Craftsman 171.25490 Owner's Manual page 15

unitized fence and the muter as described before so
that outer most curling edge of bit is aligned witll Ilne
"A" and top cutting edge ol bit Is aligned with llne
"B". See Figure 29. Tightly secure the fence and the
router as describea belore in ADJUSTING DEPTH
AND HEIGHT OF CUT.
7. Slide push block and therefore workpiece back to
the position as shown in Figure 30.
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in the same manner as in step 5 above, except
edge of workpiece sl_ould be held flush against
face of fence and end to be cut should be resting
on edge of throat plate hole. See Figure 31. Repeat
steps 7, 8, 9, and 1 0.
Edge workpiece flush
__. agains_ face of unitized
ence
3poeite side
Edge "E"
_E
WHEN ROUTING, ALWAYS FEED AGAINST THE
ROTATION OF THE CU'Fi'ER. FEED WORKPIECE IN
THE DIRECTION SHOWN BY THE ARROW. SEE
FIGURE 24.
8. Turn router and shop vac "ON". While holding push
-._..block and GUIDING WORKPIECE AGAINST
FENCE with both hands and FINGERS (Figure 30)
AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM SPINNING BIT, feed
the work,piece across tile bit to make FULL DEPTH
OF CUT IN ONE PASS. (DO NOT STOP FEEDING
UNTIL WORKPIECE IN FAR ENOUGH PAST
SPINNING BIT).
NOTE: Clamp and test cut a piece of scrap wood to
check your adjustments belore making your
finished cut.
9. T_m muter and shop vac "OFF". Unclamp work
piece, and slide push 131oc_ back.
10. Position and clamp the opposite side of workpiece
in t_e same manner as described in Step 5 (make
sure"the wing nut is tight just enougtl to clamp
workp=ece in position and end to be cut is resting on
the edge o! throat plate hole). Repeat steps 7, 8,
and 9.
Throat Plate Insert _ End of tenon
FIGURE 31.
NOTE: When cutting tenons, always clamp workpiece
with end to be cut resting on edge of throat
plate hole. This will minimize steps in finished
tenon surtace due lo variations in the table top
Ilatness. (Refer tc Figure 32.)
1/ [ ! _)/('/ i 1_ '" Steps in finished
NOTE: Always cut full depth on all four sides of tenon
in one pass across the bit.
USING ROUTER TABLE FOR OPERATIONS AWAY
FROM EDGE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF WORKPIECE
SUCH AS GROOVING, FLUTING, VEINING, ETC.
ALWAYS UNPLUG THE ROUTER BEFORE MAKING
ANY SETTING, ADJUSTMENTS, OR CHANGING BITS
WHEN ROUTING, At.WAYS FEED AGAINST THE
ROTATION CF THE CUTTER. FEED WORKPIECE IN
THE DIRECTION OF ARROW !N FIGURE 34.
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