It's a cheap piece of strike that word! hahahahahahah, I know, it's a poor craftsman who blames his tool, right? Well, I just spent I don't know how long learning all about clamping everything down and I had the letters n and o secured. Had made a few practice run throughs without turning the router on. Figured out that my clamps would be in the way, got sticks of wood butted against either letter had it all clamped down. Was gonna work. Clicked the router on and off a few times to make sure I could handle all that end of things and everything. So, finally, I clicked it on and made a line up in my n, and a line down, and it started spitting and sputtering, making a whizzing noise. Clicked it off and took a look. This thing has a face plate which screws to your router. Ya take the old one off. And you put this one on. Then you have a big hole in the middle, and the guide bushings fit in that hole and turn to lock in place. Then you're left with that round piece, which has a plastic tube or bushing protruding out, and your bit pokes a bit out of that. So that you can follow the letters with the plastic tube going along the letter and the bit will bite into the wood and the face of the router ends up resting on the rails of the letter holding frame. Evidently, I hadn't centered my plate right, or else, I hadn't tightened the screws tight enough. In fact, one of those was sitting down in the work. And the face had slipped and the bit had struck the nipple or tube and knocked most of it off. Grrrrrr! Have to look into replacement parts and try again. Actually there is another bushing included and I think it is meant for the other bit, so I am not sunk, but still, for a first time, what a let down! I did get the two legs of the n carved, and I didn't slip and cut any body parts, so I guess that's some-what successful. These parts should be made of metal though. I'll tell you that much. The letters and the faceplate and bushings... all plastic! I wish I had started with a letter I had 2 of. That was another mistake, because I didn't wait for the router to stop spinning before I pulled it out and think I nicked my letter n as well. Try, try again! Matt
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