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- Page 1 LEIGH R9 PLUS Router Table & Bench Joinery System User Guide Router Table Operation See other side of book for Bench Operation Dedicated Customer Support 1-800-663-8932...
- Page 2 Customer Support If you have any questions that are not answered in this user guide, please call Leigh Customer Support: 1-800-663-8932 in North America or email: help@leighjigs.com For support contacts in your country of purchase see the Customer Support section of the Appendix.
- Page 3 Making the Beam Glossary of Symbols Chapter 2 Using your Jig Safely Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Basic Jig Functions The Leigh e-Bush Chapter 5 Through Dovetail Joint Procedures Chapter 6 Concept of Operation Board Width Selection Through Dovetail Joints Half-Pitch Through Dovetail Joints...
- Page 4 Dovetail 1 1/4" 180C* 172-8 172-375 Bits 80-8 and 160 included with the R9 Plus. Spiral upcut bits rout cleaner and faster, 1/2" to 8mm collet reducer 1/2" to 3/8" collet reducer leaving a smoother finish. 1 1/4" long. For 8mm shank bits.
- Page 5 BENCH OPERATION PLUS CHAPTER 1 Making the Beam The heart of the R9 Joinery System is the beam. A typical PLUS beam, shown below, is 30"[762mm] long. A 30"[762mm] beam can accommodate board widths of up to 18"[457mm]. Beams can be made shorter (minimum 20"[508mm]) or longer, in 10"[254mm] increments.
- Page 6 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 1 Joinery System User Guide Making The Beam PLUS Important: Please use these step-by-step instructions in conjunction with the technical drawing on pages 38-39 of the Appendix. The beam assembly consists of the main beam , the Start with a straight, flat and square 30"[762mm] length sacrificial backer board...
- Page 7 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Joinery System User Guide Chapter 1 Making The Beam PLUS Use two No.8 x 1 ⁄ "[38mm] wood screws (included) and Square a second line across the beam board exactly 7" attach the first pin plate with its left edge flush to the [178mm] from the right edge of the first pin plate .
- Page 8 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 1 Joinery System User Guide Making The Beam PLUS 1-14 Using the two ⁄ "[8mm] holes as drill guides, drill 1-13 Turn the assembly upside down. Take a piece of the ⁄ "[8mm] holes through the beam. Attach the sacrificial predrilled sacrificial board and lay it flush on the template.
- Page 9 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Joinery System User Guide Chapter 1 Making The Beam PLUS 90 º 90 º 1-20 Clamp a square board against the side stop and flush 1-19 The template will now be used to precisely position the pin under the template.
- Page 10 10 10 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 1 Joinery System User Guide Making The Beam PLUS...
- Page 11 11 11 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION PLUS CHAPTER 2 Glossary of Symbols Which Way Around Should the Board Go? The following symbols/icons are used throughout this user guide. They indicate which side of a board faces out (toward you, the operator, when clamped in jig), which faces are in or out when assembled, and which edge goes against the side stop.
- Page 12 12 12 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 2 Joinery System User Guide Glossary of Symbols PLUS...
- Page 13 13 13 BENCH OPERATION PLUS CHAPTER 3 Using Your Jig Safely Safety is not optional. Read and follow the recommendations in this chapter. Read the owner’s manual that came with your router. It Always wear: is essential to understand the router manufacturer’s instructions completely.
- Page 14 14 14 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 3 Joinery System User Guide Using Your Jig Safely PLUS Chips and sawdust are thrown out at high speed. Always Do not tilt the beam. Keep the beam flat on the router table. stand and use the beam from the opposite side of the chip and sawdust ejection.
- Page 15 15 15 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION PLUS CHAPTER 4 Basic Jig Functions Router Table Surface Template Orientation Pin Plate Positioning Routing Position Side Stop Clamping Procedure Note: The images in this user guide show the “action” side of the jig, however the operator stands behind the router table, away from the chips and sawdust thrown off by the router bit.
- Page 16 16 16 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 4 Joinery System User Guide Basic Jig Functions PLUS Side Stop Clamping Procedure The side stop is set on one of the five positions, depending Each of the F-Clamps included with the R9 is fitted PLUS on the part or type of joint being routed.
- Page 17 PLUS CHAPTER 5 The Leigh e-Bush Note: Normal tolerances with bits, guide bushings and router runout will generally produce poor fitting joints. The Leigh e10 elliptical guide bushing solves this problem. Joint Fit Adjustment The Leigh e-Bush barrel is elliptical , unlike plain With the e-Bush turned to “10”...
- Page 18 18 18 ROUTER TABLE OPERATION R9 Chapter 5 Joinery System User Guide The Leigh e-Bush PLUS Adjust the e-Bush with the pin wrench. Markings on the One division of the e-Bush changes the joint glue line by e-Bush indicate which way to turn it for a looser or tighter fit.
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