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18 10.0AMP PLUNGE ROUTER
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
10. Feeding the Router
The secrets to professional routing are a careful set-up for the cut, selecting the proper
depth of cut, knowing how the cutter bit reacts in your workpiece, and the rate and
direction of feed of the router.
a) Direction of Feed-External Cuts
Feeding the bit from left to right will
cause the bit to pull the router towards
the workpiece.
If the router is fed in the opposite
direction (right to left), the rotating force
of the cutter bit will tend to throw the bit
away from the workpiece. This is called
“Climb-Cutting.” “Climb-Cutting” may
cause loss of control, possibly resulting in
personal injury. When “Climb-Cutting” is
required (e.g., backing around a corner),
exercise extreme caution to maintain
control of the router.
The high speed of the cutter bit during a proper feeding operation (left to right), results in
very little kickback under normal conditions. However, if the cutter bit strikes a knot, an
area of hard grain, or a foreign object, “Kickback” may result. Kickback may damage your
workpiece and could cause you to lose control of the router, possibly causing personal
injury. Kickback is always in the opposite direction of the clockwise cutter bit rotation, or
counterclockwise.
To guard against and help prevent Kickback, plan your set-up and direction of feed so that
you’re always keeping the sharp edges of the cutter bit biting straight into uncut wood.
Always inspect your workpiece for knots, hard grain, and foreign objects.
WARNING: Kickback causes the power tool to jerk back toward the user, causing
possible loss of control and serious injury. Always take precautions against kickback as
described in the operator’s manual.
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External Cuts
Internal
cuts
BIT RO-
TATION
ROUTER FEED
DIRECTION
ROUTER FEED DIRECTION
ROUTE END GRAINS FIRST
10a
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