Use and Care Manual

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Model T28780 T28781 (Mfd. Since 04/20)
Edge Jointing
Jointing the edge of a board requires a straight-
cutting router bit to remove wood from the face of
the board. The result is a perfectly flat and square
edge.
To joint edge of a workpiece:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Secure straight-cutting bit in router according
to manufacturer's instructions.
3. Install table insert.
4. Insert spacer (not included with machine)
between outfeed fence and fence base. The
width of the spacer will determine the amount
of material removed with each pass.
IMPORTANT: To reduce the risk of kickback,
DO NOT take more than
1
⁄16" off during any
single pass.
5. Raise bit just above top of workpiece, then
rotate it by hand until cutting flute is perpen-
dicular to fence.
Straightedge
Spacer
Outfeed
Fence
Straight
Router Bit
(Enlarged)
Infeed
Fence
Top View
Bit
Flute
Figure 51. Example of fence set up for edge
jointing.
6. Place straightedge against outfeed fence,
then adjust fence base so straightedge is
also against bit flute (see Figure 51).
Top View
Cutting Direction
Spacer
Workpiece
Figure 52. Example of edge jointing operation.
Workpiece
Feed Direction
Bit
Rotation
Always feed workpiece against router bit
rotation direction, as illustrated below.
Otherwise, workpiece could be aggressive-
ly pulled from your hands, drawing them
into spinning router bit.
To reduce risk of hand injury from acciden-
tal contact with spinning router bit, ALWAYS
make sure fence and router bit guard are
properly positioned and secured before
connecting router to power (does not apply
to free-hand routing).
7. Make sure fence is square with table T-slot
(see Squaring Fence & Table on Page
31), lock fence base in place, and tighten all
knobs.
8. Connect router table to power, then perform
cut (see Figure 52).