Cut the Female Recesses
or Pins (normally in the
front & back pieces of
your drawer)–
Remove the SZO-14-S or SZO-
20-S and mount the SZO-14-Z
or SZO-20-Z template with the
in/out adjustment wheels on
each end against the bed of the
VS-600.
Align the side stops with the
inside of the “D”shaped hole
stamped into each end of the
template and lock them down.
The very first time you use
either the SZO-14-Z or SZO-
20-Z you will make a test cut
to set the proper in/out setting
on the two depth setting
wheels on either end of the
template. After that you only
need to mount the template,
align your work pieces and
make the cuts.
Fit the proper guide bushing
and straight router bit into the
router. As you did for the
male tail cuts, mount a scrap
piece at least 5mm THICKER
than the router bit depth of cut
horizontally under the top
clamp bar so you do not hit the
body of the VS-600 while
cutting the female recesses.
Mount the work pieces under
the front clamp bar with the
OUTSIDE facing away from
the VS-600, the top of the
drawer against the side stops,
and the ends flush with the
top edge of the scrap pieces.
Drop the template on top of
the scrap pieces and clamp it
in place. Place the router on
top of the template and set the
depth of cut to be exactly the
thickness of the pieces into
which you just cut the male
fan shaped tails.
Make your cuts following the
angled sides of the template
fingers. Be sure to also route
out the area between the
angled sides of each template
finger.
Note that the proper depth of
cut is the thickness of the piece
into which this piece will
mate
.
Reset the work pieces to cut
the other two sides of the joint
and you are done
.
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