Craftsman 137.217100 Owner's Manual page 16

8. Clamp the test piece to the table so it will not move.
9. Loosen the three fence lock knobs holding the fence
and fence sliding bracket.
10. Slide the fence faces until they support the work
completely on both sides. (FIG. U)
11. Lock all knobs securely before turning the tool ON and
resuming the test cut.
Fig. U
4 2 3 1
Feed
NOTE: When the cutter rotation is reversed, the feed
direction will also be reversed. Therefore the in-feed (3)
and out-feed (4) fence identification will also reverse.
12. Avoid heavy cuts. Begin by positioning the cutter and
fence to remove only a small portion of the final cut
form. Increase cutter exposure with each successive
pass by moving the fence or the cutter height, until
the desired form is cut. Taking too large a cut or feeding
the workpiece too fast can cause damage to the
workpiece and loss of control with possible injury.
13. When starting the shaping operation, apply pressure
to the area supported by the in-feed fence (3), keeping
your hands away from the cutter. When m_re than half
of the workpiece has passed the cutter, transfer
pressure to the area now supported by the out-feed
fence (4).
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Never apply pressure to the workpiece in the area
between the fences. This will cause the workpiece to kick
in toward the cutter when the trailing edge leaves the
infeed fence, causing loss of control and possible injury.
CURVED EDGE SHAPING (FIG.V through AA)
To shape an edge that is not straight, remove the sliding
fence brackets and boards, and replace them with the
starting pin and a collar. A collar or bearing guide MUST
be used when cutting without a fence.
1. The collars (1) must be smooth and free of gum, pitch
or other substances. Any irregularity on the collar will
be reflected in the shaped surface.
2. The edge of the work to be shaped must be smooth.
Any irregularity in the surface that rides against the
collar will be reflected in the shaped surface.
3. The collars can be solid or ball bearing, and are
mounted above or below the cutter on the spindle
shaft to set the depth of cut.
4. A portion of the edge of the workpiece (3) MUST
remain untouched by the cutters (2) to give the
collar (1) sufficient bearing surface. (FIG. V)
5. The workpiece MUST be wide in proportion to the
cut being made. Short workpieces of narrow material
should NEVER be shaped against the collars. (FIG. W)
Fig. V
CORRECT
Sufficient bearing surface
1
INCORRECT
Insufficient bearing surface
Fig. W
CORRECT WIDTH
INCORRECT WIDTH
Too Narrow
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