Clamping The Workpieces To The Dovetail Base - Sears Craftsman 171.25450 Owner's Manual

4) Gradually movethe routerbit outward,by usingthe depth-of-cut f eatureon the router, u ntilthetip of the routerbit touchesthe bottomot
the pocket, a s shownin Figure37 andFigure37A.
5) Lockthe routerin position,
Fig. 38 ?FOOT
6) Thedesireddepth-of-cut h asbeenset.
7) Toset a depth-of-cutNOTprovidedfor on the dovetail b ase,simplypJace theunusedtemplateen the routerbaseplate,
as shownin Figure38,Theheightfrom the template to the end or tip of the routerbit will thenbe the requireddepthof cut,
WHEN SETTING THE DEPTH OFcuT,MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE COLLET NUT DOES N OT CONTACT (TOUCH) THE GUIDE
BUSHING. THIS CAN CAUSE T HE GUIDE B USHING T O HEAT UPEXCESSIVELY DURING C UTTING W HICH C AN CAUSE DAMAGE T OTHE TEMPLATE. TO
CORRECT THIS SITUATION OR PREVENT tTFROM OCCURRING, REPOSITION THE ROUTER BIT IN THE ROUTER.
CLAMPING THEWORKPIECES T O THEDOVETAIL BASE
(OR BACK) FACES UP
Fig. 39
TOTHE TOP OFTHE BASE
TOP,
OFTHE WORKPIECB
FRONT S TOP BLOCK-
FACES O UT
r BECLEAR O F
THE WORKPIECES
WORKPtECE CLAMPED TO
THE FRONT O FTHE BASE
Fig, 40
WORKPIECE CLAMPED TOTHE TOP OFTHE BASE --_-_-/ __i_-_- INSIDE SURFACE
TOPC.MPINGB,
TOP STOP RL OBK
ERO_T OLAMPINGBAR- __
WASHER,_,fUSTBE_ORKP_CES¢ _ \ __J_ "_TSTOPBLOCK
INStOESUREADE _- '_-'--WORKPIEOECLAMPEO TO
2,2, THEFRONT OF THE BASE