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Lumber Jack RTS784 Safety And Operating Manual

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SAFETY AND OPERATING MANUAL
Router Table & Sliding Carriage
RTS784
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION

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  • Page 1 SAFETY AND OPERATING MANUAL Router Table & Sliding Carriage RTS784 ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Explanation of Symbols General Health & Safety Guidance Getting to Know Your Router Table Specifications Contents of the Package Assembly Fitting a Router to the Router Table Operation & Dust Extraction Parts Lists & Diagram Explanation of Symbols The symbols and their meanings shown below may be used throughout this manual.

  • Page 3: General Health & Safety

    General Health & Safety Guidance Ensure that you carefully read and fully 2. Whilst machining understand the instructions in this manual Before starting work, watch the machine while • before assembly, installation and use of this it runs. If it makes product.
  • Page 4 General Health & Safety Guidance 6. Stay alert This manual gives clear instructions on • installation, set up and operation of the machine Safety is a combination of operator common • and also details any routine and preventative sense and alertness at all times when the maintenance that should be performed machine is being used.
  • Page 5 Getting to Know Your Router Table Floor stand Dust Hood Outlet K Sliding Table Pressure Pad Table Retention Knob Dust Hood Sliding Table Push Plate Cast Iron Table Work Clamps No Volt Release Switch Fence Lock Knob Right Fence Shelf Left Fence Sliding Table Work Clamp Specifications...

  • Page 6: Contents Of The Package

    Contents of the Package Ensure all loose items are present as listed in the manual. Remove the rust prevention oil thoroughly. Use a soft cloth moistened with white spirit or other degreaser. Do not use gasoline or lacquer thinner to remove the rust prevention oil as these may damage the paint surface. 1 Table assembly 10 Collet Extension 20 Fence assembly bracket...

  • Page 7: Assembly

    Assembly With a 14 mm wrench use the carriage bolts, Fig. 7.1 nuts and washers, to attach the stand legs to the stand shelf, using the square holes in the legs and stand. Ensure the washers are placed behind the nuts, on the insides of the legs. The stand legs must be assembled so the ends without holes are at the bottom, Fig.
  • Page 8 Assembly Attach the reinforcing struts to the rear of the Fig. 7.6 stand, Fig. 7.6, with the upper parts positioned on the inside of the stand legs as shown in Fig. 7.7. Attach the gas spring struts to the sides of the stand, ensuring the circular hole in each strut is positioned closest to the front of the stand, Fig.
  • Page 9 Assembly Attaching the Table to the Stand Fig. 7.11 To aid with assembly, attach both lifting handles to the holes on the edge of the cast iron table using a 5 mm hex wrench, Fig. 7.11. The table assembly has the table mounts already attached to each side.
  • Page 10 Assembly Fitting the Gas Springs The gas springs are supplied with nylon locking Fig. 7.16 nuts, bolts and washers attached and these must be removed prior to installation. To allow free movement of the gas springs, do not fully tighten the fixings Attach the lower end of the first gas spring to the hole in the gas spring strut, Fig.
  • Page 11 Assembly Attach the left and right hand fences to the Fig. 7.22 fence assembly bracket using the pre-installed nuts, bolts and washers as shown in Fig. 7.22 with a 10 mm wrench. Ensure the fixings are positioned as in Fig. 7.23. To make sure the fences are parallel, align the front of the fence assembly bracket with the fronts of the fence Pre-installed nuts, bolts...
  • Page 12 Assembly Attach the work clamp mounts to the fence Fig. 7.26 assembly bracket using the two nuts pre- installed to the work clamp mounts and securing into the two holes on top of the fence assembly bracket with a 19 mm wrench, Fig. 7.26. Ensure the mounts are secured at 90º...
  • Page 13 Assembly Assembly of the Sliding Table Work Clamp Work clamp mount Fig. 7.31 With the push plate positioned face down and the knobs uppermost, fit the sliding table work clamp mount to it by engaging the flat edged bolts beneath the clamp mount to the push plate, Fig.
  • Page 14 Assembly Fitting the Fence Assembly, Sliding Table Fig. 7.34 Clamps & Pressure Pad to the Router Table Mounting slot The cast iron table has three sets of two tapped holes on either end. To attach the fence assembly place it so the required holes are visible through the mounting slots at either end Tapped hole as in Fig.

  • Page 15: Fitting A Router To The Router

    Fitting a Router to the Router Table To gain access to the underside of the table, Fig. 8.1 Clamp remove the table retention locking knobs. levelling bolt and Clamping The gas springs can push the table up with flange considerable force. Apply downward pressure to the table before fully removing the knobs to control the table's movement.
  • Page 16 Fitting a Router to the Router Table Place the router on the mounting plate with the Fig. 8.5 router bit positioned centrally in the table opening, Fig. 8.5. Once the clamps are positioned over the router base as shown in Fig.

  • Page 17: Operation

    Operation WARNING: Before attempting to make adjustments to any settings make sure that the power supply Fig. 9.1 Work clamps to the machine is switched off and the supply cord is removed from the outlet. Setting the Fences The workpiece is passed from right to left (into the anti-clockwise movement of the router bit) when using the router on the router table as shown in Fig.
  • Page 18 Operation Using the Sliding Table Fig. 9.7 Before using the sliding table the lock tabs on either side of the table must be disengaged by rotating them 180º to be clear of the table assembly, Fig. 9.7. Lock tabs When larger workpieces are being machined, it is recommended that the sliding table be used.

  • Page 19: Dust Extraction

    Operation Using the Cast Iron Table Fig. 9.12 When machining small workpieces use of the sliding table may be unnecessary and use of the cast iron table may be preferable. The fence assembly can be turned around and re-fixed to two holes closer to the sliding table as shown in Fig.

  • Page 20: Parts List And Diagram

    Parts List & Diagram...
  • Page 21 Parts List & Diagram Part No. Description Quantity Part No. Description Quantity Fence extrusion Slide rail Sliding screw M6 x 20 mm Table left support Micrometric adjustment rod Fix piece Fence mount Gas spring Fence mount guard Table right support Micrometric adjustment rod 60 mm insert plate Hold-down holder...

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