If you don't want to lauch the piece, you should almost always feed against
the rotation. If you feed with the rotation for some reason, take a very
shallow bite and use a featherboard.

Steve
Still have all my fingers.

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Stephen M wrote:

I don't follow. Like when you would use the RT to mill a dado or groove?



Dados and grooves are OK, I'm talking edges.

I've seen newbies run a board between the bit and fence when forming an
edge. The work can get shot off the table like it's shot from a cannon!

While this may seem obvious to some, I've seen it attempted more than
once, so I thought I'd mention it again. G

It is difficult to believe unless you have actually done it. The bit just
grabs it and fires it right out.
I haven't tried it and am not going to, but I wonder if you came in from
the left if it would be more stable. Maybe then it would shoot up into
your face instead of out to the side; which would be rather worse.