When the router bit manufacturers refers to a spiral-cut router bit as up-cut or down-cut, are they consistently speaking with reference to the router base? Or are they assuming a router-table orientation as opposed to a hand-held router?
The ambiguity being, of course, that a router bit that cuts away from the router is down-cut when the router is being hand-held, and up-cut if the router is mounted under a router table.
Tom
Oops, sorry - meant to send this to rec.woodworking. But go ahead and comment if you have anything to say.
Tom
When the router bit manufacturers refers to a spiral-cut router bit as up-cut or down-cut, are they consistently speaking with reference to the router base? Or are they assuming a router-table orientation as opposed to a hand-held router?
The ambiguity being, of course, that a router bit that cuts away from the router is down-cut when the router is being hand-held, and up-cut if the router is mounted under a router table.
Tom
"Tdacon" wrote in news:ldr1cn$9t$1@dont- email.me:
It's referenced with respect to the *wood*. Up-cut lifts the fibers up and out of the wood, down- cut cuts down into the wood.
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