Craftsman 17125455 Operating Instructions Manual page 42

FIGURE 66 .TOP BACK-UP BOARD
TOP OF THE BASE
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VISIBLE ON THIS SURFACE BEFORE PosmONING THE FRONT BACK-UP BOARD
[,_CAUTION J
NEVER LIFT THE ROUTER
UPWARDS WHEN THE ROUTER IS ON AND THE
ROUTER BIT ROTATING OR WHEN THE GUIDE BUSH-
ING IS NEAR TO OR TOLICHING THE TEMPLATE. THIS
CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE DOVETAIL JIG; OR
LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ROUTER WHICH CAN
RESULT IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
19 After the cut has been made, the workpieces should
look like those illustrated in Figure 67
20 Remove the workpieee and back-up boards from the
Dovetail Jig
2I The back-up boards can be reused if the cut portions
of boards are cut off AFTER BEING REUSED UNTIL
THEY NO LONGER SERVE THEIR INTENDED FUNC-
TION, NEW BACK-UP BOARDS MUST BE MADE
22 TO CUT CORNER #3 OF THE PROJECT LEFT SIDE,
position the top back-up board on lop of the base so that it
lines with the front of the base and abuts the fight top stop
block as shown in Figure 63
23 Continue as Steps 6 through 23
24. TO CUT CORNER #2 OF THE PROJECT RIGHT
SIDE, position the top back-up board on top of the base so
that it lines up with the front of the base and abuts the left
top stop block as shown above in Figure 66
25 Lightty clamp the back-up board in place
26 Position the project side against the front of the base
so that the top surface abuts the left front stop block The
use of a front back-up board at this step is also recom-
mended It is positioned between the project side and the
clamping bar as shown in Figure 67 The front back-up
board is described in Step 6 on page 40
27 Continue as in Steps 8 through 19 above
28 After the cuts have been made, the workpieces should
look like those illustrated in Figure 61
29 Remove the workpiece and the back-up boards from
the Dovetail Jig
NOTE: THE BACK-UP BOARDS ARE REUSABLE.
30 TO CUT CORNER #4 OF THE PROJECT LEFT SIDE,
position the top back_up board on top of the base so that it
lines up with the front of the base and abuts the ]eft top
stop block as shown is Figure 66
31 Continue as Steps 27 through 32 above
32 At this stage the project sides should look like those
illustrated in Figure 6!
FIGURE 67
TOP BACK-UPBOARD_
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BACK_UP
BOARD
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