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USING THE ROUTER
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 to show the cut, and to enable you to check dimensions
Always be sure that the work is rigidly clamped or otherwise secured before making a cut.
When working on a bench, clamp the workpiece. When routing edges, hold the router firmly down and against the work.
Since the cutter rotates clockwise (when viewing router from top), the router should be 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- clockwise direction.
Avoid “Climb Cutting” (cutting in direction opposite that shown in Fig. 8).
caution to maintain controlFig. 8 of router.
The speed and depth of cut will depend largely on the type of workpiece. Keep the cutting pressure constant, but do not crowd the router so the motor speed slows excessively. More than one pass at various settings may be necessary on exceptionally hard woods or problem materials to get the desired depth of cut.
When making cuts on all four edges of the workpiece, make the first cut on the end of the piece across the grain. This action will prevent the chipping of wood at the end of a cut, when you make the next cut parallel with the grain.
THE EDGE GUIDE
An edge guide is available as an accessory to aid in routing operations such as straight edge planing, parallel grooving, dado or slotting operations.
To assemble, insert guide rods (A) in holes in base, Fig. 9, and secure with screws (B). The guide (C) is adjusted on the rods and secured in desired position with thumb screws (D).
TEMPLET GUIDES
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A D
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CD
Fig. 9
A wide variety of templet guides is available for use in pattern and templet routing operations. Fig. 10 shows a typical combination bit, templet guide, and locknut.
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