MAKER MADE MASLOW CNC Setting Up page 33

CHAIN
CHAIN
LAST UPDATE 06.07.19
INSERT COTTER PIN HERE
CARRIAGE MOUNT
COTTER
PIN
CARRIAGE MOUNT
STEP 25: ATTACH CHAINS TO SLED
• Carefully hang sled on bolt in top beam
• This is optional, but very helpful, as it may
be impossible for one person to balance
the heavy sled assembly while pulling the
chains through the carriage mounts
• A step ladder is also helpful here
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'VE LOADED A WORKING PIECE OF
PLYWOOD ONTO YOU FRAME IF YOU DON'T
WANT THE TEST CUTS TO BE MADE INTO
YOUR BACKING PLYWOOD
STEP 26: ATTACH CHAINS TO SLED
• Grab dangling end of left chain, thread
through hole in end of carriage mount
• Insert cottor pin to fasten chain
• DO NOT USE OPEN LINK AT END OF CHAIN,
GO BACK TO LAST FULL LINK
• Repeat with right chain
• Gently lift sled off bolt and allow weight of
sled to hang from chains
• Sled should rest against plywood now
STEP 27: ADJUSTING THE RING
• Router should hang vertically
• If it's tilted, loosen bolts on L-brackets
• Move ring up or down on brackets until
sled rests against plywood without tilting
away
CALIBRATION PG. 8