Portamate PM7010 Manuel De L'utilisateur page 9

5. Adjust the fence as close as possible to the bearing without allowing the
bit to make contact with the aluminum face. Expose just enough of the
bearing to allow the bearing to control the depth of cut. This would be
the maximum cut. It may be best to make several smaller passes before
making the final cut at the maximum depth. See Figure 21.
6. Tighten the main fence.
7. Confirm the router is secure. The table is now ready for use.
Miter Gauge Routing
Use the miter gauge to control narrow work pieces such as when shaping or
routing end grain on door rails or tenons. Since the miter gauge supports the
work for the entire cut the outfeed side of the fence is not used and could in
fact cause a dangerous kick back if not positioned properly.
1. Attach a piece of 1x scrap material to the infeed side of the router fence.
This piece can be clamped temporarily to the fence face or attached
to the aluminum extrusion using 1⁄4" bolts of the proper length with
cooresponding nuts counter sunk into the face of the wood scrap. If
attaching the wood piece to the extrusion, you may want to make a
second one for the outfeed side. These auxiliary faces will come in handy
for creating zero clearance bit openings, and may be extended beyond
the ends of the fence for extra infeed/outfeed stability. Again, for this
operation this extra piece should be on the infeed side only. The material
to be shaped should clear the infeed face before coming in contact with
the cutter, therefore it may be necessary to adjust the auxiliary face farther
away from the bit. See Figure 22.
2. Using the infeed side of the fence as your guide, determine the proper
depth of cut. Secure the fence. See Figure 23.
3. Position the miter gauge into the miter slot. Place the material against the
miter gauge, and use the infeed side of the fence as a bump stop to set the
depth of cut. The aluminum miter gauge face should be adjusted so as not
to contact the router bit. See Figure 24.
4. Be sure the router and router bit is secure, and turn the router on.
5. Firmly hold the material against the miter gauge, verify the depth of cut
by bumping the infeed face, and slide the miter gauge and work piece
Figure 18
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Figure 20
Figure 21
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