Edging With Pilot Bits; Routing With Guide Bushings - Craftsman 315.174710 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
STARTING AND ENDING A CUT
INTERNAL ROUTING
Tilt router and place on workpiece, letting edge of subbase
contact workpiece first Be careful not to let router bit contact
workpieceo Turn router on and let motor buffd to its full speed.
Gradually feed cutter into workpiece until subbase is level
with workpiece.
Upon completion of cut, tum motor off and let it come to a
complete stop before removing router from work suflace_
EDGING WITH PILOT BITS
The arbor-type bits with pilotsare excellent for quick, easy,
edge shE/ping Ofany workpiece edge that is either straight or
curved at a curvature as great orgreater thanthe radiusof the
bit to be used. The pilot prevents the bit from making too deep
a cut; and holding the pilot firmly incontact with the workpiece
edge throughout prevents the cut from becoming too shallow.
Whenever the workpiece thickness together with the desired
depthof cut (as adjusted by router depth setting) are such that
onTythe top pad of the edge is to be shaped (reaving at least
a 1t16 Ino thick uncut podion at bottom), the pilot can ride
against the uncut portion, which will serve to guide IL See
Figure t2 However, if the workpiece is too thin or the bit set
too low so that there will be no uncut edge to ride the pilot
against, an extra boa rd toact as agutde must be placed under
the workpieeeA This "guide" board must have exactiy the
same contour-- stra}ght or curved---as the workpiece edge.
If it is positioned so that its edge is flush wffh the workpieee
edge, the bit will make a fun cut (in as faras the bit radius)_ On
the other hand, if the guide is positioned as shown in F{gure
12 (out from the workpiece edge), the bit wit! make less than
a full cut -- which wiil after the shape of the finished edge.
NOTE: Any of the piloted bits can be used withouta pilot for
edge shaping with guides, as preceding The size (diameter)
of the pilot that is used determines the maximum cut width
that can be made with the pilot against the workptece edge
(the small pilot exposes all of the b{t; the large one reduces
this amount by 1/16 inch)_
ROUTING WITH GUIDE BUSHINGS
__PILOT
TOP EDGE SHAPING
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WHOLE EDGE SHAPING Fig, 12
EDGEROUTING
Place router on workptece, making sure the router bit does
not contact workptece Turn router on and let motor build to
its full speed. Begin your cut, graduaBy feeding cutter into
workpteca_
Upon completion of cut, turn motor off and let it come to a
complete stop before removingrouter from work surface.
When using the Template Guide Bushings Cat. No_9-25082 with your router, you must visuallycenter the bit with the bushing
before beginning your cut. Your router subbase may be adjusted by loosening the screws holding the subbase to your router
Be sure clamping lever is locked before centering bit in bushing, After centering bit with bushing tighten screws firmly°
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