Hi Butch,
Did you try faster feed rates like I suggested in the previous thread?
Maybe theres a piece of scrap you could run a couple test cuts on? Maybe not with nice Maple.
If it’s this tool you’re using, then the recommended feed rate is 100ipm @ 18K rpm, but that almost looks like a typo in the chart. All the other similar sized tools have a recommended feed rate of 180ipm, which makes more sense to me given the tool diameter.
I say (incrementally) let’er rip and see what happens.
Also, are you running the Makita router or a spindle? If you have a spindle, which one do you have?