Use and Care Manual

Model T28048 (Mfd. Since 06/17)
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Aligning Mounting
Plate
To ensure a workpiece does not catch on the
mounting plate and cause kick back, the mounting
plate must be aligned evenly with the top of table.
Tools Needed: Qty
Hex Wrench 3mm .............................................. 1
Hex Wrench 4mm .............................................. 1
Open-end Wrench 10mm .................................. 1
Straightedge 24" ................................................ 1
To align mounting plate:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Remove fence assembly from router table
and and table insert from mounting plate
(see Locking/Unlocking Table Inserts on
Page 30 for detailed instructions).
3. Remove router from mounting plate.
4. Remove (4) flat head cap screws that secure
mounting plate to table.
5. Loosen (12) hex nuts that lock (12) set
screws (see Figure 50).
6. Lay straightedge across mounting plate, plate
insert, and table surfaces in pattern shown in
Figure 51.
7. Adjust set screws (see Figure 52)
so that ends of straightedge lay flat on
table surface at all positions of pattern
(see Figures 51 & 53).
Figure 53. Using straightedge to align mounting
plate with table surface.
Table
Surface
Mounting
Plate
Straightedge
Mounting
Board
Table Surface
Figure 51. Pattern for aligning mounting plate.
Figure 52. Adjusting set screws to align
mounting plate with table surface.
Support
Bracket
Mounting
Plate
Figure 50. Loosening hex nuts.
Mounting
Plate
Support
Bracket