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Distributed by Rockler Companies, Inc.
Medina, MN 55340
55512
Rev 12/18
Fig. 8
1. Your Convertible Benchtop Router Table Midsize Baseplate
comes with a clear Insert Ring with a 1
1
⁄
2
" center opening.
Locate the Insert Ring (3) and the three #6-32 x 1/4" Flathead
Screws (5) needed to secure it to the Baseplate assembly.
Install the Insert Ring
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contact our Technical Support Department at 1-800-260-9663
To avoid serious injury, always unplug
your router before installing or changing router bits.
2. Following the instructions that came with your router,
securely install the router bit. Lower the bit, if necessary,
to allow installation of the Insert Ring (3).
3. Install the Insert Ring (3) by fitting it, flat side up, in the center
opening of the Baseplate assembly and rotating it to align the
mounting holes. Secure the Insert Ring to the Baseplate
assembly with the three #6-32 x 1/4" Flathead Screws (5).
Using the Baseplate for Handheld Routing
1. Remove the two 5/16"-18 x 1" Flat-Head Screws securing
the Baseplate (1) assembly to the Convertible Benchtop
Router Table.
2. Lift your router out of the router table.
3. Use your router as you would with the factory-issue
baseplate. The square edge of the Midsize Baseplate
provides a stable reference for applications involving
use of a straightedge guide.
Using the Starter Pin
Use of a Starter Pin is required when you’re not using the fence
on your router table to feed your workpiece into the bit. Stock is
most vulnerable to catching and being thrown at the beginning
of the cut, before it engages the router bit’s guide bearing.
Thread the Starter Pin (4) into the mounting hole in the Midsize
Baseplate. Then use the starting pin as a fulcrum to feed your
workpiece into the bit.
Fig. 8. Be sure the pin is screwed in
tightly before use. When not in use, the Starter Pin can be stored
by threading it into the dedicated hole in the Aluminum Fence of
your Convertible Benchtop Router Table.
> If attempting to rout a workpiece without using the
router table fence, always use the included Starter
Pin (4) to begin the cut. Failure to do so could result
in dangerous workpiece kickback and serious injury.
> Use the Starter Pin (4) ONLY with bearing-guided
router bits. Use with other bits could result in
serious injury.
THESE WARNINGS PERTAIN
TO ALL REMAINING STEPS:
> To avoid serious injury, keep hands
and fingers away from spinning
router bit. Maintain awareness of
the bit at all times.
Additional Insert Rings with openings of
different sizes also are available for purchase.
> Never use your table-mounted router without an
Insert Ring installed. Failure to use an Insert Ring
could allow your workpiece to become trapped,
potentially resulting in dangerous kickback and
serious injury.
