JessEm Rout-R-Fence II User manual

Rout-R-Fence II
Model #04600
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to provide many years of reliable service provided it is used as intended and taken
care of.
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This user manual will assist you in assembly and general operaon of this product.
It is not our intent to teach you about woodworking. It is assumed that you are an
experienced woodworker with the basic skills and experience necessary to use this
product safely. If aer reading the following instrucons you are unsure or
uncomfortable about safely using this product, we urge you to seek addional
informaon through widely available woodworking books or classes.
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WHATS IN THE BOX
Item #
Product Code
Descripon
QTY.
1
F0573
M6 x 35mm Carriage Bolt
4
2
M0458-1-C
Fence Face
2
3
S0076-9-C
5/16” – 18 x 2” SHCS
2
4
S0053-50-C
Adjustment Nut
2
5
S0092-9-C
Clamp Adjustment Bracket
2
6
S0092-8-C
Fence Clamping Bracket
2
7
F0549
1/4”-20 x 1/2" SHCS
8
8
S0002-8-C
Clamp pad
2
9
S0092-10-C
Cam Lock Handle
2
10
F0347
1/4”-20 x 5/8” SHCS
2
11
S0054-16-C
Fence Cam
2
12
S0076-7-C
Pivot Bolt
2
13
F0348
1/4” Washer
4
14
E0326-1-C
Fence T-Track
1
15
F0531
10-32 x 3/8” Pan Head Screw
10
16
02104
Bit Guard Height Adjustment Knob
2
17
02104
Bit Guard
1
18
1
02104
1/4”-20 Square Nut
2
19
M0452
3 lobe knob
4
20
M0280
Fence Vacuum Port
1
21
F0122
1/4"-20 Lock Nut
2
22
F0581
1/4" Thin Jam Nut
6
23
S0075-8-C
1/4”-20 x 1 1/8” Set Screw
6
24
S0062-42-C
Fence Squaring Nut
6
25
S0092-7-C
Main Fence
1
26
S0092-11-C
Clamp Bracket Alignment Plate
2
27
F0558
10-32 Lock Nut
2
28
S0076-8-C
Vacuum Mounng Screw
2

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WARRANTY
JESSEM TOOL LIMITED WARRANTY
All JessEm products are warranted to be free
from defects in material and workmanship.
JessEm will repair or replace any product which
upon inspecon proves to be defecve for a
period of (1) year from dated receipt and proof of
purchase. All warranty claims should be made
direct to JessEm Tool Company.
Contact JessEm for a warranty claim return
authorizaon and instrucons to proceed. The
consumer is responsible for shipping costs to
return product to JessEm Tool Company. We will
repair or replace the product at our discreon
and JessEm Tool will return shipment to you at no
charge.
WARRANTY LIMITATIONS
This warranty does not cover:
• Repairs or alteraons made or aempted by
anyone other than JessEm Tool Company or an
authorized JessEm service professional.
-Normal wear and tear
-Abuse, misuse or neglect.
-Improper care or maintenance.
-Connued use aer paral failure.
-Products that have been modied in any
way.
-Products used with improper accessories

