Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 41

13Make s ure that t he template
is oriented as shown in
Figure 65
14 Make sure that the template is flush and paraIlel with
the workpieces clamped to base For narrow project sides,
the use of an auxiliary support for the template is recom-
mended Its purpose is to aid in supporting the router while
cutting It can be made from a piece of scrap wood; but its
thickness must be the same as the top back-up board
(Refer to Figure 63)
!5 Clamp the template in place by tightening the clamping
knobs
I _,CAUTION ]
BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTS MAKE
SURE THAT THE BIT WILL NOT CUT INTO THE BASE
OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT OF THE DOVETAIL JIG.,
THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DOVETAIL JIG;
OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ROUTER WHICH CAN
RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, A TRIAL RUN
WITH THE ROUTER TURNED OFF AND UNPLUGGED
FROM THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET IS STRONGLY
RECOMMENDED,,
16 TURN THE ROUTER ON
17 Cut the dovetail by moving the router from LEFT TO
RIGHT, with the guide bushing following the template DO
NOT FORCE ANYTHING; MOVE THE ROUTER IN SLOW
AND SMOOTH FASHION
18 To ensure a smooth and uniform joint, retrace the pre-
vious cut by moving the router from RIGHT TO LEFT with
the guide bushing again fofiowing the template
FIGURE 64
CLAMPING
KNOB
DOVETAIL TEMPLATE FOR
OPEN (THROUGH) ,,JOINTS
TEMPLATE BRACKET
CLAMPING KNOB
FIGURE 65 TOP BACK-UP BOARD\\
"x
0
FRONT BACK-UP BOARD
DOVETAIL CUTS" "_ PROJECT RIGHT SIDE OR
PROJECT LEFT SIDE
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