Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 22

[J_"]"m_WARNING' THE DOVETAIL JiG MUST ALWAYS
BE FIRMLY AND SECURELY MOUNTED TO A SOLID
AND FIRM WORK SURFACE, SUCH AS A WORK-
BENCH, BEFORE USE FAILURE TO DO SO COULD
CAUSE THE DOVETAIL JIG TO TIP OVER OR SLIDE
ALONG THE WORK SURFACE, RESULTING IN PROP-
ERTY DAMAGE AND SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY
MOUNTING THE DOVETAIL JIG TO A WORK SURFACE
OR WORKBENCH USING CLAMPS
USING THIS MOUNTING METHOD ALLOWS YOU TO
MOUNT THE DOVETAIL JIG SO THAT IT CAN BE EASF
LY INSTALLED, FOR USE, AND REMOVED, FOR STOR_
AGE, WITHOUT PERMANENTLY TAKING UP SPACE ON
YOUR WORKBENCH
1 Make a solid wood mounting board, 32" long x 6-1/4"
wide x 3/4" thick
2 Remove the template assembly from the dovetail base if
there is one there currently
3 Ddll three 1/8" diameter holes, 3/4" deep into the mount-
ing board as shown in illustration
4 Position the Dovetail Jig on the top of the mounting
board so the holes in the base line up with the drilled
holes in the mounting board
5 Secure the Dovetail Jig to the mounting board using
three t3/64" I.D. x 9/16" O D washers and three #10-16
x 1" long panhead self tapping screws as shown in
Figure 35
g Applying a small amount of soap to the screw threads
will make it easier to thread the screws into the holes
10 Line up the front of the mounting board with the front
of a workbench or other sturdy surface
11 Using two clamps, such as C-clamps, firmly clamp the
Dovetail ,Jig to the workbench by clamping on the mount-
ing board as shown in Figure 36 and Figure 36A
12 Make sure that the mounting board lines up with the
front of the workbench
FIGURE 35
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TO THE FRONT OF THE ,_"_'_ ,_ 1/8" DIAMETER DRILL
DOVETAIL BASE
TO THE FRONT OF THE .....
DOVETAIL BASE
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