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Cutting the pins – Porter-Cable 4212 User Manual

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Make a climb cut from right to left.
Cut only between the fingers where you want the pins to be (Fig. 34A).
Use the router to round over the ends of the cuts (Fig. 34B).
The joint will hide any accidental excess material cut (A) Fig. 34C.
Use a pencil to mark the location of the ends of the templet fingers on the wood (Fig. 34D).
Remove the templet. Install the half-blind templet so that its straight edge is facing you.
Adjust the template back and forth to align the edge of the template with the marks on the wood(B) Fig.
34E.
Make a cut from left to right removing the remainder of the excess material (Fig. 34F).

Fig. 34C

Fig. 34B

Fig. 34A

Fig. 34D

Fig. 34E

Fig. 34F

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CUTTING THE PINS

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Cut the tails. Clean out all of the areas between the fingers(Fig. 35A).
Use a pencil to mark the location of the half-circle between the fingers of the templates (C) Fig. 35B.
Remove the pin board and hold it next to the tail board.

Fig. 35A

Fig. 35B

Fig. 35C

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