Shopsmith 555970 manual Safety Rules For The Shopsmith Overarm Router

MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970

SAFETY RULES FOR THE SHOPSMITH OVERARM ROUTER

•Be sure to read and understand this entire Owners Manual before using the Overarm Router. Also, do not use the Overarm Router unless you are sure it is assembled properly, all safety devices are installed, and you understand the operations you are attempting to perform.

•Keep the guard in place and in working order. Always set the guard no more than 1/4" above the workpiece.

•Keep your hands, fingers and other parts of your body at least 3" away from the rotating bit.

•Use a push stick, push block, feather- board(s), miter gauge with safety grip, fixtures, or other safety devices to maneu- ver a workpiece into a rotating bit. If a kickback occurs, these devices help to protect your hands and fingers.

•Use only Shopsmith parts and accesso- ries on your Overarm Router. NEVER use non-Shopsmith replacement parts or ac- cessories. They are not designed like Shopsmith parts. Using non-Shopsmith parts may create a hazardous condition and will void your warranty. Follow your router manufacturer’s recommendations as to replacement of router parts.

•Do not rout second-hand lumber. If you hit a nail, screw, or other foreign object, you could be hit by pieces of metal or there could be kickback.

•Do not “freehand” rout stock less than 12" X 12" or equivalent.

•Support long boards and sheet materials with a roller stand(s) placed 1' -4' from the worktable.

•Avoid taking deep cuts. With the excep- tion of single-pass dovetail cuts, limit depth-of-cut to 1/4" for each pass when using bits up to 1/2" diameter in hard-

wood. Limit depth-of-cut to 3/8" for each pass when using bits up to 1/2" diameter in softwood. When using bits over 1/2" diameter, limit depth-of-cut to half the recommended depths for 1/2" diameter bits.

•Always use a fixture, fence, and/or starter and guide pins to help control the workpiece.

•Always feed the workpiece against the rotation of the bit, not with it. Otherwise the bit will grab and throw the workpiece.

•Keep a firm grip on the workpiece at all times and never hold the workpiece with your hands in line with the router bit.

•Always clamp a straight piece of scrap stock to your worktable surface for use in holding your workpiece against the fence during straight-line routing opera- tions. Also use a long piece of scrap stock to feed a narrow workpiece underneath the guard to complete a cut.

•Cut with the grain instead of against the grain. You will get a smoother cut and the operation will be safer.

•Avoid standing in-line with the workpiece being fed. In the event of a kickback you could be hit.

•Feed the workpiece slowly. Use extra care in routing workpieces that contain fig- ured grain or knots, as these may cause kickbacks.

•When you are routing stock up to 10" wide across the grain, use a piece of scrap stock cut at a 90° angle to guide the workpiece through the cut. The workpiece must extend 5-1/2" away from router bit.

•When stop routing, always use stop block(s) to control the length of cut. Fail- ure to use stop block(s) could cause the bit to grab and throw the workpiece.

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