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3. Guiding the router
WARNING
Be sure to switch power OFF and disconnect
the plug from the receptacle to avoid serious
trouble.
(1) Template guide
Use the template guide when employing a
template for producing a large quantity of
identically shaped products.
As shown in Fig. 8, secure the template guide
to the base of the router with two accessory
screws. At this time, ensure that the projection
side of the template guide is facing the bottom
surface of the base of the router.
Template
guide
Screw
A template is a profi ling mold made of plywood
or thin lumber. When making a template, pay
particular attention to the matters cescribed
blow and illustrated in Fig. 9.
Bit
Template guide
When using the router along the interior plane
of the template, the dimensions of the fi nished
product will be less than the dimensions of
the template by an amount equal to dimension
"A", the diff erence between the radius of the
template guide and the radius of the bit. The
reverse is frue when using the router along the
exterior of the template.
Secure the template to the workpiece. Feed the
router in the manner that the template guide
moves along the template as shown in Fig. 10.
10
Fig. 8
Template
A
Fig. 9
Template guide adaptor (Fig. 11)
If you are using a template guide adapter, it is
possible to use template guides produced by
other fi rms. The template guide adaptor, like the
template guide, is attached to the base with two
accessory screws. Attach template guides made
by other fi rms to the template guide adaptor.
Template guide
Template guide
adaptor
Template guide
(2) Parallel guide (Fig. 12)
Use parallel guide for chamfering and groove
cutting along the materials side.
Wing bolt (A)
Guide plane
1 Insert the guide bar into the hole in the base,
adjust the distance between the bit and the
guide surface, and then fi rmly tighten the wing
bolt (A) (standard accessories).
2 As shown in Fig. 13, securely attach the bottom
of the base to processed surface of the materials.
Feed the router while keeping the guide plane
on the surface of the materials.
Fig. 10
Template
guide
Fig. 11
Guide bar
Parallel guide
Fig. 12