Template Guide
The template guide allows the router to follow a template or pattern. This setup is necessary when routing interior slots where a bit with a guide bearing will not fit.
To install the template guide:
1.Remove the screws securing the bot- tom of the router base as shown in Figure 10.
Guidelines for building the template:
1.MDF is the most common template material, but the template can be made out of any material that is flat on the top and bottom, and is at least 3⁄16" thick.
2.Take into account the diameter of the template guide when calculating the size of the template. The diameter of the bushing (X in Figure 12), minus the diameter of the router bit (R), divided by 2, gives you the template offset as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 10. Installing the template guide.
2.Set the template guide into the groove in the upper portion of the router base and re-install the bottom portion of the router base.
3.Install a router bit that has a diameter of 1⁄4" or less (see Figure 11).
Figure 11. Router bit installed through the
template guide.
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Figure 12. Calculating template offset.
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Figure 13. Using the template guide.
3.Attach the template to the workpiece with screws or other removable fas- teners. Make sure the fasteners are installed in areas where the router bit will not cut and recessed so the router base will not catch on the fastener.
Using the template guide:
1.Use a bandsaw to remove excess wood around the template.
2.Press the template guide into the tem- plate and follow the edge.
Model H7790/H7791 Laminate Trim Router
