Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 45

[_CAUTION j
NEVER LIFT THE ROUTER
UPWARDS WHEN THE ROUTER IS ON AND THE
ROUTER BIT ROTATING OR WHEN THE GUIDE BUSH-
ING IS NEAR TO OR TOUCHING THE TEMPLATE.
20 After the cut has been made, the project back and front
should look like these illustrated in Figure 61
21 Remove the workpieee and back-up boards from the
Dovetail Jig
22 The back-up boards can be reused if the cut portions
of beards are cut off AFTER BEING REUSED UNTIL
THEY NO LONGER SERVE THEIR iNTENDED FUNC-
TION, NEW BACK-UP BOARDS MUST BE MADE
23 TO CUT CORNER #3 OF THE PROJECT BACK,
position the top back-up board on top of the base so that it
Iines with the front of the base and abuts the left top stop
block as shown in Figure 68
24 Continue as Steps 6 through 24
25 TO CUT CORNER #4 OF THE PROJECT FRONT,
posilion the top back-up beard on top of the base so that it
lines up with the front of the base and abuts the right top
stop block as shown in Figure 7t
26 Lightly clamp the back-up board in place
27 Position the project front (or back) against the front of
the base so that the top surface abuts the right front stop
block The use of a front back-up board at this step
is also recommended., tt is positioned between the
drawer front (or back) and the clamping bar as shown in
Figure 71 The front back-up board is described in Step 7
above
28 Continue as in Steps 8 through 20 above
29 After the cuts have made, the workpieces should look
like these illustrated in Figure 61
30 Remove the workpiece and the back-up boards from
the Dovetail Jig
NOTE: THE BACK-UP BOARDS ARE REUSABLE,,
31 TO CUT CORNER #2 OF THE PROJECT BACK,
position the top back-up board on top of the base so that [t
lines up with the front of the base and abuts the right top
stop block as shown is Figure 7t
32 Continue as Steps 28 through 32 above
33 The finished project front, back, and sides should took
like those illustrated in Figure 61
34 Check how the workpieces fit together Some adjust-
ments may be necessary Refer to the section,
TROUBLESHOOTING
• Your project is now ready to be glued together
• Remove the penciI markings by light sanding or with a
soft eraser after the parts have been glued together
FIGURE 71
TOP BACK-UP BOARD \
\
TOP OF THE BASE \
AUXIUARY TEMPLATE SUPPORT\ \ '_ "_ \f"_ \
(AS NEEDED) tt_
__.XV
- 2%
_- ,,,:,.%. ,, ,.....
FRONT OF THE BASE / /_ / ........ '_
----t / _ ""_ PROJECT FRONT OR
t
PROJECT BACK
'OUTSIDE SURFACE" SHOULD BE VISIBLE ON THIS SURFACE /
BEFORE POSITIONING THE FRONT BACK-UP BOARD
45