User:Booyaa/RouterGuide
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Safety mantra
- be at the centre of the machine that means you need good clearance to the left and right of you.
- you want full control, if you're having to contort you're doing it wrong
- get helpers to feed and pull the wood if it's very long
- always feed the wood from right to left
- make sure no one is on the right of you (in case you forget the previous step and the wood comes flying out that way)
- safety gear: googles, ears and maybe a lab coat to stay tidy
Setup
- ALWAYS unplug the router from the drill to the kill switch (it'll save you having to go back and forth to the mains)
- ALWAYS unplug socket between the router and kill switch.
- choose your bit
- remove the circular guard above the drill hole
- blow to clear any dust otherwise your bit won't be on straight
- there's a push switch to the right of the drill (assuming you're still in front of the machine)
- use a 17mm bit to tighten the bit (clockwise)
- you usually just want one quarter turn to tighten
- there's a butterfly nut next to the top left corner of the drill that adjusts the height, occasionally the vibrations when cutting will cause the drill to drop. just keep tightening till it stops.
- spin the bit