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model no. 054-6988-6 | contact us 1-800-689-9928
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
FEEDING THE ROUTER
(fig 14)
fig 14
Router feed
Router feed
Router end
grains first
Router feed
Router feed
direction
direction
direction
Bit
rotation
direction
The secrets to professional-looking routing are careful set-up for the cut, proper depth-of-cut selection,
knowing how the cutting bit reacts in the workpiece, and the rate and direction of feed of the router.
DIRECTION OF FEED: EXTERNAL CUTS
The router motor and cutting bit rotate clockwise. This requires the feed of the cutting bit to be from
left to right (fig 14). Feeding the bit from left to right will cause the bit to pull the router towards
(up against) the workpiece.
If the router is fed in the opposite direction (right to left), the rotating force of the cutting bit will tend to
throw the bit away from the workpiece, making it hard to control. This is called “climb cutting:” cutting
in the opposite direction of the proper feed direction. “Climb cutting” increases the chance of losing
control, resulting in possible personal injury. When “climb cutting” is required (backing around a corner,
for example), exercise extreme caution to maintain control of the router.
NOTICE: When the router is installed in a router table, the bit rotation will be counter-clockwise and the workpiece
must be fed from right to left on the table.
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