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ROUTING

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ROUTINGGROOVES

See Figure 16.

When routing across the face of boards, set router at desired depth of cut, pUacethe edge of router base against workpiece, and turn on the router. SbwUy feed the cutter into the workpiece along desired Hne of cuL

,_	WARNING:	If desired	depth of cut is greater
	than can be safeUycut in one pass, make cuts in
	two or more	passes,				Fig, 16
When routing straight cuts across stock, damp a				Rout the pattern in two or more passes, Make the
straight edge to the workpiece to use as a guide,
				first pass at 25% of the desired depth of cut, This
Position the straightedge parallel to the line of cut and
				will provide better control as well as being a guide
offset the distance between the cutting edge of the
				for the next pass,
cutter and the edge of the router base, Hold the router
base	against the straightedge		and rout the groove,	NOTE: Do not rout deeper than		1/8 in, per pass,
When routing a groove wider than the diameter of the
cutter, clamp a straightedge			on both sides of the	,_ WARNING:	Do not use large	router bits for
cutlines, Position both guides parallel to the desired				freehand routing. Use of large router bits when
				freehand routing could cause loss of control or
line of cut and spaced equal distances from the
				create other hazardous conditions that could
desired edges of the groove, Rout along one guide;
				cause possible serious personal injury. When
then, reverse direction and rout along the other guide,
				using a router table, large router bits should be
Clean out any remaining waste in the center of the
				used for edging only. Do not use router bits that
ROUTING BY FREEHAND				are larger in diameter than the opening in router
				base for any	purpose.

See F_Ture 17.

When used freehand, your router becomes a flexible and versatile tool. This flexibility makes it possible to easily rout signs, relief sculptures, etc.

There are two basic techniques for freehand routing: [] Routing letters, grooves, and patterns into woo&

[] Routing out the background, leaving the letters or pattern raised above the surface.

When freehand routing, we suggest the following: [] Draw or layout the pattern on workpiece.

[] Choose the appropriate cutter.

NOTE: A core box or V-groove bit is often used for

routing letters and engraving objects. Straight bits and ball mills are often used to make relief

carvings. Veining bits are used to carve small, intricate detail&

Fig, 17

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