The bit for the raised panel is very large 3” The bit comes with 2 bearings a 1 ¼” and 5/8” When routing the panel I start with the end grain and go around the door(end grain, side, end grain, and side again). The end grain routes just fine and one of the sides routes fine also. The one side (I assume that I’m going against the grain) does not route clean and I get tear out on the that side. Since it is a large bit I use a slow speed and use the large bearing first then change to the smaller bearing for the final cut. The part of the door that I get tear out is on the edge so when I insert the door into the stile it is covered. Can anyone give me a tip on how to rout that one side without tear out. I would like a clean door and would not like it if the tear out means I have to start with a new panel.
Thanks
Scott