Craftsman 171.24874 Owner's Manual page 14

TEMPLATES
Using template patterns lets you duplicate
designs or letters uniformly time after
time. This technique requires the use of
a template guide adapter and a template
guide.
TEMPLATE GUIDES AND
GUIDE ADAPTERS
(Not included, available as accessory)
The template guide shown in Figure 10 is
essentially a plate with a collar that is
inserted through the hole in the sub-base
and secured in place with 3 countersunk
screws. The template guide rides along
the edge of the template while the router
bit, protruding below, cuts into the work.
A'I-rENTION: Be sure the thickness of the
template is the same or larger than the
guide surface of the collar.
Do not use a bit that may touch the inside
of the collar. Select a bit that is about
1/16" less in diameter.
Template guides are used with a number
of special accessories, such as hinge
templates, available at your Sears store.
In addition, special templates are easily
prepared for cutting repeated patterns,
special designs, inlays, and other
applications. A template pattern may be
made of plywood, hardboard, metal or
even plastic, and the design can be cut
with a router, jigsaw, or other suitable
cutting tool.
Remember that the pattern will have to
be made to compensate for the distance
between the router bit and the template
guide (the "offset"), as the final workpiece
will differ in size from the template pattern
by that amount, due to the bit position
(Figure 11).
Figure 10 Countersunk
screws (included
Router with guide)
sub-base
Template guide
(optional
accessory)
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