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Sonnie wrote:
 Do you mean cut 1/4" deep each pass? |
1/4" to 3/8" per pass would be good. If you can, blow out the dust between passes too as trapped dust can cause irregular cuts. With more expensive bits and routers (Bosch, Porter Cable, DeWalt) you can do more but with cheaper stuff it is hard on the bits and bearings and will cause both to wear out early.
Please note I'm not being snobby here - I use a 15 year old 5/8 HP Black and Decker router - not fancy by any stretch of the imagination. It's why I'm intimately familiar with the limitations of the cheaper stuff. One of my woodworking buddies had "good stuff" and he can get away with more tool abuse then I can.