Blue Hawk 7343 - ROUTING WITH FEATHER BOARDS; ROUTING WITH THE STARTER PIN FOR EDGE-FORMING CURVES

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34. ROUTING WITH FEATHER BOARDS
F ea t h er b oa r d s ( Y ) a r e h el p f u l f or con t r ol l i n g t h e
wor k p i ece wh i l e r ou t i n g , a n d t h ey a ssi st i n k eep i n g t h e
workpiece at on the tabletop. The tabletop feather board,
comb i n ed wi t h t h e f en ce f ea t h er b oa r d , h el p t o k eep t h e
wor k p i ece p r essed a g a i n st t h e f en ce a n d t a b l et op . T h e
b est l oca t i on f or t h e f ea t h er b oa r d s v a r i es a ccor d i n g t o
y ou r a p p l i ca t i on , wor k p i ece si z e, a n d ot h er f a ct or s.
a . Loosel y i n st a l l t h e f ea t h er b oa r d a t t a ch ed t o t h e
f en ce a s d escr i b ed i n ATTACHING THE FEATHER
BOARDS.
b . P l a ce t h e wor k p i ece on t h e r ou t er t a b l e so t h a t i t i s
sq u a r el y a g a i n st t h e f en ce.
c. P osi t i on t h e f ea t h er b oa r d s sn u g l y a g a i n st t h e wor k p i ece a n d
t i g h t en t h e cl a mp i n g f ea t h er b oa r d wi n g n u t s.
d . T h e wor k p i ece sh ou l d mov e wi t h some r esi st a n ce b u t wi t h ou t r eq u i r i n g a g r ea t ef f or t .
e. F or wi d er wor k p i eces, t h e t a b l et op f ea t h er b oa r d ca n n ot b e u sed .
35. ROUTING WITH THE STARTER PIN FOR EDGE-FORMING CURVES
T h e st a r t er p i n i s u sed f or op er a t i on s t h a t i n v ol v e r ou t i n g cu r v es i n t h e wor k p i ece.
WARNING: Always use the guard when routing with the starter pin. Keep ngers away from bit.
S er i ou s i n j u r y ca n occu r i f y ou con t a ct t h e b i t . D o n ot a t t emp t t o r ou t e sma l l wor k p i ece.
NOTICE: W h en ed g i n g cu r v es or comp l ex sh a p es y ou
mu st u se b i t s t h a t h a v e p i l ot b ea r i n g s.
NOTICE: W h en u si n g t h e st a r t er p i n , t h e f eed d i r ect i on of
t h e wor k p i ece i s a l wa y s r i g h t t o l ef t a cr oss t h e f r on t of t h e p i n .
a . T u r n of f t h e i n t eg r a t ed sa f et y swi t ch ( V )
a n d u n p l u g t h e t a b l e.
b . S cr ew t h e st a r t er p i n i n t o t h e mou n t i n g p l a t e.
c. A d j u st t h e d ep t h a n d h ei g h t of cu t .
d . P l u g i n t h e t a b l e a n d t u r n on t h e i n t eg r a t ed sa f et y swi t ch .
e. S et t h e wor k p i ece a g a i n st t h e f r on t of t h e st a r t er p i n
a n d f eed t h e wor k p i ece sl owl y i n t o t h e b i t .
f . W h i l e r ou t i n g , ma k e su r e t h a t t h e wor k p i ece i s a l wa y s i n con t a ct wi t h t h e b i t ’ s p i l ot b ea r i n g .
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