: Hello,
: this is my first post towards building my first kayak. i recently got my
: plans for a Night Heron. i've gone out and purchased a router and router
: table combo from Canadian Tire. i then returned it because when i mounted
: the router under the table and raised the router all the way up the bit
: didn't clear the table.
: i went to Home Depot and purchased a Ryobi router and table and i'm having
: the same issue. i've raised the bit in the collet a 1/16 of an inch like
: the instructions suggested (to allow for expansion due to heat). but the
: bit needs to come up another 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch to be at the proper
: height.
: originally i didn't feel that i should have to do this because i assumed that
: the router should be able to adjust to this height. but after buying a
: second router that has the same issue i'm starting to wonder. do you have
: any input? should i just raise the bit the little i need to have it work?
: will this effect the bit? or the quality of the bead and cove?
: any help would be greatly appreciated!

: thank,

: Adrian

Adrian, did you take the router base off before you mounted the router to to the table. I would not raise the bit any higher in the collet. Peter