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ROUTING
EDGE ROU_NG
Whenever you are routing a groove, your travel
should be in a direction that places whatever guide
you are using at the right-hand side. In short, when
the guide is positioned as shown in the first part of
Figure 18, tool travel should be left to right and
counterclockwise around curves. When the guide is
positioned as shown in the second part of Figure 18
tool travel should be dght to left and clockwise around
curves. If there is a choice, the first set-up is generally
the easiest to use. In either case, the sideways thrust
you use is against the guide.
GUIDEOUTSIDE
Place router on workpiece, making sure the router bit
does not contact workpiece. Turn router on and let
motor build to its full speed. Begin your cut, gradually
feeding cutter into workpieca.
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WARNING:
Keep a firm grip on router with both
hands at all times. Failure to do so could result in
loss of control leading to possible sedous injury.
Upon completion of cut, turn motor off and let it come
to a complete stop before removing router from work
surface.
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WARNING:
Never pull router out of work and
ROTATION (_11_"_
place upside down on work surface before the
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cutter stops.
THRUST _
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EDGING
WITH PILOT BITS
GUIDEINSIDE
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ROUTER
THRUST
Fig. 18
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WHOLE EDGE SHAPING
Fig.
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Rabbets and molded edges can be cut using piloted
cutters. The pilot extends below the cutter. Some
pilots are solid extensions of the cutter. Others are
ball bearing guides that are fastened to the end of the
cutter. The pilots allow the cutters to turn while the
pilot follows the edge of the workpieca.
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