Good idea to have a pre-flight checklist stuck to your Maslow for all those little things. A recent addition to mine: Always check z-axis height before moving router across workpiece. Reason being, I homed the machine, walked away, came back and wanted to move the sled to see something. Well, the bit was at 0, and slightly touching the wood, and it left a small gouge in the workpiece. Luckily, I was able to sand it out, but hoo-boy did I have a moment of panic.
And, regarding sanding off paint: I have tried it myself, and it was a horrible thing. I used some 60 grit sandpaper, and it became completely clogged in seconds. You might want to consider masking the area with tape first, and cutting through the tape. A couple caveats: I was doing this on a project that was plunge cuts only, so YMMV in regards to lateral cutting through tape. Secondly, I found that the bit became gunked up with the tape adhesive, and I needed to clean it every 20 minutes or so (I used acetone).
I thought about cutting a tad deeper (as you @Andy_Fencer implied that you had) spray painting, and using my āOfferman sledā to take the panel down to near final thickness. This requires more processing (rip boards, joint surfaces, glue up panels) but it may cover several solutions at once. Cheaper stock, paint hack, avoiding ply ends, using solid/defected material.
I guess that would work, but it seems quite a bit of effort. Iāve seem people seal with PU after cutting, and after thatās dry, paint and then sand it. Spray paint sands off pretty well after its been drying for a while.
That makes complete sense . Thanks. I didnāt know until recently that FWW could be both Final Written Warning or Fine Woodworking! This could add unwanted hyperbole to building a cross cut sled, couldnāt it?
. Thanks. I didnāt know until recently that FWW could be both Final Written Warning or Fine Woodworking! This could add unwanted hyperbole to building a cross cut sled, couldnāt it?