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SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS
Parallel Adjustment
The jamb needs to be parallel with the edge of the door for consistent hinge mortising. This can be
checked by raising the jamb to the correct height and checking the relationship between the face of the
jamb and the edge of the door at both ends of the machine using a framing square set flat on the jamb and
the edge of the door. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the jamb nut on the cylinder rod, remove the clev
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is pin from the clevis and then rotate the clevis to either extend or retract the length between the cylinder
and the link. This in turn will raise or lower the jamb rack and jamb to obtain parallelism. A combination
of adjustment on both ends of the cylinder may be necessary.
Rod End Clevis
Link
Jamb Nut
Jamb Lift Cylinder
Jamb
Clevis Pin
Index Bar
In order for the mortises to be the same depth in the door and in the jamb, the router carriage must be
level (perpendicular to the face of the door) before and after clamping it in place. Before attempting to
level the router carriage, ascertain that the following two conditions exist.
• The hinge edge of a square (non-tapered) door is 2-1/2” above and parallel to the main bar (figure
4-10). If this is not the case, the main bar assembly needs to be adjusted (see section 4-17). If the main
bar is not correctly adjusted the mortises will be deeper in the door at one end, and deeper in the
jamb at the other.
• A 1/32” gap exists between the door clamp bar and the face of the door when the router carriage is
resting un-clamped on the door edge and the door is referenced against the main bar. If the gap is
less than 1/32”, the clamp bar will strike the edge of the door as the carriage is lowered. If it is greater
than 1/32”, the action of the clamp cylinder will pull the plate and tram rollers forward causing the
pivot point to lower and a deeper mortise in the jamb will result. If the gap is not 1/32”, loosen the
four screws that secure the adjusting bolts to the back plate and adjust the carriage by turning the
4-19 LEVELING THE ROUTER CARRIAGE:
FIGURE 4-9