Setting The Cutting Depth; Mounting The Jig - General Tools & Instruments GENERAL EZ 870 Manual Del Usuario

• Once you have completed this centering
operation, remove the Centering Pin from the
router and replace it with the router bit (Fig. 6).

Setting the Cutting Depth

• Set the depth of your plunge router for the desired depth of your mortise and tenon.
• When the stock is correctly mounted in the jig, its top edge will be 1/2" below the top (working)
surface of the jig (Fig.7a).
• Accordingly, add 1/2" to the desired depth of the mortise and tenon when setting the "plunge"
depth of the router (Fig.7b).
Fig. 7A

MOUNTING THE JIG

The M&T Jig can be mounted directly on the edge of a bench using the integral mounting flange [9]
(Fig. 8A), or secured to a mounting board which can then be clamped to a bench (Fig. 8B).
WORK BENCH
Fig. 8A
6
POSITIONING ARM
SHOWN DEPLOYED
FROM THE FACE
OF THE BASE
PLATE TO THE
TIP OF THE
CUTTING BIT
EQUALS THE
DEPTH OF THE
JOINT PLUS 1/2"
WORK BENCH
Fig. 6
Fig. 7B
ROUTER IN THE FULLY
PLUNGED POSITION
Fig. 8B