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555970

MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER

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Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Problems with your Overarm Router usually have simple solutions. Under normal use, you should
rarely have to service the Tool. Most problems can be corrected by simple maintenance, alignment,
adjustment or a change in your work habits.  This Troubleshooting Guide has been developed to
help you diagnose and remedy any problems which may arise when using your Shopsmith Over-
arm Router.

Poor quality cut

Depth-of-cut excessive

Reduce depth-of-cut on each pass

Feed rate too fast

Feed workpiece into the bit at a slower rate

Router bit dull

Sharpen or replace bit

Overarm or motor loose,

Tighten Overarm on MARK V Way Tubes, Gibs

causing “wobble”

or Router Motor Clamp

Workpiece “burning”

Dull Router Bit

Sharpen or replace Bit

Motor running too fast

Slow down your variable speed Router Motor or
purchase an electronic motor speed control for
single-speed Routers

Guide Pin and Router

Router Table – to MARK V

Tighten screws – re-align Pin & Bit

Bit work out of alignment

Table mounting screws loose

Table Insert loose

Tighten Table Insert - re-align Pin & Bit

Arm Clamps loose

Tighten Arm Clamps around MARK V Way Tubes
– re-align Pin & Bit

Motor Clamp and Guard loose

Tighten Motor Clamp and Guard - re-align Pin & Bit

Depth Control Handle won’t

Loose nut (44) on left side

Tighten nut (44)

hold position when tightened

of Clutch Shaft

Poor seating surface on

Unscrew Depth Control Handle from Clutch Hub and

Control Handle

examine seating surface at end of Handle shaft. If
surface is rounded, file a new, FLAT seating surface
on end of Handle shaft.

Dovetail Slide sticks or grabs

Brass Gib adjusted too tightly

Loosen Gib adjustment setscrews (26)

Depth Control casting

Ball Plunger (41) screwed in

Unscrew Ball Plunger in quarter-turn increments until

won’t release

too far – or defective

casting releases from and engages groove in Depth
Control casting shaft, replace Ball Plunger if defective.

Walls of your cuts are

Worktable and Router Bit are

Adjust MARK V Worktable

“stepped”

not perpendicular to one another

Router motor overheats

Motor too close to Deflector (20)

Loosen motor and raise to allow 1/8

clearance

between bottom of router motor and Deflector

Overworking motor

Stop and allow motor to cool

Taking too heavy a cut

Reduce depth-of-cut

Feeding stock too rapidly

Slow down your feed rate

through the cut

Depth-of cut changes while

Bit loose in Router motor

Tighten Bit

making a cut

Router motor loose in Motor

Tighten Clamp, by tightening nuts (7)

Clamp (1 & 9)

Содержание 555970

Страница 1: ...MS TO KNOW 10 OVERARM ROUTER ASSEMBLY 11 ALIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENT 16 OVERARM PIN ROUTING OPERATIONS 18 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR BOTH TYPES OF OVERARM ROUTING 18 ROUTER DUPLICATION USING SHOP MADE FIXTUR...

Страница 2: ...line routing operations Routing decorative edges and surface de signs on straight round or curved workpieces of all types including furni ture cabinets tabletops etc Cutting precision dadoes grooves r...

Страница 3: ...ize laminate covered MDF 18 1 2 d x 28 w x 3 4 Fencesize 2 13 1 4 w x 1 1 4 h Guide pin diameters furnished 1 4 3 8 and 1 2 Starter pin diameter furnished 1 4 Maximum router bit diameter with insert 1...

Страница 4: ...glasses A face shield protects your entire face not just your eyes HEARING PROTECTION Prolonged exposure to high intensity noise from high speed power tools will damage your hearing Hearing protectors...

Страница 5: ...a fan to ven tilate your shop MOUNTING ROUTER BITS Turn off and unplug the router motor be fore mounting router bits Follow the recommendations of the router motor manufacturer as to the sizes and typ...

Страница 6: ...trange noise or vibration develops immediately turn off the power unplug the machine and correct the problem Never operate a power tool that is not functioning properly Secure workpieces Use clamps fi...

Страница 7: ...deep cuts With the excep tion of single pass dovetail cuts limit depth of cut to 1 4 for each pass when using bits up to 1 2 diameter in hard wood Limit depth of cut to 3 8 for each pass when using b...

Страница 8: ...id carbide or carbide tipped steel High speed steel bits are heat treated for extra hardness and to hold keen cutting edges Carbide bits solid or tipped are the finest bits available today Although mo...

Страница 9: ...MARK V MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 9...

Страница 10: ...ert mounting holes in your Model 500 MARK V with two buttonhead setscrews and washers through the elongated travel slots in the Overarm Router Table surface Two sets of threaded inserts are pro vided...

Страница 11: ...minum Fences attach to the Work table mounting holes with threaded plastic Knobs Spacers and washers for straight line routing operations 11 MARK V Way Tube Mounting Brack ets Upper and lower Mounting...

Страница 12: ...opsmith s Lift Assist Accessory will make this task much easier WHICH MOUNTING HOLES Before mounting the Overarm Router to the MARK V the two Mounting Brackets 11 must be bolted to the Arm of the tool...

Страница 13: ...n wrench INSTALL YOUR ROUTER MOTOR IN THE OVERARM Remove your Router motor from its base see instructions included with your router Place the motor between the front and rear motor Brackets on the Ove...

