Operations - Craftex CX Series Manual

OPERATIONS

Operation Overview
WARNING:
To help prevent serious injury, read
this manual in its entirety before
using the machine.
WARNING:
Wear personal protective equipment
to reduce your risk of eye injuries,
respiratory problems and hearing
loss.
WARNING: Keep hair, loose clothing
and jewelry away from moving parts.
These can become entangled and
result in death, amputation, or severe
crushing injuries.
NOTICE: For your own safety and
experience we recommend that you
seek additional training outside of
this manual. Books and magazines
are also good source materials to gain
more experience.
A typical operation workflow could
be as follows:
1. Select and examine workpiece
for suitability.
2. Set fence adjustments close to
the router
workpiece support, then secure in
place.
3. Set the router bit height.
4. Set the depth of cut by
adjusting the fence position and
ensure it is parallel with the tables T-
Slot.
5. Wear appropriate
safety equipment, safety glasses,
respirators etc. Locate push sticks
and or blocks as needed.
6. Check router bit rotation and
ensure is correct for the operation
and then
IMPORTANT: For small odd shaped
workpieces, a zero clearance jig is
used.
7. Holding the workpiece firmly
and flatly against the table and fence,
push the workpiece into the router
bit at a steady and controlled rate
until the workpiece has moved
through and beyond the router bit.
8. Stop the router when the
operation is complete.
25
bit for maximum
personal
start the router.