Craftsman G8693 - Manual (Page 20)

-20- G8693 Mini Shaper
Always install the keyed washer directly under
the jam nut; otherwise, the nut may loosen and
serious injury may result.
A cross-grain cut will result in splintering of the
back edge. Two common methods to reduce this
problem are:
1. Cut the workpiece about 1 ⁄
4
'' oversize and trim
after shaping.
2. Clamp a piece of scrap to the trailing edge of
the workpiece while shaping. See
Figure 17.
Across The Grain
Figure 17.
After installing the cutter but before plugging in,
(be sure to check for proper rotation) position the
fence faces parallel to each other and lock them
in place. Rotate the cutter until one of the cutting
face’s is 90 degrees from the fence faces. Place
the workpiece against the infeed fence and slide
it against the face of the cutter to get an idea of
the cut profile. Now adjust the Spindle height and
the Fence location to give the approximate cut
profile. A drawn outline of the desired cut profile
on the end of the workpiece will help in making
adjustments. Try out the setting on a piece of
scrap and then make final adjustments.
If the entire face of the workpiece is to be shaped,
make a test cut with scrap.
When about 2'' of the test piece is adjacent to-the
outfeed side of the Fence,
stop the Shaper and
unplug it! Clamp the test piece to the table so it
will not move from that position. Loosen all three
knobs holding the Fence and Fence Segment.
Slide both Fence faces until they support the
workpiece completely. Lock all of the knobs
securely before resuming the test cut.
Straight Edge Shaping