Use these instructions for:
Clamp Plate
Item# KBK-IP
Bench Clamp System with Automaxx™
Item# KBC3-SYS
Heavy Duty Bench Clamp System with Automaxx™
Item# KBC3-HDSYS
English
Rout the plate recess
Position the template where you wish to install the Clamp Plate and clamp it in
place. Make sure the clamps do not interfere with the router. Where clamping is
not possible, secure the template with double-faced tape. Install a top-bearing
pattern bit in your router and adjust it to a depth equal to the thickness of the
template plus the thickness of the Clamp Plate. When recessing the Large
Clamp Plate, replace the sub-base on your router with an oversize base large
enough to span the opening framed by the routing guides. Rout the recess and
square the corners with a chisel. Remove the template and test the fit of the
plate in the recess. If the recess is too shallow, carefully realign the template,
clamp it in place, adjust the routing depth, re-rout, and chisel. Shim a recess
that is too-deep with masking tape.
Kreg Bench Clamp/
Clamp Plate
Instructions
Instrucciones
To increase clamp pressure, turn the
knurled-head screw to the left (viewed
form the handle-end of the clamp); for
less pressure, turn the screw to the
right.
Adjust Clamp Pressure
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Less Pressure
More
Pressure
5
⁄
16
"
(8 mm)
Prepare the Bench Clamp
Remove the clamp from the plastic hanger card and the plastic tie from the
clamp handle.
Adjust the anchor screw to leave
5
⁄
16
"
[8mm] between the screw head and
the glide pad adhered to the clamp
base. Test the fit of the Bench Clamp
in the Clamp Plate keyhole. Adjust the
screw as necessary until the clamp is
snug to the plate but still moves freely
in and out of the keyhole. The patch
of thread-locking compound on the
screw keeps it in position.
Make a routing template
Cut four routing guides from pieces of ¾" [19mm] stock wide enough to
accommodate two pocket screws and long enough to clamp to the surface
being routed without interfering with the router. For a smooth-bottom recess,
make sure the four guides are the same thickness. Drill pocket holes in one
end of each guide. Position the guides around the Clamp Plate as shown,
making a snug fit. Drive the pocket screws.
Form the screw-head recess
To provide clearance below the
Clamp Plate for the anchor screw
head, place the plate in the recess
and trace the outline of the key hole
onto the bottom of the recess with
a pencil. Drill a ¾" [19mm] hole ¼"
[6mm] deep at each end of the traced
outline. Remove the material between
the holes with a chisel. Place the
plate in the recess and make sure the
Bench Clamp anchor screw moves
freely in the keyhole.
Install the plate
Place the Clamp Plate in the recess.
When mounting into solid wood or
plywood surfaces at least 1½" [38mm]
thick, use the countersunk holes in
the plate as guides, drill pilot holes,
and drive the flathead woodscrews
provided. When mounting into
plywood and solid wood surfaces less
than 1½" [38mm] thick or particleboard
and MDF surfaces up to 1½" [38mm]
thick, drill clearance holes and fasten
the plate with the flathead bolts,
washers, and lock nuts provided.
Install the bumpers (KBC3-HDSYS)
To use the Large Clamp Plate without
recessing it into the work surface,
you need to provide clearance for the
anchor screw head by applying the
self-adhesive rubber bumpers included
with the plate to the bottom surface.
Clean the corner areas of the bottom of
the plate to make sure they are free of
dirt and oil. Mark points at each corner
1" [25mm] in from each edge. Remove
the protective sheet from each bumper
and adhere one at each mark. Allow
the adhesive to cure for ten minutes
before using the plate.
Bumpers
Drill Holes
Remove
Waste
The following four steps are for recessing the Clamp Plate
