Circular Beads And Coves - Craftsman 720.25251 Owner's Manual

drivespindle andprevent, rotation of_.the d rivespindie.
The knobShouldgo
[n Unti[i_"itii!!t_ches or .almost
touches the _,able drum. Make:i_i:eii"_he index pin is
in eli the way. Yo'U _i_ow may {feel,i:.a;;iittle play or" wiggle
in the_work, piece',but it sho_jd:'h_{ be free to rotate.
J ggle.t_6..iwo_;k"piece back and:÷ifofth sffghtly by hand
to be sure th6_w0rk j3iece wilt not rotate before doing
any cutting I'f your work piece is 2 1/2!' square or
larger, do not try to cut aft the corner off, the work
piece_ Instead, loosen the wingnut on the_ right hand
feed screw and screw the pad down about 1/8" to
3/16" and :..re-tighten the Iock'nuL DO NOT CHANGE
the left _an:d feed screw. This has served'td..raise the
router bit so that it will m_.ke a lighter cuL
Now plug' the power cord !nto the electrical outlet
and holding both handles of the router, with the right
hand feed screw resting on the front bar, make the
first cut from left to right (from the tail stock end
toward the head'stock ) until the router carriage con-
tacts the stop nearest the head stock end which was
preset earlier. Turn the router off, raise it slightly off
the bar and return it to the left end of the work piece.
Now you are ready to index to the next cutting position.
Pull out the index knob and turn the drive, spindle 6
numbers (90 °) and. push the pin bac k !n to keep the
work piece from being°free to rotate_ Lightly twist the
work piece back and forth to be sure it wOfl't' rotate,
and make the second cut just as the first cut was
made,
Repeat the same procedu.re for the. remaining ` two
corners.
After all four corners have beencut off, reset the right
feed down screw to/the same position as the left feed
down screw:Rotate the work piece 3 numbers (1/8
turn). Now make a cutjust as you did before, from
left to. right: After this first cut, pull out the index
pin again and rotate the_drive spindte-one number
counter clockwise ,and push the indeX, pin back in as
before. For example; if an arrow on the cable drum-is:
pointing to number 5 on .the _drive spindle, advan'ce
number 6 to the arrow_if the arrow is pointing to
number 15, ad'Jadce number 16 to.the ai'rSw.,.
After advancing, or rotating, the work piece one
number, and you have checked .to be sure the index
pin is "in" and the work piece is not free to rotate,
make another cut,from left to right as before. Repeat
this procedure until you have cut all the way around the
work piece -.checking each time to .be sure the index
pin is in the proper position.and the work piece; is not
free to rotate. : -
After going all the Way around the vvoH;{ piece, the
work piece will shOW a series of 24 small "flats _'
around the piece. To'remove these l_roceed as followso
Pull the index:pin out, rotate it 1/4 turn and release it.
This disengages the index pin-_r0rn-the drive Spindle
and the drive spindle is free to rotate_ With the router
carriage to the left of the work piece, loosen the Wing
nuts on the feed down: scre_vs.and raise the screws ,
just slightly/:_about a half turn each and lock them
in position by retightening the wing nuts/_ ....-_": '_
With. the hand Crank in ttle drive sp_indt_' and. tt_e
router on, (otate the work"_iece. With. tf_e c[aqk in a
counter' clockwisedirection' as y0u look atthe head
stock end of the Router Crafter. (The top surface of
the work piece, is turn!ng t(_wards you.) While rotating
the work piece with the 'fight hand rather: rapidly,
gradually pull the rot_ter towards the head stock until
the €'arriage contacts the stop which wasset earlier.
Thiscompletesthe rounding of the Work piece.
iyou wish, wrap one turn of adhesivetape around tl_e
square end of the hand crank and .lightly wedge the
hand ciank into the drive Spindle...This will keep tl_e
hand crank tight in the drive spindle,
UNPLUG THE POWER CORD. TO THE ROUTER
BEFORE CHANGING CUTTER BITS OR MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS ._
CIRCULAR :BEADS AND COVES : ...........
Circular beads and coves, as we refer" to thehi herel
are those which are formed 13y the shape of the cuttei
bits used and/or a combination of different bits. In
cutting these,' _the rotfter does not move along the
steel bars of'the Router Crafter The {wo Stops are
positioned against the rOOter carriage =--one a_t'each
side _ to prevent such movement. The cable:drum is
c[amped just as it is during the "rounding-up, opera=
tion..r,The index pin is out, thus disengaging the drive
spindle from the cable drum and the drive .spindle is
free to rotate.
Refer to Fig 11. With the desired bit _'A" in the r:outer,
adjust the feed down screws "B!' until the bit makes
contact with the work piece. Continue to raise, the
feedS'screws until the distance between steel bar "C"
and the feed down screw is aplbroximately two times
that of the desired cut depth "X". '
Connect the powei" c01"d to the _elec:tric&l :outiet. With
the router running, turn the' :work piece with :the crank
and gradually lower the router inte._he work piece
until the feed down screws contact the front steel bar:
Lift."the ' rou'ter ;out .of the .'Cut before turning the
router off..
DIscONNECi_THEPOWER _oRD }='ROM THE ELEC-
T.R!CAL OUTLET BEFORE. CHANGING CUTTER B!TS
OR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.