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The Indexing Dado Jig works with
1/8"-diameter router bits and 1/4"- through 3/4"-diameter
router bits. It does
NOT
work with bits between 1/8" and
1/4" in diameter.
THESE WARNINGS PERTAIN
TO ALL REMAINING STEPS:
>
To avoid serious injury,
keep hands and fingers away
from the spinning router bit.
Maintain awareness of
the bit at all times.
>
Turn off and unplug your router before installing
the bit or adjusting the cutter height.
>
To avoid serious injury and damage to your router
and the Indexing Dado Jig, the router
MUST
be
securely attached to the Router Plate (1), and the
Router Plate Must be secured to the Jig Base (2).
> BEFORE
beginning any routing operation,
ALWAYS
make sure that
ALL
knobs on the Indexing Dado Jig
have been tightened.
>
Refer to your router’s owner’s manual for specific
safe operating instructions.
Setup and Use
You can set the distance using the
centerline of the bit, but often you’re more concerned with
the distance between the top of one shelf and the bottom
of the shelf above, rather than the distance between the
centers of the dadoes. The clear indicators make this
easy because, in addition to showing the centerline, they
show where the outer edges of 1/8"-, 1/4"-, 1/2"- and
3/4"-diameter bits will be. Those indicator marks can
then be used to set the position of the Router Plate (1)
on the Jig Base (2).
1.
Choose a router a bit with a cutting diameter that matches
the thickness of the workpiece that will be secured in the
dado you will cut. Install the bit in your router, and raise
the router height so that the bit doesn’t contact the surface.
2.
Determine how far apart you want the dadoes or grooves
to be spaced.
3.
Loosen the two Easy-to-Grip 1" Knobs (7) holding the Router
Plate (1) to the Jig Base (2) and slide the Router Plate to the
desired setting. Make sure that you use the correct marks
on the clear indicators for your application and that you
reference the same marks on both sides.
4.
Adjust the router to set the bit to the desired cutting depth.
5.
Clamp a scrap workpiece that’s roughly as wide as your final
workpiece to a work surface to make a test cut.
Fig. 5
Fig. 4
Fence against
workpiece
Fence placed against workpiece
Router Bit
Diameter
1/8"
1/4"
1/2"
3/4"
Minimum
Dado Space
7/16"
3/8"
1/4"
1/8"
Maximum
Dado Space
6
9
⁄
16
"
6
1
⁄
2
"
6
3
⁄
8
"
6
1
⁄
4
"
Dado Spacing
