Safety & Care
Router Safety Warnings
Hold power tool by insulated gripping surfaces,
because the cutter may contact its own cord.
Cutting a "live" wire may make exposed metal
parts of the power tool "live" and shock the
operator.
Use clamps, or other practical ways to secure
and support the workpiece to a stable platform.
Holding the work with your hand or against the
body leaves it unstable and may lead to loss of
control. It is recommended to use a spoil board
underneath your material when doing a through
cut.
Adhere workpiece elements that may come
loose during cutting. When cutting items out of
workpiece materials, use PSA (Pressure Sensitive
Adhesive) or alternative methods to hold
elements down to your workbench and/or spoil
board. This will prevent items from coming loose
when cutting is complete.
Only use router bits with the correct shank size
for the SM1 Spindle and spindle collet supplied
with Origin. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CUTTER
DIAMETER IS 1" (25 mm).
Check work area for items added after
initial scan. Origin's on-screen images are
reconstructions based on previous scans. They
may not show items on your workpiece that were
placed there after a scan. Always check your work
area for potential obstacles immediately before
routing.
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Safety & Care
Only operate Origin with the SM1 Spindle
provided by Shaper. Use with any other router
spindle will cause damage and may result in a
risk of electric shock.
Do not forcibly move the Z-Axis carriage up
and down. Doing so may cause damage to
Origin's electronics.
Do not forcibly move the spindle mount from
side to side. Doing so may cause damage to
Origin's electronics.
Cut at an appropriate depth per pass. Origin can
easily and consistently do multiple passes on
your design at increasing depths. Do not attempt
to cut deeper in one pass than Origin's movement
stage or spindle can handle. If Origin sounds
like it is audibly struggling, reduce the depth of
your cut, change your material or router bit, or
adjust spindle speed. Visit support.shapertools.
com for recommendations on how to cut various
materials.
Cut at an appropriate feed rate. If Origin's
correction range is unable to keep up with your
feed rate, move Origin slower, reduce the depth
of cut, change your router bit, and/or adjust the
spindle speed. Visit support.shapertools.com for
recommendations on appropriate feed rates for
various materials.
Use an appropriate router bit for your material.
Different materials cut best with different types of
router bits. Cutting with the wrong type of router
bit can negatively impact cut quality. Do not cut
with dull or damaged router bits. Visit support.
shapertools.com for recommendations on router
bit types to use with various materials.
shapertools.com
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