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Congratulations and thank you for buying our router

table! If you have any questions, please give us a

call. This manual will assist you during the assembly

of your router table. However, this manual is not

intended as an instructional manual for router table

usage. Please consult the widely available books,

magazines, and classes on router table techniques.

Thank you for choosing Bench Dog!

Owner's Manual

model number

RT100

Contents of Box

Tools Required

Router Table Hardware 

Fence Hardware/Accessories

2 3/8-16 x 3" carriage bolts for fence mounting

2 3/8" nylon handle spacer washers

2 2-1/2" t-bar knobs for fence mounting

2 1/4-20 x 3/4" hex bolts for bit guard mounting

6 1-1/8-1/4" knobs for sub-fence and guard mounting

4 1/4" x 40mm shoulder bolts for subfence mounting

1 dual position bit guard

1 dust port (slides into fence)

2 MDF subfences

2 aluminum knob spacers

2 aluminum jointer bars (pair)

12 1/4-20 x 2" round head bolts for cabinet and top

2 1/4-20 x 3/4" phil. flat head ms for insert plate

1 1/4-20 x 1" phil. flat head ms for miter track

2 1/4-20 x 2" phil. flat head ms for miter track

14 1/4-20" cross dowels for cabinet and top

12 7 x 40 mm insert plate leveling screws

10 1/4-28 x 1/2" set screws for miter track

2 Euro hinges and mounting plates with screws

1 door stop with (1) #7 x3/4" screw

1 nylon handle with (2) #8 x 1-1/8" screws

2 aluminum trim strips for routertop

4 #6 x 1/2" screws for trim strips

Cabinet Panels

1 left side panel

1 back panel with cord cut-out

1 right side panel

1 base panel

1 door panel

1 routertop

1 fence

1 phenolic ProPlate, standard 2" bit hole (router insert plate)

1 miter track

Symbols

Warning

Assembly

Mounting Router

Important

4 mm Allen wrench (supplied)

1/8" Allen wrench (supplied)

screwdriver and power drill

drill bit (sized to your router)

countersink 82 degree

drill press (recommended)

612.782.8205 main

612.788.2518 fax

800.786.8902 toll free

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www.benchdog.com

Bench Dog, Inc.

3310 5th St. NE

Suite 100

Minneapolis, MN 55418

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latest and greatest accessories and tools.

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1-800-786-8902

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of this manual before attempting assembly

or operation of this tool! Inspect contents

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2002 Bench Dog, Inc.

Summary of content (11 pages)

PAGE 1
Contents of Box model number RT100 Owner's Manual Congratulations and thank you for buying our router table! If you have any questions, please give us a call. This manual will assist you during the assembly of your router table. However, this manual is not intended as an instructional manual for router table usage. Please consult the widely available books, magazines, and classes on router table techniques.
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General Conditions and Limited Two Year Warranty We make every effort to assure that our products meet quality and durability standards, and warrant to the original retail purchaser that this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. Remedy shall be limited to Bench Dog's choice of repair, replacement or refund. This warranty does not provide remedy for consequential economic loss. This is a limited two year warranty.
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Assembly Instructions 1 1. Attach the Euro hinges to the door as shown. Press the hinge cups into their bores. Turn the integral hinge cams to tighten. (cabinet inside) cup holes for hinges Door door handle holes 2. Attach the hinge mounting plates to the left side cabinet panel. Note the orientation in the photo. The hinge resembles the letter "t". Locate the top of the "t" nearest the front edge of the side panel as shown in the photo.
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5. Attach the cabinet base panel. Flip the cabinet over, as shown. Use the same 1/4" round head bolts and cross dowels as above. When done, flip the unit right side up. Note: the bottom side of the cabinet base panel has counter bored holes to accept the bolt heads. 5 6. Install the (12) leveling screws (for the insert plate). Place the routertop face down, as shown. Use a power drill, and drive the screws in until they barely come through the other side. You will fine adjust them in step 11.
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9. Attach the miter track to the routertop. First install (2) 1/4" cross dowels in the cabinet side panels. The center miter track screw attaches to a factory installed insert. Use the (2) 1/4-20 x 2" phil. flat head machine screws in the outside track holes. The center track hole uses the 1/4-20 x 1" phil. flat head machine screw. 9 1/4-20 x 1" phil. flat head machine screw 1/4-20 x 2" phil. flat head machine screw 10. Adjust the miter gauge track to fit your miter gauge.
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13. Clip-on the door and adjust the hinges if necessary. If your hinges do need adjustment, see below. Please, take your time to figure out how the hinges clip on. You'll get the hang of it soon enough! Our "Euro" style hinges are strong, self-closing, and clip on and off. Note, removing the door makes clamping to the leading edge of the routertop easier. However, keep the door installed to cut down on dust and router noise.
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17. Attach the dual position bit guard to the fence. Use the (2) 1/4-20 x 3/4" hex bolts and knobs. The bolt heads slide into the t-slots on the fence. These t-slots capture the bolt heads to prevent their turning. The guard in the photo is positioned for general routing. The other end of the guard is used for jointing and smaller diameter bits. Always use your bit guard! 17 1/4 x 3/4" hex bolt 18 18. Mount your router to the ProPlate. Go to the Router Mounting Appendix now. 19.
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Jointing Jointing is the process of making two flat, square, and straight mating edges. Jointing is usually done before two boards are glued together. It is also used to "fit" pieces together, as well as to trim stock to size. Jointing on the routertop is not designed to replace a free standing power jointer. However, jointing with your router table has advantages over other methods. First, small and short pieces of wood can be safely jointed because the throat opening is also small: about 1/2".
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Adjusting the Subfences The (2) MDF (medium density fiberboard) subfences are designed to slide along the fence approximately 2". This results in a router bit opening from 0" to 4". Adjusting the subfences into the routerbit profile produces "zero clearance". Essentially, zero clearance eliminates the gap between your fence and the router bit, the major reason your stock gets sucked into the fence just before the router bit.
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Fence Traps Fence traps occur whenever the work piece is fully "trapped" between the router bit and the fence. Fence traps pose two real problems: the possibility of climb feeding, and exposure to the router bit. As you've read earlier, you absolutely want to avoid climb cutting, because you may lose control of the operation. The top drawing shows a classic trap. What may appear to be the normal feed direction (working from right to left) will instead result in a climb cut.
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Bench Dog Accessories ProLift Ni and ProLift Al top adjust router systems ProLift allows you to change your bits above the table without removing the motor or lift - simply use your factory wrenches! ProLift is available in either cast iron or aluminum models and features three bit opening sizes, cooling fins, zeroadjustment from any bit height, and four threaded starting pin locations. Expand ProLift's versatility with one of several accessories. ProLift accommodates fixed base routers only.