Sears Craftsman 171.25450 Owner's Manual page 35

Thewords "OUTSIDE SURFACE" markedin (d) in the Section,GENERAL PREPARATIONS, shouldhavebeenvisiblebefore thefront back-up
boardwas put in place.
8) Lineup theworkpieces sothat the endof the projectsideandback-upboardsDine up asshownin Figure58.
9) Securely clampthe projectsideandthe front back-upboardto the front of thebase.
10)Secureiy damp the topback-upboardto the top of the base.
11) Makesurethatthe partsremainlinedup.
12)Assemble the DOVETAIL TEMPLATE F OR OPEN(THROUGH) JOINTS to theDovetaiI F ixture so thatTHETEMPLATE B RACKETS FIT
BETWEEN T HEWASHERS A NDTHETEMPLATE S UPPORTS a s shownFigure 59; it will benecessary to loosentheclampingknobsat theends
of the baseto do this•
13)Makesurethat the templateis orientedasshown in Fig60.
14)Makesurethat thetemplateisflush and parailelwith the workpieces clamped to base.Fornarrowprojectsides,the useof an auxiliary
supportfor the templateis recommended. Its purposeis to aid in supporting the routerwhilecutting,It canbe madefrom a pieceof scrap
wood; butitsthickness mustbethesameas thetopback-up board. ( Referto Figure58).
FIG. 60
TOP B,4CK-UP BOARD _ __
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FRONT BACK-UP B OARD
DOVETAIL CU RIGHT S IDE OR
PROJECT LEFT SIDE
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15) Ciampthetemplatein placeby tightening the clampingknobs.
_ BEFORE M AKING ANYCUTS MAKE SURE THAT THEBITWILLNOTCUTINTO THEBASE ORANYOTHER COMPONENT OFTHE
DOVETAIL FIXTURE. T HISCANCAUSE DAMAGE T OTHEDOVETAIL FIXTURE; ORLOSS OFCONTROL OFTHE ROUTER WHICH CANRESULT
IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY. ATRIALRUNWITHTHEROUTER TURNED OFF ANDUNPLUGGED FROM THEELECTRICAL OUTLET I S
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED,
16) TURN THEROUTER ON.
17) Cutthe dovetaiIby movingthe routerfrom LEFT TORIGHT, with the guidebushing foIIowiflgthetemplate. D ONOTFORCE A NYTHING;
MOVE THEROUTER IN SLOWANDSMOOTH FASHION.
18) Toensurea smoothanduniformjoint, retrace the previouscut by movingtherouterfrom RIGHT TOLEFT with theguidebushingagain
followingthetemplate.
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