14.1.2 Setting the router cutter depth
14.1.3 Cutting the joint
You should carry out the initial cuts on two trial pieces of timber of the same width
and thickness as the final components. This will allow you to alter various settings in
order to get the joint to fit perfectly.
1. Position the router on the template with the cutter clear of the timer and switch on your router
2. Make the initial cut from the right, across the work, almost touching the end of each finger.
- Avoid heavy-handed contact with the template, allow the router to do the work.
3. Make the remainder oft he cuts by following the template in and out out of the finger guides
working from left to right.
4. When completed, switch the router off before lifting it from the device.
Do not lift the router from the device while the cutter is still turning/running.
5. Remove the pieces from the device, make a trial fit and then, if necessary fine tune the joint
by making the following adjustments
Problem
Pins too loose
Pins stand proud of the
joint
Pieces do not line up
6. Having made the necessary adjustments we recommend that you make a second trial cut.
7. Once the correct settings have been made then production runs of joints can be undertaken.
The settings will need to be checked periodically to maintain accuracy.
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1. Fit the bearing router bit securely into the router
collet.
2. Adjust the cutter depth, until the bottom of the router
bit protrudes 10-11mm below the template fingers.
CAUTION
Solution
Increase the cutter depth by
0.5mm
Move the back stop further
backwards
Adjust the horizontal / vertical
stops
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upwards and the top against the horizontal
stop.
The left and right parts are mounted vertically
in the front of the device with the inner edges
facing you and the top against the vertical
stop.
You may need to fit a packing piece between
o
the template and the timber to ensure good
contact between the bearing and the slots in
the template.
The cutting depth is critical to the final fit of
o
the joint, with as little as 0,5mm change in
depth making all the difference.
NOTE
Problem
Pins too tight
Pins sit too deep in
the joint
OPERATION
Solution
Decrease the cutter
depth by 0.5mm
Move the back stop
further forward
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