This is the area you did not
cut through in the step above. Adjust the depth of the
router to cut the
thickness of the jamb material only, this should be a
cut depth of only about 1/8 inch. Use the router to
nibble away this area.
Place the router bit in the starting hole and with firm
control of the router follow the HIT-40 template and feed
the router slowly in a
CLOCKWISE DIRECTION
.
Route in a line up the front portion of the jamb staying just
inside the frame to complete the opening. ( If you route
out the front of the frame at this point, there will be a large
gap in front of the strike that will be visible. ) This area
will be routed out after the bit has been adjusted to a new
cutting depth.
IMPORTANT!! DO NOT ROUTE THROUGH THE
FRONT EDGE OF THE JAMB. MAKE THE VERTICLE
CUT ABOUT 3/8” INSIDE THE FRONT EDGE.
Make sure the base of the
router is held flat on the
routing template. When com-
pleted with the cut, turn the
router off
and wait for the bit to
come to a complete stop be-
fore removing it from the tem-
plate. Failure to do so may
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