Craftsman 171.254841 Owner's Manual page 24

I NOTE t Whencuttingtenons, a lways
clampworkpiece withendto becutrestingonthe
routertabletop.Thiswillminimize stepsin finished
tenonsurfacedueto variations i n thetabletopflat-
ness.(Referto Figure35.)
I
NOTE
I Always CUT FULL DEPTH on al!
four sides of tenon in one pass across the bit.
FIGURE 33
FIGURE 34
ROUTING WITHOUT USING THE FENCE
AND THE PUSH BLOCK
With Piloted Router Bits:
Without the Starting Pin:
[,_WARNING]Routing without the unitized fence
assembly and overhead guard could cause acci-
dents and possible personal injury. EXTREME
CARE must be taken for this routing operation.
Always UNPLUG the router before making any set-
ting adjustments or changing bits.
Always FEED WORKPIECE AGAINST the rotation
of the cutter.
Only PILOTED router bits are to be used.
Many routing applications (as shown in Figures 36
and 37) will require the fence to be removed from
the table.
Figure 36 is an example of OUTSIDE ROUTING.
• The position of the workpiece on the router table
relative to the router bit must be as shown.
• The direction of feed for the workpiece through the
router bit must be as shown by the direction arrow
and AGAINST the rotation of the router bit.
FIGURE 36
FIGURE 35
STEPS IN FINISHED
TENON SURFACE
Figure 37 is an example of INSIDE ROUTING.
,, The position of the workpiece on the router table
relative to the router bit must be as shown.
,, The direction of feed for the workpiece through the
router bit must be as shown by the direction arrow
and AGAINST the rotation of the router bit.
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