Powermatic 2700 manual Straight Line Bevel Shaping, Contour Edge Shaping With Collar Bearing

Straight Line Bevel Shaping

To shape a beveled straight edge, use a bevel- edge shaping jig in combination with the regular fence as shown in Figure 34.

Contour Edge Shaping With Collar Bearing

To shape contoured edges, the operator must first remove the fence assembly.

In order to control the workpiece and limit the depth-of-cut, the operator must use an anti-friction collar with the cutter(s) as shown in Figure 36.

Figure 34

To perform a bevel-edge cut, the in-feed edge of the jig is placed against the infeed fence and clamped to the table as shown in Figure 35. The outfeed fence is moved forward as necessary to compensate for the cut.

Figure 35

Never attempt to bevel cut free hand. Always use a bevel-edge fixture.

Figure 36

The collar may be positioned above or below the cutter(s), and its function is to ride against the workpiece or template. At the same time, the collar will establish the depth-of-cut as shown in Figure 37. Whenever possible, always use the ring guard or safety collar.

Figure 37

Note: Since the collar requires at least 1/8" of surface edge to ride against, the entire edge cannot be shaped as shown in Figure 38. The added use of a pattern, however, permits the shaping of the entire contour edge.

Figure 38

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