Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 44

FIGURE 69
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6 Ughtiy clamp the back-up board in place
7 Posilion the project front (or back) against the front of
the base so that the top surface abuts the left front stop
biock The use of a front back_up board at this step is also
recommended it is positioned between the project front
(or back) and the clamping bar as shown in Figure 68 The
front back-up board should have the following approximate
dimensions:
LENGTH: 6" to 8", sufficient length so that it can clamped
by the front clamping bar and be used more than once;
WIDTH: 1" to 2" wider than the width of the front (or
back);
THICKNESS: 1/4" to 1/2"
THE OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT FRONT (OR BACK)
FACES AWAY FROM THE FRONT OF THE BASE
The words "OUTSIDE SURFACE" marked in (d) in the
Section, GENERAL PREPARATIONS, should have been
visible before the front back-up board was put in place
8 Line up the workpieces so that the end of the project
front (or back) and back-up boards line up as shown in
Figure 68
9 Securely clamp the project front(or back) and front back-
up board to the front of the base
10 Securely clamp the top back-up board to the top of the
base
11 Make sure that the parts remain lined up
12 Assemble the DOVETAIL TEMPLATE FOR OPEN
(THROUGH) JOINTS to the Dovetail ,Jig so that THE TEM*
PLATE BRACKETS FIT BETWEEN THE WASHERS AND
THE TEMPLATE SUPPORTS as shown above in Figure
6g; it wil! be necessary to loosen the clamping knobs at
the ends of the base to do this
13 Make sure that the temptate is oriented as shown in
Figure 69
14. Make sure that the template is flush and parallel with
the workpieces clamped to base For narrow project fronts
(or backs), the use of an auxiliary support for the template
is recommended 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 68)
15 Clamp the template in place by tightening the clamping
knobs
iWI'_cAUTION I
BEFORE MAKING ANY CUTS MAKE
SURE THAT THE BIT WILL NOT CUT INTO THE BASE
OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT OF THE DOVETAIL JIGo
THIS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DOVETAIL JIG,
16 TURN THE ROUTER ON
17 Cut the dovetailby moving the routerfrom 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 following the tempIate
!9 MAKE SURE THATALL OF THE MATERIAL IS CUT
AWAY; FREE ROUTING MAY BE REQUIRED TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS EXTRA CARE IS REQUIRED IN
CONTROLLING THE ROUTER MOVEMENT WHILE
DOING FREE ROUTING. (Refer to Figure 70)
FIGURE 70
TOP BACK-UP
_ BOARD
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DOVETAIL DRAWER FRONT
CUTS OR DRAWER BACK
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