Using Router Guide Bushings
/Guide Bushings can allow you to use plunge cutting router bits as if they had bearings. In this short PDF, I explain how to figure the "offset" and give some tips.
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Guide Bushings can allow you to use plunge cutting router bits as if they had bearings. In this short PDF, I explain how to figure the "offset" and give some tips.
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