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Fig. 20
ROUTER FEED DIRECTION
FEEDING THE ROUTER (Fig.
20)
The secrets to professional
routing
are a careful set-up for
the cut, selecting
the proper
depth of cut, knowing
how
the cutter bit reacts in your
workpiece,
and the rate and
direction
of feed of the router.
DIRECTION OF FEED==
EXTERNAL CUTS
The cutter bit rotates clockwise.
Feeding the bit from left to right
will cause the bit to pull the
F-
GO
CO
Z
<
CU
Z
w
O
ROUTER FEED DIRECTION
router towards
the workpiece
(see Fig. 20). If the router is fed in the opposite
O
direction
(right to left), the rotating force of the cutter bit will tend to throw the bit
away from the workpiece.
This is called "Climb-Cutting."
"Climb-Cutting"
may
cause loss of control,
possibly
resulting
in personal injury. When "Climb-Cutting"
is required
(e.g., backing around a corner), exercise extreme caution to maintain
control
of the router.
The high speed of the cutter bit during a proper feeding operation
(left to right),
results
in very little kickback
under normal conditions.
However,
if the cutter bit
strikes a knot, an area of hard grain, or a foreign object,
"Kickback"
may result.
Kickback
may damage your workpiece
and could cause you to lose control of
the router, possibly
causing
personal injury. Kickback
is always in the opposite
direction
of the clockwise
cutter bit rotation,
or counterclockwise.
To guard
against
and help prevent Kickback,
plan your set-up and direction
of feed so that you're always keeping the sharp edges of the cutter bit biting
straight
into uncut wood.
Always
inspect your workpiece
for knots, hard grain, and foreign objects.
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WARNING:
Kickback
causes the power tool to jerk back toward the user,
causing
possible
loss of control and serious injury. Always take precautions
against kickback
as described
in the operator's
manual.
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