Specifications

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GUIDING THE ROUTER
The router can be guided through the work in
any of several ways. The method you use
depends, of course, on the demands of the
particular job and on convenience.
For routing operations such as grooving or
dadoing, it is often necessary to guide the
tool in a line parallel to a straight edge. One
method of obtaining a straight cut is to
securely clamp a board or other straightedge
to the work surface, and guide the edge of
the router sub-base along this path (Fig. 16).
FIG. 16
BOARD GUIDE
SECURELY CLAMP
BOARD GUIDE
FEED
DIRECTION
CENTERING THE SUB-BASE
Your router is equipped with a factory-
centered sub-base. This allows the router and
bit to consistently and exactly follow jigs such
as straight edge guides, templets, and
dovetail fixtures without worrying about the
orientation of the router’s handles.
If necessary, the sub-base can be precisely
re-centered. To adjust,
1. Loosen the three pan head screws and
tighten them until they are snug, but allow
the sub-base to move.
2. Insert templet guide (optional accessory)
into adapter as described above.
3. Slide centering cone (optional accessory)
through templet guide and into collet. Use
narrow end of cone when inserting into
1/4” collet, wider end of cone when
inserting into 1/2” collet.
4. Tighten collet nut with fingers to put slight
grip on centering cone.
5. Lightly press centering cone into templet
guide to center it.
6. Tighten the three pan-head sub-base
screws.
7. Remove centering cone. The base is now
precisely re-centered and router is ready
for use, with or without the templet guide.
FIG. 15
CENTERING CONE
(optional accessory)
TEMPLET GUIDE
(optional accessory)
SUB-BASE
1 = PAN-HEAD SCREW HOLES
2 = TEMPLET GUIDE ADAPTER
SCREW HOLES
2
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