Craftsman 17540 Operation Manual - Page 26

DIRECTIOOFNFEED- INTERNAL CUTS (Figs. 16 and 16a) When making an internalcut, such as a groove, dado or slot, eiways have Ihe guide you ere using with the router (edge guide, straight edge. beard guide), on the dghFhendside of the router se you make your cut, see Fig 16). When _heguide Is positionedon the righthand side of lhe router,the fouler t_avel should be fromleft to right and"counterclockwise" around curves(see Fig 16) This counterclockwise action around the curvecould cause "Climb cutting". Always be alert and exercise extreme caution to maintain control of the touter when making this type ofcut around curves When the guide is positioned as shown in Fig 16a. the router travel should be from Ieft to rightand clockwisearound curves If the_eis e choice, 1heset-up in Fig 16 ts easier to use. but there is the possibility of "Climb Cutting" around curves, in either case, Fig. 16 or Fig, 16a, the sideways thrust of the router cuttingis alwaysagainst the guide, as Is proper: Fig. 16 GUIDEOUTSIDE BIT ROTATION_"_\ BIT ROTATION_ ROUTERFEED DIRECTION Fig. t6a GUIDEINSIDE BITROTATION GUID] BITROTATION GUIDE ROUTEFREED DIRECTION on the router base Wlth BOTH HANDS at all times, Failure to do so could result t iZn_toWesARofNcINoGnt:rol cAaluwsainygs speocsusriebllye calsadmopueyopuerrswoonraklpIlnajcuerya. nd kemp a firm grlp 26