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Shopsmith 555970 manual Conventional Routing Operations with the Overarm Router

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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER

CONVENTIONAL ROUTING OPERATIONS WITH THE OVERARM ROUTER

The Shopsmith Overarm Pin Router is also well suited for more ordinary routing operations . . . functioning in a very similar fashion to more conventional under-table router set-ups. There are a few differences:

•With the Overarm Router, your rotating bit is almost always in plain view, provid- ing an added measure of accuracy.

•Changing your depth-of cut (and seeing your change as you make it) is a much simpler matter with an Overarm Router. For maximum efficiency, under-table rout- ing requires a special router lifting device. Such devices often expensive, adding a couple of hundred dollars to the cost of a router table.

•The improved visibility of your work-in- process also makes forming stopped cuts (such as travel slots, grooves, dadoes and mortises) much easier and safer with an Overarm Router.

ROUTING AGAINST A TABLE PIN

Against-the-Guide-Pin routing is usually performed with a non-piloted router bit – on a workpiece with irregular or rounded edges that cannot be guided by the Fences. That’s because the job of the pilots (solid or bear- ing-types) on piloted Bits are to control your lateral depth-of-cut . . . and the profile they’re making.

Since non-piloted Bits have no pilots to con- trol their lateral depths-of-cut, you must rely on Guide Pins to control this for you. Some typical against-the-Pin operations include creating special rabbet cuts (usually with straight bits or slot cutters) and making deco-

rative cuts with non-piloted profile Bits. Here’s the step-by-step process.

1.Set up your Overarm Router, following the “General guidelines for overarm routing” on page 18 in the front section of this Manual.

2.Once you get started, always set your depth-of-cut to make your first pass very shallow. Doing so will give you far better control over the accuracy of your cut, since the rotating bit is much less likely to grab or pull your workpiece off your planned profile when your cuts are shallow.

NOTE

In some cases, your lateral depth-of-cut must also be adjusted to produce the pro- file you desire. With straight-edged work- pieces, this can be accomplished by slid- ing your guiding Fence in or out. With ir- regular-shaped edges, just change the size of the Guide Pin you’re using.

3.Screw the appropriate sized Guide Pin into the threaded hole in the center of the Pin Routing Table Insert and tighten it securely.

4.Position the Table Insert as shown in Figure 23 and screw the 1/4" Starter Pin into the threaded hole just to the left of the center hole in the Plate. Tighten se- curely. When installing the Table In- sert, the Starter Pin must always be po- sitioned in the Insert so it is to the left of the Guide Pin.

5.Prepare to make your cut. Lower the Router into the position and lock it se- curely. Turn on your Router motor. Rest- ing the edge of your workpiece against the Starter Pin, ease it gradually into the rotating bit to start your cut. Continue

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555970 specifications

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