Grizzly T28048 Owner's Manual page 36

ALWAYS use an auxiliary jig and extreme
care when free-hand routing. Routing
without fence and attached guard great-
ly increases risk of accidental contact
with spinning router bit, causing serious
personal injury.
To free-hand rout:
1.
DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Fabricate a jig to use with workpiece that
matches desired finished shape, then attach
it to workpiece (see Figure 47).
Note: Make sure any fasteners used will not
make contact with the router bit during rout-
ing operation. Hot glue can be used as an
alternative.
Figure 47. Example of using a jig with a starting
block.
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3.
Remove fence assembly from table.
4. If possible, fabricate and mount a custom
guard over the bit that safely protects your
hands from spinning router bit.
5.
Insert starting pin in best suited hole on
mounting plate (see Figure 48) or clamp a
starting block to table (see Figure 47).
Starting
Pin Hole
Mounting
Plate
Figure 48. Router table set up with starting pin
for free-hand routing.
6. Install a router bit with bearing guide as
directed by router manufacturer's instruc-
tions, then raise it to desired height
(see Figure 49).
Template
Workpiece
Figure 49. Using a template and bearing guide
for free-hand routing.
7.
Rest workpiece against starting pin, then
slowly pivot and feed workpiece into router
bit. After cut is started, move workpiece
against guide bearing and away from starting
pin.
Model T28048 (Mfd. Since 06/17)
Starting
Pin
Bearing
Guide