Craftsman 315.275110 Owner's Manual page 18

OPERATION
ROUTING WITH A ROLLER GUIDE
See Figures 26 and 27.
A roller guide has been supplied with your router. It is useful
for routing uneven edges and trimming laminates.
The roller guide attaches to the guide holder as shown in
figure 26. It can be adjusted in and out as well as up and down.
The roller guide rides against the uncut edge of the workpiece.
When routing a decorative groove along an uneven edge, the
distance from roller guide to cutter should be the same as the
distance from the desired cut and the edge of the workpiece.
Fine adjustments can be made with the edge guide adjust-
ment knob on guide holder. Tighten wing bolts securely.
When routing, keep roller p_essed tight against edge of
workpiece. Carefully follow desired line of cut so that the
distance between the cut and the edge does not vary.
When trimming laminates with the roller guide, use a straight
cutting bit or a roundnose bit. Position the roller guide even
with the inside cutting edge of router bit. The roller guide
follows the edge of the workpiece while the bit trims off the
overhanging laminate. See Figure 27.
ROUTING WITH GUIDE BUSHINGS
See Figures 28 and 29.
You can accurately duplicate curves and complex shapes by
fitting your router with a template guide bushing that extends
below the subbase. The router bit passes through the guide
bushing, The guide bushing then rides against a template.
TO INSTALL TEMPLATE GUIDE BUSHING:
1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
WARNING:
2. Place router upside down on workbench.
3. Place template guide bushing in recessed portion of
router base as shown in figure 28.
4. Align the cutouts in guide bushing with threaded holes
in base.
5. Secure guide bushing to router base with roundhead
screws provided.
6. Tighten screws securely.
Failure to tighten screws could cause bit to come in
contact with bushing resulting in serious injury.
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/ ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
\/ UDE
ROLLER GUIDE V HOLDER _
WING BOLTS Fig. 26
LAMINATE
ROLLER GUIDE Fig. 27
TEMPLATE
GUIDE BUSHING
SCREW
ALIGN
CUTOUTS
WITH HOLES
IN BASE
ROUTER BIT
HOLES
IN
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