Router

General Safety

Wear your safety glasses at all times

Take off all jewelry

Do not wear loose clothing

Make sure you give yourself a comfortable working space when using the router.

General Safety continued

Stay on the perimeter of the tables when working with the routers

Make all changes and adjustments to the router when it is not plugged in

Never let the router bit, that is in the router, touch the table whether the machine is on or off.

Never forcefully stop the router bit once the machine is turned off………. especially with your fingers!!!!

Components of the Router

Wrenches

Base

Depth Dial

Thumbscrew

Router bits

Roman Ogee/ Ogee Classical Round over Beading Cove Cove with bead Chamfer Laminate trimmer/Flush

Router bits

Rabbetting Straight

Router Set-up

When Loosening the bit, make sure the motor is to your Left

When putting a bit in the router, make sure the shaft of the bit is all the way in.

When Tightening the bit make sure the router motor is to your Right.

Adjust the depth of cut by turning the dial to raise or lower the base.

Router Set-up

Tighten the thumbscrew!

Clamp the project to the table with wood screw clamps.

Plug the router in….. Turn the machine on

Make multiple passes! This means a lot of passes! Do not take the full cut off in one pass! The bearing on the router bit will eventually

touch your project and follow the edge.

Router Set-up

When creating an external cut, move the router COUNTERCLOCKWISE

When creating an internal cut, move the router CLOCKWISE.

Wrenches

Base

Depth Dial

Thumbscrew

Roman Ogee/Ogee

Classical

Roundover

Beading

Cove

Cove with Bead

Chamfer

Laminate trimmer / Flush bit

Rabbetting

Straight

Loosen …… Left

Bit all the way in

Tight…….Right

Adjust depth of cut

BAD

GOOD

Tighten the Thumbscrew

Clamp the project

Plug in – Turn on

External cut - COUNTERCLOCKWISE

Internal cut - CLOCKWISE