12-05-2018, 01:05 AM
I ended up having to buy a bigger cove bit for a project (a 3/4" radius one), and I'm having to wait a week for my router speed control to show up (since it wasn't eligible for Amazon prime). In the meantime, I had a couple of questions...what would happen if you used a big bit at much too high a speed for its diameter? Would it fly apart like an angle grinder disc, or would it just be way too much vibration and stress on the motor? Or is it both? Now, I'm not gonna actually try it, but I did a google search and couldn't find any info, so I just thought I'd check if anyone here knew.
I actually had an incident with my variable speed polisher where I used a 6" pad instead of a 5" (which I didn't know was the max size for my tool). I put it on the highest speed, and when I just held it away from any surface for a few seconds, a chunk of the foam came off and was hurled about 30 feet or so to my right, which I didn't think was physically possible for foam. I'd hate to imagine the damage an exploding router bit could do (if that is indeed what would happen at too high a speed).
I actually had an incident with my variable speed polisher where I used a 6" pad instead of a 5" (which I didn't know was the max size for my tool). I put it on the highest speed, and when I just held it away from any surface for a few seconds, a chunk of the foam came off and was hurled about 30 feet or so to my right, which I didn't think was physically possible for foam. I'd hate to imagine the damage an exploding router bit could do (if that is indeed what would happen at too high a speed).
Near future projects:
-Curly Maple display case
-Jatoba and Quilted Maple dresser
-Curly Maple display case
-Jatoba and Quilted Maple dresser