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FEEDING THE
ROUTER (g 17)
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 (see
fig 17). 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.
KICKBACK
Because of the high speed of the cutting bit during a proper feeding operation
(left to right), there is very little kickback under normal conditions. However, if
the cutting bit strikes a knot, an area of hard grain in the workpiece, or a foreign
object, the normal cutting action could be affected and cause “Kickback.” This
Kickback may cause damage to your workpiece, and could cause you to lose
control of the router, possibly causing serious personal injury. Kickback is always
counterclockwise: the opposite direction of the clockwise cutting bit rotation.
To guard against and help prevent Kickback, Always inspect the workpiece for
knots, hard grain, and foreign objects that could cause a kickback problem and
plan the set-up and direction of feed so that the router is always moving, and
keep the sharp edges of the cutting bit continuously biting straight into new
(uncut) wood (workpiece).
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE: When the router is installed in a router table, the bit rotation will
be counterclockwise and the workpiece must be fed from right to left on the
table.
g 17
ROUTER FEED
DIRECTION
BIT
ROTATION
ROUTER FEED
DIRECTION
ROUTER FEED
DIRECTION
ROUTER END
GRAINS FIRST
ROUTER FEED
DIRECTION
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