Страница 14: ...om you You will notice two pairs of countersunk holes in the Table surface about 7 1 2 in from the front edge of the Table See Fig 6 These are the holes you will use to mount your Overarm Router s Tab...

Страница 15: ...eflector bottom 20 Lock the carriage in place Extend the Worktable until the bottoms of the MARK V Table Tubes are flush with the bottom of the carriage then lock the MARK V table into position CAUTIO...

Страница 16: ...imming them with small pieces of masking or duct tape stuck to the underside of the Inserts on either side of the mounting screw holes Once the Inserts are flush further adjust ments shouldn t be nece...

Страница 17: ...and 520 machines by loosening the two 1 4 20 flathead ma chine screws that hold the Overarm Router CAUTION Before disengaging the Clutch and Handle assembly always adjust the Depth Stop Rod so it make...

Страница 18: ...g tool for per forming common routing operations such as decorative edging dadoing grooving mortising and creating other types of specialized joinery Before we look at each of the different types of o...

Страница 19: ...e first then cut the dove tail profile in the groove Limit your depth of cut to 3 8 for each pass when using bits up to 1 2 diameter in soft woods When using bits over 1 2 in diam eter limit your dept...

Страница 20: ...it from the workpiece before turning the motor off 4 If your Router is a single speed model consider purchasing a plug in after market electronic router speed control device Such devices are fairly in...

Страница 21: ...roduct you re building is already cut since any cut ting on outside edges will damage the clamping device See Fig 11 In our example we ve used a clamp in fixture to cut out a coach lantern that just h...

Страница 22: ...to the workpiece Now let s review the specific procedures for making the various types of fixtures and us ing them to duplicate your projects HOW TO MAKE SCREW DOWN AND CLAMP IN FIXTURES The fixture m...

Страница 23: ...ng an existing item in this case a plaque as a template for making your fixture Figure 14 Guide the edge of your existing item against the pin to cut a matching groove in the laminate side of your fix...

Страница 24: ...r workpiece slowly and cau tiously in a counter clockwise direction Against the rotation of the bit being careful to maintain a steady even pres sure against the Table Pin at all times until you ve co...

Страница 25: ...through the bottom of the fixture so they protrude no more than about 1 4 above the sur face We prefer screws because they won t drive back out when you tap the workpiece down onto the fixture If you...

Страница 26: ...size of the fixture larger you can actually form three projects from a single piece of stock 1 A square picture frame with a plaque shaped opening 2 A plaque shaped picture frame with a plaque shaped...

Страница 27: ...in the laminate side of the fixture are traced over the Guide Pin As with a screw in fixture this process trans fers your design exactly to the workpiece you ve mounted to the opposite or particle boa...

Страница 28: ...are the template and have no grooves However this lack of guiding grooves means that you must be certain to maintain a con stant steady pressure against the edge of the fixture throughout the routing...

Страница 29: ...the cut and ruin your edge Step 2 Cut the edge The routing method used is similar to routing against a pin Re member to always move the fixture against the rotation of the bit and keep the same wall o...

Страница 30: ...al against the Pin operations include creating special rabbet cuts usually with straight bits or slot cutters and making deco rative cuts with non piloted profile Bits Here s the step by step process...

Страница 31: ...s al most identical with two differences First and foremost with the Overarm Router your hands are used to grip the workpiece instead of the router motor This provides improved visibility of the cut a...

Страница 32: ...tighten it se curely 4 Move the workpiece away from the Bit area turn on the motor and lock every thing in position to make your first pass Resting the external edge of your workpiece against the Sta...

Страница 33: ...ne throughout the cut If you begin by feeding the stock into the Bit from a position in front of the Guide Pin and end by feeding the stock into the bit from a position to the left or right of the Gui...

Страница 34: ...ach a one piece shop made face to the two piece face or ad just both sides of your two piece Fence so that they are exactly in line with no offset NOTE Your Overarm Router Table contains eight 10 24 t...

Страница 35: ...grain routing using a push block Figure 30 Straight line routing using feather boards mounted to wooden fence boards and push sticks END VIEW FACE VIEW LEFT FENCE BOARD 5 32 DIA x 5 8 DEEP HOLES ON BA...

Страница 36: ...ess for cutting grooves except that you will need to make a wood back up block to hold the workpiece perpendicular to the Fence and guide it through the cut If your cut is to be 90 to the edge of your...

Страница 37: ...on board to the Fence then clamp the second stop block to that extension board Another option for long workpieces is to clamp your stop block directly to your workpiece so that it will limit your cut...

Страница 38: ...he tracing paper approach As with the tracing approach you should cut your plug about 1 16 larger than your routed slot 5 Sand the plug to size Use a Disc Sander to sand around the edges of the plug w...

Страница 39: ...other power tool it performs better and safer if you maintain it properly WARNING Always turn off and unplug your router motor before you begin any maintenance procedure Before you begin any maintena...

Страница 40: ...moves freely without binding The router motor holds its position when the Depth Control Handle is unscrewed The Worktable slides forward or backward without side play and locks securely in po sition T...

Страница 41: ...ntil you have corrected the cause of the unusual noise or vibration As needed Have your router Bits sharp ened Every 5 hours of running time Clean the Overarm Router thoroughly Check align ments and a...

Страница 42: ...m Clamps around MARK V Way Tubes re align Pin Bit Motor Clamp and Guard loose Tighten Motor Clamp and Guard re align Pin Bit Depth Control Handle won t Loose nut 44 on left side Tighten nut 44 hold po...

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