How to stop breaking router bits
Issue 225 September 11, 2014
A customer asked me how to avoid breaking tiny router bits. I answer this question from time to time on the phone, and it makes a good Trade Secrets topic. I talked to Dan Erlewine and Dan made us this video. Check it out!
—Matt Brooker, StewMac Tech Support
Matt Brooker is a luthier, musician and member of StewMac’s Tech Team. Matt’s been with StewMac for three years, and he’s one of the experts who answers your questions on the phone and by email.
- "If you're breaking this little guy, you're using it wrong"
- Dan Erlewine's rules for not breaking router bits
- Tip: Use any plug strip as a footswitch
- Tip: Dan's two-pedal "sewing machine" routing technique