Craftsman 25481 - JOINTER AND EDGE CUTTING TECHNIQUES; Using Router Table as Jointer; Edge Cutting with Non-Piloted Bits

4. Raiseor lowerthe _outeruntil top cutting edg(_cf bd _,.__f!:(m,}d
with line 'B. (Referto your router ownel's!rla,llual hji' adjusliq_ I
your routerproper}y).AFTERMAKINGTHISAOJUS:rMENT,i-3E:
SURETHATROUTERISSECURELYTIGHTENEDtN ]HE ROUTER
BASE,BITtS SECURELYTIGHTENEDIN THEROUTEF_CHUCK,
ANDROUTERBASEIS 1tGHTLYSECUREDTO TABLETOK
5, Removethe boardflora the fence,
WHENADJUSTINGHEIGHTOFROUTER
BITFORANYDESIREDCUT,MAKE
ABSOLUTELYCERTAINTHATTOPOFBITIS BELOWTHEINSIDE
SURFACEOFRETRACTABLEGUARD,ASSHOWNIN FIG. #16,
CHECKTO SEETHATGUARDRETRACTSFREELYIN ANDOUTOF
FENCETOITS NORMALPOSITIONOVERTHEROUTERTABLE
HOLE, DONOTOPERATEROUTERIF ANYPARTOFTHEBIT
CONTACTSTHEGUARD.
NOTE:The proceduredescribedaboveis intendedto providea
wayof retractingand holdingthe guard to havefull accessto the
_outerbit for makingadjustment&Workpieceto be routed could
besubstitutedfor thescrap boardfor makingadjustmertts.
Formaximumstrengthand accuracy,boardsto be joinedtogether
shouldbe smoothandtrue. Theedgesshould be true to the (90°)
workpiecesurface,You cantruethe edgesof workpieceon your
routertableusinga straightbit.
!, Checkto see if faceofjointingfence isflush with thefaceof
unitizedfence,If not, loosensmall knob on jointing fenceand
pushjointingfenceinside the cavity in unitizedfence.Tightenknob
on jointiagfence.
NOTE:Thejointingfenceprovidesa continuous support for the
workpiece,asit is fed beyondthe router bit, tt compensatesfor
theamount of materialremovedby the router bit,
2. Adjustdepthof cut (materialyou want to remove)and routerbit
l]eightas describedbeforefor Fig,#!5, Tightly securethefence
andthe routerasdescribedbefore.(MAKESUREROUTERIS
UNPLUGGEDWHENMAKINGADJUSTMENTS.)
3. Checkyour adjustmentsbyturningthe router 'ON'and feeding
a pieceof scrapwood a few inchesbeyondrouter b_t.Thenstop
andturn router 'OFF',
NOTE:Feedwork in the directionof arrowshown on labelon the
frontsideof unitizedfence(whenfacingtable front).
4, Loosenknob on jointing fenceandmove it out flush againsti:l]e
finishededgeof scrapwood, Retightenthe knob SeeFig _17.
5. Repealthe test cut on the scrapwood.
6. Therouter table is now readyfor use,
NOTE:For bestjointing results,takevery shallowcuts _--/;:,"or
less.
1.Positionthe jointingfence suchthat its faceis flush with the
faceof unitizedfence.Tightensmall knob on jointing fence.See
Fig,#! 8,
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