Woodstock W2000 - Manual (Page 18)

W2000 Rebel ® – 17
E. Straight Edge Shaping
Straight edge shaping requires the use of the fence
assembly. Although many edge shaping router bits
have a guide bearing, the fence should still be used to
provide maximum support and safety during the rout-
ing operation. Please review the Fence Adjustment
Section on Page 13. Remember use a sample piece of
wood and make a test cut. For straight edge shaping,
proceed as follows:
Step 1 - Select the appropriate router bit and mount it
securely into the router collet. Follow the
router manufacturer’s recommended proce-
dure.
Step 2 - Adjust the router and router bit height in rela-
tion to your workpiece. Lock the router
height adjustment mechanism into position.
Again follow the manufacturer’s recom-
mended procedure.
Step 3 - Position the infeed fence for the correct depth
of cut. Please refer to the Fence Adjustment
Section.
Step 4 - Select a sample piece of wood for testing.
Make sure the sample you choose is at least
12'' long. As with your finish piece, the test
piece must be processed using all safety mea-
sures and safety devices. After you have com-
pleted your test cut, re-adjust the router bit
height, the fences, the hold downs or other
safety devises if necessary. Please refer to the
appropriate sections in this manual.
If removing a lot of material, it is best to run your
stock through in multiple passes, each time setting
the router to cut deeper until reaching the desired
depth.
F. Miter Gauge Work
Step 1 - Position the miter gauge in the miter slot.
Always feed against the direction of router bit
rotation. Adjust the miter gauge angle if nec-
essary. See Miter Gauge Adjustment on
Page 15.
Step 2 - Since the miter gauge supports the work
through the entire cut, slide the outfeed fence
out of the way. Failure to do so may cause a
dangerous kick-back situation. The infeed
fence in conjunction with a wood block may
be used as a workpiece positioning guide
when using the miter gauge.
Step 3 - Determine the depth of cut and position the
workpiece against the miter gauge. Firmly
hold the workpiece against the miter gauge
body and slide the miter gauge and workpiece
past the router bit. Figure 23.
When shaping end grain, the router bit will tend to
tear-out the wood as the bit clears the workpiece. To
prevent tear-out, use a back-up piece of wood posi-
tioned between the workpiece and the miter gauge.
You may also fasten a wood face piece against the
miter gauge body with screws through the two slots.
Ensure that the face piece is long enough to support the
end of the workpiece but not so long that it won’t slide
past the router bit.
Figure 23. Using the miter gauge.
The miter gauge is used to control narrow workpieces
when shaping or routing end grain such as door rails,
tenons and profiling edges. To use the miter gauge: