Craftsman 171.264630 Owner's Manual page 39

11. While firmly holding the workpiece against
the fence and down against the router table,
feed the workpiece toward the bit in the direction
shown by the ARROW in Figure 40.
12. For deep cuts, do not try to cut the total depth all
in one pass. Repeat the cut taking smaller cuts.
Figure 40
EDGE CUTTING WITH PILOTED
ROUTER BITS
1. Make sure that lower left fence lines up with the
lower right fence. (The identifying grooves on the
lower left side fence will face toward the back of
the upper fence, as shown in Figure 41 .)
If they do not, loosen the fence clamping knobs
on the left side and remove the lower left fence
from the upper fence. Re-assemble it to the
upper fence so that the identifying grooves face
toward the back of the upper fence, as shown.
2. If feather boards are currently installed on the
router table and/or the fence, remove them,
as they cannot be used.
3. Move the fence back far enough to permit
the pilot on the bit to control the depth of cut.
Positioning the fence close to the pilot will serve
as a back-up and will help to prevent chances of
an accident and possible personal injury. Refer
to Figure 42.
4. Install the desired bit in the router.
The bit must be of the piloted type.
5. Position both lower fences from SIDE-TO-SIDE
so that they clear the cutter by 1/4".
6. Tighten the four clamping knobs holding the
lower fences in place.
7. Adjust the fence inward or outward to obtain the
proper depth-of-cut.
8. Tighten the fence clamping knobs.
9. Adjust the height of the bit to obtain the desired
height-of-cut. (Adjustment is made with the
router.) See Figure 42.
Figure 41
NO Identifying
grooves
_ lower fence
Figure 42
Clearance between
_ fence and bit
Left lower
fence
_ Router bit
• f pilot
/ Piloted
j¢ router bit
"-_ _'_ Height of cut
0l J
i ,
pth of cut
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