Using the Tool

Periodically wipe the columns clean with a dry cloth. DO NOT lubricate columns.

IMPORTANT: Before using your router, consider the kind and total amount of material to be removed. Depending on the material, it may be necessary to make more than one cut to avoid overloading the motor. Before beginning the cut on the actual workpiece, make a sample cut on a piece of scrap lumber. This will show exactly how the cut will look as well as enable you to check dimensions.

When through-cutting, be sure the router bit has enough clearance under workpiece.

Firmly clamp or otherwise secure the workpiece before making a cut.

Generally speaking, when working on a bench, hold the workpiece on the bench by wood clamps. When routing edges, hold the router firmly down and against the work by both handles.

Since the cutter rotates clockwise (when viewing router from top), you can cut more efficiently if the router is moved from left to right as you stand facing the work. When working on the inside of a templet, move the router in a clockwise direction. When working on the outside of a templet, move the router in a counter-clock-wise direction.

Avoid “Climb-Cutting” (cutting in direction opposite that shown in Fig. 12). “Climb-Cutting increases the chance for loss of control resulting in possible personal injury. When “Climb-Cutting” is required (backing around a corner), exercise extreme caution to maintain control of router.

The speed and depth of cut will depend largely on the type of material being worked upon. Keep the cutting pressure constant but do not crowd the router so that the motor speed slows excessively. More than one pass may be necessary on exceptionally hard woods or problem materials to get the desired depth of cut.

Fig. 12

When making cuts on all four edges of the workpiece, make the first cut on the end of the piece across the grain. Thus, if chipping of wood occurs at the end of a cut, it can be removed when making the next cut parallel with the grain.