Operator`s manual

FEEDING THE ROUTER (Fig, 22)

The secret to professional fouling Is tn making a carefu{ set-up (or the cut, setecltng the

proper depth of cut, knowing how the culler bit reacls in your workpieca, and the rate and

d_rectfonof feed of (he router

Fig. 22 .,( ROUTERFEED _)DIRECTION

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DIRECTION OF FEED - EXTERNAL CUTS

The router motor and cutler bit rotate clockwise, This requires the feed of the cutter bit to

be from left Io right(see Fig, 22), FeedingIhe bll from left to right will cause the bl_to pull

the router towards (up against) the workplace

Ifyou feed the router [nlhe opposite d(recUon(right to (ell), the rotatingforce o( the

cutter bll wU(tendto throwthe b)l away from the workplace, making it hard to control;

Ibis Is cafled "Climb-Cutting"; cuttingIn the opposite direction of the proper feed d)reclion

"Climb Cutting" increases thechance for lose of control,resulting inpossiblepersona!

injury.When "Climb Cutting" Is required (backing around a corner for example), exercise

extreme caution to maintain controlof lhe router

Because of the high speed of thecutter bit during a properfeeding operation (tall to right),

there Isvery little kickback under normal conditions.However, If the cutler bit stdkes a knot,

an area of hard grain Inthe wood workp(ece, or a foreignobject, the normat cutting action

could be affected and cause "KIckback'L

This Kickback may cause damage to your workptece, and could cause you to lose conlroI

of the fouler,causingpossible personal Injury,Kickback )s a{waysIn lhe oppo_lle direction

of the clockwise cutter bit rotation, or counterclockwise

To guard against and help prevent Kickback, plan your set-up and direction offeed so

you're always thrustingthe fouler, keeping the sharp edges of the cutterblt conlinuousty

biting sIratght Into new (uncut) wood (workplace), Also, always {nspec( your workplace far

knots, hard grain, and foreign objects thai eoutd cause a kickback problem

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