Ralph Connor
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I was getting some shop time today and working on new door for my shop.
I made a frame with pocket screws and covered it with 7/16 OSB. I bought a Porter Cable 1/2" straight flute flush trim router bit. This is the first time I had used this bit. I slapped that bad boy in the router, made double sure the collet was tight and commenced to trimming the OSB to the frame. The thing was cutting great across the 42" width of the door and up 80 of the 86" of the height. Right near the end it starts pushing harder but still cutting. I get done and look at the door and the last 6 inches I was cutting into the door frame. I check the router and sure enough the bearing is missing. As soon as I saw the missing bearing the light bulb went off over my head, "Ya know I remember a post on Family Woodworking about checking the bearings even on new bits before you use them". Why couldn't I remember that 3 minutes earlierer. Any way I found the bearing and washer but not the screw. Does anyone know what this screw specs might be?? I hate to loose a brand new expensive bit (that I still need to use) and can't afford to replace at this time.
Any Help from the great knowledge base here would be appreciated.
I made a frame with pocket screws and covered it with 7/16 OSB. I bought a Porter Cable 1/2" straight flute flush trim router bit. This is the first time I had used this bit. I slapped that bad boy in the router, made double sure the collet was tight and commenced to trimming the OSB to the frame. The thing was cutting great across the 42" width of the door and up 80 of the 86" of the height. Right near the end it starts pushing harder but still cutting. I get done and look at the door and the last 6 inches I was cutting into the door frame. I check the router and sure enough the bearing is missing. As soon as I saw the missing bearing the light bulb went off over my head, "Ya know I remember a post on Family Woodworking about checking the bearings even on new bits before you use them". Why couldn't I remember that 3 minutes earlierer. Any way I found the bearing and washer but not the screw. Does anyone know what this screw specs might be?? I hate to loose a brand new expensive bit (that I still need to use) and can't afford to replace at this time.
Any Help from the great knowledge base here would be appreciated.