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Using the Router as a Jointer
7. Move push shoe with workpiece
slightly back from the router bit.
8. Use switch to turn on router.
Holding push shoe/workpiece with
both hands at a safe distance from
rotating bit, slide workpiece toward
and across bit. Make a complete
pass of workpiece without stopping.
9. Turn off router at switch box.
10. Declamp workpiece, returning push
shoe to other side of router bit.
11. Clamp and position the opposite
side of workpiece (see Step 4).
Repeat Steps 7, 8, and 9.
12. When cutting ends of tenon, clamp
and position workpiece as
described in Step 4, except hold
edge of workpiece flush on face of
fence, and rest end to be cut on top
of the router table. Repeat Steps 7,
8, and 9.
NOTE: For all four sides of tenon,
make just one pass, cutting complete
depth of tenon.
NOTE: Clamping workpiece with the
end to be cut laying on the tabletop can
help to minimize any variation in
tenon's finished surface that may be
caused by irregularities in tabletop
flatness.
When standing in front of
router table, feed work
from right to left.
1. Position the fence for the desired
depth of cut. Tighten the fence knobs.
2. Place a straight edge against the
jointer offset.
3. Loosen the knob holding the jointer
offset in place.
4. Slide jointer offset out until the
straight edge touches the outside
diameter of the router bit.
See Figure 36.
5. Tighten the jointer offset knob.
6. Swing the safety shield over the
router bit.
7. Your router/router table is ready to
use.
NOTE: Try a piece of scrap wood to
check for correct adjustment.
DEPTH OF CUT
FENCE KNOBS
JOINTER OFFSET
CAUTION
Figure 36