Use and Care Manual

Model T28780 T28781 (Mfd. Since 04/20)
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• Scrape all glue off the workpiece before
jointing. Glue deposits on the workpiece,
hard or soft, will gum up the router bit, pro-
duce poor results, and increase the risk of
kickback.
• Remove foreign objects from the work-
piece. Make sure that any stock you pro-
cess with the router is clean and free of dirt,
nails, staples, tiny rocks, or any other foreign
objects that could damage the router bit and
be thrown from the machine with significant
speed/force.
Note:
Wood stacked on a concrete or dirt
surface can have small pieces of concrete or
stone pressed into the surface.
• Make sure all stock is sufficiently dried
before routing. Wood with a moisture con-
tent over 20% will cause unnecessary wear
on the router bits, produce poor cutting
results, and increase the risk of kickback.
Excess moisture can also hasten rust and
corrosion.
When using a miter gauge, it is important to make
sure the fence is parallel to the table T-slot. This
will help ensure that the workpiece does not bind
or kick back during operation. Use a fine ruler to
make the distance equal between the fence and
the T-slot along the full length of the table (see
Figure 45).
Squaring
Fence & Table
Figure 44. Location of router table T-slots on
Model T28780.
T-slots
Table T-Slots
The Model T28780 includes one
3
⁄8" T-slot and
one
3
⁄4" T-slot (see figure below); the Model
T28781 includes a
3
⁄4" T-slot. These can be used
for attaching router table accessories like a miter
gauge, jig, or featherboard.
To avoid workpiece kickback or binding
when using a miter gauge with this router
table, ALWAYS make sure fence is parallel
with table T-slot before beginning routing
operations.
Figure 45. Adjusting fence parallel with table
T-slot.
Fence
Ruler