Next time I cut the cove I'll take the extra time to feed 'em thru twice ... taking a half cut first and finishing up with the last. Previously, I tried feeding a few through in the opposite direction and I didn't have any luck with it ... the cuts were inconsistent and the strips were hard to control. One strip got away from me and was launched like a javelin all the way accross the street, accross my neighbors front yard, went through their hedge and banged against their house! It was my luck that someone wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time. I figure the chances of loosing control of a couple-o-strips out of 100 is pretty good.

Ken

: 2. Any advice on cutting clean coves. I seem to get tear out more on the cove
: than on the beads. I have heard someone say they feed their strips in the
: opposite direction (i.e. the bit pulls the strip through) in order to
: minimize tear out. Sounds risky to me (strips flying through the air)
: Anyone tried this.