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Fitting your router
The alignment disc (B) provides easy and
accurate positioning of the router on the
mounting plate (A).
First fit a straight cutter to your router. The
alignment disc fits onto a
1
⁄
2
" shank cutter, but
if you are fitting a
1
⁄
4
" or a
5
⁄
16
" shank cutter, use
the appropriate adaptor ring (C or D), located in
the sides of the disc. The adaptor ring fits into
the centre of the alignment disc. It should be
fitted to the cutter shank before fitting the cutter
to the router.
Fit the mounting plate into the bearing channels
of the workcentre.
Set the router height so that the cutter shank
protrudes through the hole in the mounting plate.
Push the alignment disc onto the shank of the
cutter and snap it into the centred position.
Manoeuvre the router until you are able to clip
the disc into the hole in the mounting plate. The
router is now exactly centred over the hole in the
plate.
Fit the four router locators (E) to the longer slots
in the plate, using the four coach bolts (F), spring
washers (G) and hex nuts (H), as shown in Fig.1.
Note
that the lower lip of each locator should fit
hard up against the side of the router base. Do
not fully tighten the hex nuts yet.
If the router has a round base you should now be
able to rotate the router until there are four clear
positions on the top edge of the base for fitting
the top clamps. The handles of the router may
have to overhang the edges of the plate but try
to keep the overhang to a minimum.
If the router has a square or rectangular base
you may need to reposition one or more of the
locators until you have found four clear positions
for fitting the top clamps. See 'Some possible
fitting problems' below.
Note
that the four clamps should be spaced
as equally as possible around the router base.
Once the locators are correctly positioned, use a
spanner to securely tighten the hex nuts. Place
the top clamps (I) over the coach bolts and
hook them into the locators. Note that the bent
portions of the top clamps angle downwards.
The top clamps are secured by the wing nuts
(J), after first placing the washers (K) and then
the spring washers (G) onto the coach bolts, as
shown in Fig.2.
Remove the alignment disc from the cutter
shank and store it for possible future use.
Some possible fitting problems
If you cannot find four clear positions for the top
clamps, because of obstructions on the router
base, you may need to slightly modify one or
more of the clamps. Either file off a corner, or
use a hacksaw to cut away part of the clamp so
that it clears the obstruction.
In rare cases where it is still impossible to fit all
four clamps, even with modifications, you may
need to re-locate one or more of the clamps.
Sometimes the jigsaw mounting slots can be
used. Alternatively, drill a new hole or holes in
the mounting plate.
If your router has a large D-handle, angle the
handle diagonally across the mounting plate.
Setting up
SETTING UP
Fig.1.
Fig.2
