Cutting Tenons
1. Make certain that the adjustable fence is locked
in position with its face flush with the front face of the fence.
2.Mount the push block assembly on the fence, as described in the section PUSH BLOCK ASSEMBLY
TO THE ROUTER TABLE UNITIZED FENCE.
3.Install the proper table top insert into the table top hole.
4.Mark line "A" and "B" on the edge of the work piece closest to the end to be cut. Line "A" is the FULL
DEPTH OF CUT (total amount of material you want to remove) and line "B" is the FULL DESIRED HEIGHT OF THE TENON• See Figure 33.
5.Position the work piece between the clamp plate and the push block so that its side is held flush against the face of the fence. The end to be cut is resting on the edge of the router table insert hole, and the surface marked with lines "A" and "B" is facing the router bit. Clamp the work piece in this position by snugly tighten- ing the wing nut on the clamp rod, making sure that the clamp plate stays oriented on the work piece as shown in Figure 33. MAKE SURE THE ROUTER IS UNPLUGGED WHEN POSITIONING AND CLAMP- ING THE WORK PIECE AND MAKING ADJUST- MENTS.
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clamp the work piece in position. OVERTIGHTENING the wing nut could cause binding in the sliding motion of the push block, which in turn could result in varia- tions and/or steps in the finished tenon surface when cut.
6.Slide work piece up next to the router bit and adjust the fence and the router, as described in the section, ADJUSTING DEPTH AND HEIGHT OF CUT. The outer most cutting edge of the bit should be aligned with line "A", and the top cutting edge of the bit should be aligned with line "B". Tightly secure the fence and the router.
7.Slide the push block with the work piece clamped,
back away from the bit.
8.Turn router "ON" using the switch. Holding the push block and work piece against the fence WITH BOTH HANDS AND FINGERS A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SPINNING BIT, feed the work piece across the bit, making a full depth of cut in one pass.
(DO NOT STOP FEEDING THE WORK PIECE UNTIL IT HAS COMPLETELY PASSED ACROSS THE
ROUTER BIT) (Ref• Figure 34)
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wood to check your adjustments before making your finished cut.
9. Turn router "OFF" using the switch. Unclamp the
FIGURE 33
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work piece and slide the push block back to the previ- ous starting position.
10.Position and clamp the work piece in the same manner as described in step 5• (Make sure the wing nut is tightened just enough to clamp the work piece in position, and the end to be cut is resting flat on the top of the router table.) Repeat steps 7, 8, and 9. See Figure 35.
11.To cut ends of the tenon, position and clamp the work piece in the same manner as described in step 5 with the work piece oriented as shown in Figure 36• Repeat steps 7, 8, and 9. Follow these same steps for cutting the opposite side.
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