Edge Routing - Craftsman 315.275062 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
EDGE ROUTING
Place routeron workpieca,making sure Ihe router bitdoes
notcontactworkplace Turnrouter on and letmotor build to
its futlspeed Beginyour cut, gradually feeding cutterInto
workpfeceo
Uponcompletionof cut,tam motor off and let it coma to a
completestopbefore removingrouter from work surface.
EDGING WITH PILOT BITS
See Figure20,
Rabbetsandmolded edgescan be cul usingpilotedcutters,
The ptiol extendsbe_owthe cutter, Some pilotsare solid
extensions of the cutler Others are ballbeatingguidesthat
are fastenedto the end of the culter_ The pilots allow the
cutlers to turn while the pilot follows the edge of the
worP, pieca.
ArboPtypebilewithpilotsare exce!|snt for quick, easy, edge
shaping.They will follow workplace edges that are either
straight orcurved,The pilotpreventsthebitfrommaking 1oo
deep a cut;and hoidlngthe pfrotfirmlytn contactwith the
workplace edge throughout prevents the cut from becoming
too shallow.
Wheneverthe workplacethickness togetherwiththe desired
depth ofcut(asadjusted by routerde_thsetting) a resuchthai
onlythe top partor the edgeis tobe shaped(leavingat Ieast
a 1/16 inchIhJckuncutportionat bottom),the p_etcan ride
against the uncut portion,whichwill serve to guideit. See
Figure20° However,if the workplace is toothinor the bitset
too low so that there willbe no uncutedge to _de the pilot
against,an extraboardto act asaguide mustbe piecedunder
the workpieceoThts "guide"board mt_l have exactlythe
samecontour --slraight orcurved-- as theworkpieceedge.
If it ispesHienedso thatits edgeksflushwiththe workplace
edge, the bit willmake a fuUcut (In as far as the bftradius),
Ontheotherhand,if theguide tspositioned asshowninFfgure
20 (out fromthe workplaceedge),the bit willmake tess than
a full cut _ whichwill alter the shape of the finishededge.
NOTE: If desired,any ofthe piloted bits can be Ltsed without
a pilotfor edge shaping withguides, as preceding,Also, the
size (diameter) of the pilot that is used determines the
maximum cut width thai can be made with the pilotagainst
the workpieceedge (the smallpilot exposesall of thebit;the
large onereduces Ihis amount by U!6 Inch)
When routingall the edgeso! a panel or beard, routthe end
grain first Anysplinteringtharoccursalthecomerswfllfhen
be removedwhen routingthe edge Start each slde f/4 in,
ROUTER
-_LOT
TOP EDGE SHAPING
WHOLE EDGE SHAPING F_g, 2 0
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awayfromthe end. Feedthecutterinto the wooduntil t he pilot
conlactsthe uncut edge, Then. slowlYbackthe router to
shapethecomer Next,movethe muterforwardtoshape lhe
rest ofthe edge. Be carefulto keepthe pttot pressed against
Ihe uncut edge, Repeat thisprocedureon eachaide of the
panel Figure2f showsthepmpersaquer_eofcutstomake
whenedge mutingfour sidesof a panel
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