Craftsman 315.275061 Owner's Manual page 15

OPERATION
ROUTING GROOVES
See Figure 22.
When routingacross the face of boards, set router at desired
depth of cut, place the edge ofrouter base against workpiece,
and turn on your router. Slowly feed the cutter into the
workpiece along desired cutline.
When routing straight cuts across stock, cla, m p a straight-
edge to the workpiece to use as a guide. Position the
straightedge parallel to the cutline and offset the distance
between the cutting edge of the cutter and the edge of the
router base. Hold the router base against the straightedge
and rout the groove,
When routinga groove wider than the diameter of the cutter,
clamp a straightedge on both sides of the cutting line.
Position both guides parallel to the desired cutline and
spaced equal distances from the desired edges ofthe groove.
Routalong one guide; then, reverse direction and routalong
the other guide, Clean out any remaining waste in the center
of the groove freehand.
ROUTING WITH EDGE GUIDE
See Figures 23 and 24.
Straight cuts and grooves can also be routed using an edge
guide attachment on your router. The edge guide attaches to
a guide holder, then the guide bars fit into openings in the
router base. Knob screws in the base secure the guide bars
in position.
Adjustments are made by loosening the wing bolt on guide
holder, placing the edge guide the desired distance from the
cutter, then retighteningwing bolt. Fine adjustments can be
made with edge guide adjustment knob on the end of guide
holder. When routingwith the edge guide attachment, hold
edge guide against the edge of workpiece as shown in figure
24.
ROUTING CIRCLES WITH EDGE GUIDE
See Figure 25.
The edge guide attachment can be used for routingcircles
when a piloted bit is not available or inadequate for the
required Job. Position the edge guide so that the cutter is in
the center opening of the edge guide. Keep both corners of
edge guide pressed against the edge tomaintain a consistent
shape.
When routing the outside edge (perimeter) of a circle, feed
the router counterclockwise. When routing the inside of a
circle feed the router clockwise as shown in figure 25.
Remember that the rotation of the bit must always lead into
the workpiece rather than away from it,
DIRECTION
OF CUT I_
RABBET
UNCUT EDGE BIT PILOT Fig. 22
KNO llJ " E
HOLDER GUIDE BAR_
/ ',"[_ _--_.._., EDGEGUIDE
- /
EDGE GUIDE ADJUSTMENT KNOB Fig. 23
DIRECTION ] _J IH-_I "''''_.
OF CUT _._
O _ _ _
ROUTING ALONG A STAIGHTEDGE _
WITH EDGE GUIDE AI"rACHMENT Fig. 24
DIRECTION
OF CUT
ROUTING INSIDE OF A CIRCLE
_. WITH EDGE GUIDE ATTACHMENT Fig. 25 ,_
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