it arrived, I saw that there were tiny nibs around the outside edge, 2 on each side for a total of eight. They stick out about 1/16 of an inch. According to the package, they are intended "to keep the router plate from shifting".
My question is, when routing the cutout for the plate, do I dimension the hole for the overall size of the plate, including the nibs? Or do I make a slightly smaller hole, less the nibs? If the former, doesn't this leave a gap around the edge of the plate equal to the depth of the nibs which will collect sawdust and potentially snag a piece of wood? And if I make the smaller opening, do I just force the nibs into wood of the table?
Another option is to just file the nibs off.
Has anyone else dealt with this issue?
Thanks!
My question is, when routing the cutout for the plate, do I dimension the hole for the overall size of the plate, including the nibs? Or do I make a slightly smaller hole, less the nibs? If the former, doesn't this leave a gap around the edge of the plate equal to the depth of the nibs which will collect sawdust and potentially snag a piece of wood? And if I make the smaller opening, do I just force the nibs into wood of the table?
Another option is to just file the nibs off.
Has anyone else dealt with this issue?
Thanks!