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Shopsmith 555970 manual 3A smaller plaque for tole painting or decoupage

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(3)A smaller plaque for tole painting or decoupage.

555970

MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER

Figure 16. Routing with a screw-down

fixture.

Screw-down fixtures are the easiest type of fixture to use and generally take less time to make than clamp-in fixtures. As shown in our example, they can be used to duplicate such things as award or tole painting plaques, round or oval picture frames and similar items.

If you’re making a large quantity of dupli- cate products, assembly and disassembly time can be reduced by using needlepoint utility screws to eliminate starter holes, and a power screwdriver or variable speed re- versible hand drill with a screwdriver bit to drive them into position.

This approach may not work and pilot holes could be required if the screws are near the edges of your workpieces. And remember . . .

making several identical fixtures also will speed up large quantity production time.

NOTE

In our plaque example, by adding an addi- tional groove to the fixture (see broken lines in Figure 17) and making the overall size of the fixture larger, you can actually form three projects from a single piece of stock .

(1)A square picture frame with a plaque- shaped opening.

(2)A plaque-shaped picture frame with a plaque-shaped opening.

(3)A smaller plaque for tole painting or decoupage.

Figure 17. Getting multiple projects from

a single workpiece.

Step 1: Screw the appropriate sized guide pin into the center hole of the Router Table Insert and align it with the same sized router bit, as explained previously.

Step 2: Drop the fixture groove over the Table Pin, turn on your router motor, and set your final depth-of-cut so the bit just barely breaks through the surface of the par- ticleboard side of your fixture. Turn off your router motor.

Step 3: Attach your workpiece to the fixture

Step 4: Drop the fixture groove over the Table Pin, turn on your router motor, plunge your rotating bit into the workpiece about 1/4" and start moving your fixture (with workpiece attached) in a counter-clockwise motion until you’ve completed your initial cut in the first groove.

Step 5: Repeat the process for each groove in your fixture.

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Shopsmith 555970 manual 3A smaller plaque for tole painting or decoupage

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS MARK V MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTERWHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS TOOL? WHAT IS PIN ROUTING?INTRODUCTION SAFETY OVERARM ROUTER SPECIFICATIONSGUARDING FOR ROUTING EYE PROTECTIONHEARING PROTECTION DRESSMOUNTING ROUTER BITS GENERAL SAFETY RULES FOR POWER TOOLSSAWDUST AND CHIPS Remove adjusting keys and wrenches SAFETY RULES FOR THE SHOPSMITH OVERARM ROUTER CARE AND MAINTENANCE TYPES OF ROUTER BITSMARK V - MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970TERMS TO KNOW OVERARM ROUTER ASSEMBLY TOOLS & SUPPLIES NEEDEDWHICH MOUNTING HOLES ? INSTALL THE DEPTH STOP RODBEFORE YOU BEGIN Figure 1. Normal Mounting PositionFigure 4. Install the router motor in the Overarm RE-INSTALLTHE MARK WORKTABLEINSTALL YOUR ROUTER MOTOR IN THE OVERARM Figure 2. Attaching the Overarm RouterModel Adequate Worktable Support is critical for the best resultsALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENT RE-POSITIONINGTHE DEPTH CONTROL HANDLEFigure 8. If required, use a 1/8 Allen wrench ADJUSTING THE BRASS GIBROUTER BIT TO GUIDE PIN ALIGNMENT to achieve proper Gib pressureOVERARM PIN ROUTING OPERATIONS SAFETY FIRSTUSING YOUR SHOPSMITH OVERARM PIN ROUTER Never rout without the Guard in place TYPES OF FIXTURES ROUTER DUPLICATION USING SHOP-MADEFIXTURESAN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ROUTER MOTOR SPEEDS Figure 11. A typical clamp-infixture and Figure 10. A typical screw-downfixturelower left - and the projects made with it the project made with itHOW TO MAKE SCREW-DOWNAND CLAMP-INFIXTURES AN OVERVIEW OF PIN ROUTING WITH FIXTURESWHY MAKE A GROOVED FIXTURE? until you’ve completed the first 1/8 deep pass HOW TO MAKE PROFILE FIXTURES HOW TO USE PIN ROUTING FIXTURES3A smaller plaque for tole painting or decoupage Routing over a pin with a clamp-infixture Figure 18. A typical clamp-infixtureFigure 20. Construction of a typical Routing against a pin using a profile fixtureFigure 19. Routing with a clamp-infixture profile fixtureFigure 21. A plaque with external Figure 22. Using a V-groovebit to cuta decorative surface feature in an decorative edging completed. We usedROUTING AGAINST A TABLE PIN Figure 23. Use the Pin Routing Table Insert USING PILOTED BITS FOR DECORATIVE EDGINGwhen routing against a pin External edges Internal edgesUSING NON-PILOTEDBITS FOR DECORATIVE EDGING MAKING RABBET CUTSSTRAIGHT-LINEROUTING CUTTING GROOVES AND DADOES Groovesby guiding it against the Overarm Router Fence DadoesFigure 31. Cutting a groove with the grain Figure 32. Cutting a dado acrossFigure 33. Making a stopped cut for amortise Making stopped cuts using the FenceRepairing furniture and veneers Figure 36. Cut and sand a plug to fit Figure 34. A damaged area on a cabinet doorFigure 35. Rout a slot to remove the damaged area STRUCTURAL JOINTS CLEANINGCARING FOR YOUR SHOPSMITH OVERARM PIN ROUTER STORING YOUR OVERARM ROUTER RE-ALIGNINGAND RE-ADJUSTINGWAXING Do not wax or use solvents on plastic partsMAINTENANCE Solution TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDEProblem Possible CauseCustomer Services How to Order PartsHow to Return Parts Dayton, OH 845556 Rev. A 6/05 2005 Shopsmith, IncAll Rights Reserved