I managed to pull myself away from Christmas and New Year food and drink for long enough to get some time in the workshop today. I was routing a pickup cavity and slipped with the router when lifting it away from the workpiece. This is a common mistake, something I haven’t done for a while now but I still kick myself when I do it. The good thing is that the routing template I made was from 18mm MDF and I used a master, clear Perspex template to make it from. Now I have slipped and damaged the MDF one, I can just make another. I never use master templates on actual work pieces because accidents happen and if/when they do I have only damaged a copy, not the master. And, I wouldn’t want to buy a new template every time made a mistake.
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The good thing is that the routing template I made was from 18mm MDF and I used a master, clear Perspex template to make it from.
That’s one of the many rule #1s @boo! Just don’t let the router slip when you make your next copy template.
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Halfords do a car body filler called chemical metal which is good for template repairs. It's harder than the basic stuff and stands up to repeated use with a bearing cutter. Very hard to rub down so only use s much as you need.
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Will it be okay to rout straight through the MDF or will it cause it to rip out?
@russ I normally have a sacrificial piece of wood underneath the one I’m cutting/routing. Clamp both pieces down, stick (with NEC tape) your template on top and start routing using a short bit. Cut down 2 or 3mm at a time, go slow. Keep taking layers off until you have routed all the way through. Because you have clamped it down to the sacrificial piece, it prevents tear out.
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@rocknroller912 @markbailey Oh yeah, I keep forgetting about a bit of bog! Cheers.
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I normally have a sacrificial piece of wood underneath the one I’m cutting/routing.
Good tip @boo
It would probably be easier (and more fun!) to just make a new template then dicking around with Bondo imo but hey, sometimes you gotta fix it!
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