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HINTS AND TIPS
Chapter 17
D4R Pro User Guide
17-11
For particularly vulnerable pieces or that last piece of
exotic wood, the best solution is to clamp horizontal scrap pieces
to front and back of the work piece.
Make sure the clamps are
below the bit depth.
PLYWOOD
material is
not
suitable for
routing; laminates are very prone to tearout. Figures 17-10 or
17-11 are essential for plywood but do not guarantee success.
17-12
A single scrap piece can be C-clamped on the back of half-
blind tails, but make sure you protect the workpiece from the clamp
pads. Note: There is no 100% solution to tearout. It’s not the jig’s
fault, just something that happens when machining, sawing and
even chiseling wood. Important pieces fall off from where you
least want them to.
On face cuts, whether using a straight bit or a dove-
tail bit, climb routing or back routing will leave a
clean edge;
but great caution must be exercised in controlling
the router’s movement from right to left, as the bit rotation pulls
the router in that direction anyway
17-14 General Hints
Router Stand: Make up a small router stand as illustrated, to mount
the router securely on the bench when not in use.
[90mm]
[40mm]
7"[180mm]
7"[180mm]
3
1
/
2
"
1
1
/
2
"
17-15
For routing long vertical boards it may be necessary to
build a jig stand to mount securely on your bench. Make the stand
and bench height combination sufficient to accept the board length
you have in mind. The jig stand should be bolted securely to the bench.
Make up a stable platform to stand on as in the illustration.
Do
not use a set of steps. Steps are not stable enough.
17-16
When placing long horizontal boards in the rear clamp,
make sure the rear end of the board is supported to prevent unnec-
essary racking of the jig.
17-13
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