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Craftsman 171.254841 Owner's Manual
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Edge Cutting With Piloted Router Bits:1. Position the fence in the same manner as withnon-piloted bits.2. Move the fence back only enough to permit thepilot to control the cutting depth• Positioning the fenceas close to the pilot as possible will serve as a back-up and will help to prevent chances of an accidentand possible personal injury. See Figure 28.3. LOWER THE OVERHEAD GUARD to the OPER-ATING POSITION. Overhead guard shown raised forreasons of clarity.4. Test cut a piece of scrap wood to make sureadjustments are satisfactory.NOTE J Feed work AGAINST the rotationIof the cutter (in the direction shown by the arrow inFigure 28).5. The router table is now ready for use.FIGURE 28Overhead Guard shown raised for reasons of clarity.Grooving, Fluting, And Veining:Always UNPLUG the router before making anysettings, adjustments, or changing bits.When routing, always FEED AGAINST the rotationof the cutter. Feed workpiece in the direction ofarrow, as in Figure 28.For maximum accuracy, one edge of your workpiece(edge sliding against the fence) must be true andstraight. Set up your fence as follows:1. Position the fence behind the router bit for thedesired cutting depth (the distance of the cut fromthe edge of the workpiece, as shown in Figure 29).Make sure the overhead guard is in place as shown.2. Securely TIGHTEN both knobs.3. Make the cut by sliding the straight edge of workpieceagainst the fence, as shown in Figure 30 (For eachsuccessive cut, the fence would need to be readjusted.)FIGURE 29, VIEW FROM LEFT SIDE OF ROUTERNOTE I Test cut a piece of scrap woodbefore making your finish cut. Feed workpiece in thedirection of arrow. (Refer to Figure 30.)FIGURE 30I I When routing deep cuts (con-INOTEtrolled by router bit) in a workpiece, remove a smallamount of material to prevent your router from over-loading. Repeat operation with several graduallydeeper passes until the desired depth is achieved.END CUTTING USING THE FENCE WITHTHE PUSH BLOCKI,_WARNINGJ End cutting is performed with theoverhead guard rotated back so that it does notcover the bit. Therefore, EXTREME CARE must betaken when end cutting so that your fingers, hands,or any other part of your body, DO NOT contact thebit, which can resulT, in serious bodily injury.When routing on ends of workpiece for makingtenons, sliding dovetails and tongue and groovejoints, the workpiece must be made smooth with22 |
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