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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
•Always make sure the fence on your router table is
locked rmly into posion before each use
•Never overload the router beyond the expectaons of
the tool
•Be sure at least ¾ of the bit shank length is inserted
securely in to the router collet
•Never boom out the bit in the collet. Allow 1/16”
clearance between the shank and boom of the collet.
•Always rout in mulple passes when large amounts of
stock must be removed
•Use reduced rotaonal speeds for large diameter bits.
Below is approximate speeds for dierent bit sizes.
These values can change based on your specic
applicaon.
•Before operang any machinery or power tool, read
and understand all safety instrucons in the owners
manual that came with them
•If you do not have a manual, contact the manufacturer
and obtain one before using any power tool
•Always wear eye protecon compliant with ANSI
safety standards when operang power tools
•Always use proper guards and safety devices when
operang power tools and machinery.
•Carefully check router bits before each use. If
damaged or a defect is suspected do not use
•Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry that may catch
on tools or equipment
Unplug the tool or machinery when mounng or making any
adjustments
A) Personal Safety
i) Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use common sense
when operang a tool. Do not use a power tool while you are
red or under the inuence of drugs, alcohol or medicaon.
Serious personal injury could result if complete aenon is not
given while operang power tools.
ii) Always wear safety glasses. Everyday eyeglasses are not
safety glasses. Safety glasses have specially constructed frames,
lenses and side shields for beer protecon.
iii) Use safety equipment. Use a face or dust mask when the
cung operaon is dusty. Safety equipment such as dust
masks, hard hats, non-skid safety shoes and hearing protecon
reduces personal injuries when used for appropriate condions.
If devices and tools allow for dust extracon and collecon,
ensure these are connected and properly used.
iv) Do not overreach. Keep proper foong and balance at all
mes. This allows for beer control of the power tool in
unexpected situaons.
v) Never stand on the machine. Serious injury could occur if the
tool ps or if the cung tool is unintenonally contacted.
vi) Secure workpieces. Use clamps or vises to hold work when
praccal. This is safer than using your hands and frees both
hands to operate the tools.
vii) Dress appropriately. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry.
Ensure you keep clothing, hair and gloves away from moving
parts. Loose clothing, jewelry or long hair can be caught in
moving parts. Roll up long sleeves to the elbow. Wear
protecve hair covering to contain long hair.
viii) Avoid accidental starng. Ensure the switch is in the o
posion before you plug it in. Carrying a power tool in you
hands with your nger on the switch or plugging in a power
tool that has the switch on is inving accidents.
ix) Remove any adjusng key or wrench before turning the
power tool on. A wrench or a key le aached to a rotang part
of the power tool could result in personal injury.
B) Work Area Safety
i) Make your workshop child proof. Use padlocks, master
switches, or remove starter keys.
ii) Keep work area clean and well lit. Cluer and/or dark areas
encourage accidents.
ii) Keep children and bystanders away while operang a power
tool. Complete aenon is required when operang a power
tool.
C) Electrical Safety
i) Ground electrical tools. If the tool is equipped with a three-
prong plug, it must only be plugged into a grounded three-hole
electrical outlet. If required, a qualied electrician can install
one. Never remove the third prong or modify the plug that is
provided in any way.
ii) Never expose a power tool to rain or wet condions. You will
increase the risk of electric shock if water enters the power
tool. iii) Using power tools in damp or wet locaons or
condions is extremely dangerous.
iv) Do not operate any power tool in an explosive atmosphere,
in the presence of ammable liquids, gases or dust. Power tools
can create sparks which may ignite the fumes or dust.

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WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, always
unplug your tool before performing any
maintenance. Never disassemble the tool or try to
do any rewiring on the tool's electrical system.
WARNING: This product can expose you to
chemicals including lead and/or chromium,
known to the State of California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproducve harm.
WARNING: Read and understand all
instrucons before using. Failure to follow all
instrucons listed above or to us the fence in a safe
manor may result in serious personal injury.
WARNING: Drilling, sawing, sanding or
machining wood products can expose you to
wood dust, a substance known to the state of
California to cause cancer. Avoid inhaling wood dust
or use a dust mask or other safeguards for personal
protecon.
Adjusng for Dierent Table Thickness
JessEm’s Rout-R-Fence II is designed to accommodate
table top thicknesses between 3/4” and 1-1/8”. To set the
top thickness, or to change between them, the following
instrucons will have to be followed:
1- Loosen the two screws holding the clamp
adjustment bracket in place, as seen in gure 1.
Repeat for the other side.
2- With both cam handles in the unlocked posion
(see gure 2), loosen or ghten the screws below
the clamp adjustment brackets unl there is a
very small gap between the clamp adjustment
bracket and the top (just enough to allow you to
move the fence when unlocked).
3- Reghten the screws loosened in step 1.
4- Test the cam locks to ensure they now work on
your top. The cam locks should move smoothly
and hold the fence rmly in place, but should not
be so ght as to be dicult to lock down.
If your fence is sll too loose, repeat the rst
three steps to raise the clamping bracket. If it is
too ght, lower the clamping bracket sightly.
Figure 1 – Screws Menoned in step 1
Figure 2 – Cam handle posion and screw menoned
in step 2

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Adjusng the Fence Faces and Bit Guard
To opmize work piece support and to maximize safety,
the fence faces will have to be adjusted before using the
fence.
1. With your fence located where you intend to use
it, loosen the four knobs shown in gure 3.
2. Slide the fence faces unl they create a small gap
around your bit and reghten the four knobs.
3. To ensure safe operaon and to prevent damage
to your fence faces, ensure the fence faces clear
the diameter of the router bit before starng the
motor.
Once the fence faces are set, it is important to set the bit
guard height. This is done by loosening the bit guard
height adjustment knobs and sliding it up or down before
reghtening.
Figure 3 – Knobs to adjust fence faces
Figure 4 – Bit guard adjustment knobs
Squaring Fence Face to Table
This fence will arrive pre-squared from the factory;
however, several factors can cause it to go out of square.
It is relavely easy to adjust the fence back to square if
needed following the steps below:
1. Loosen all six of the ¼”-20 jam nuts
2. Using a square, determine where the fence has to
be adjusted and use the ¼”-20 set screws to
adjust it one way or the other
3. Holding the set screw in place with a hex key,
reghten the jam nut to lock the set screw
posion in place.
4. Repeat along the length of the fence unl all six
set screws are locked in posion and the fence is
square to the table top.
Figure 5 – Set screw locaons for squaring fence
Figure 6 – Checking Fence Faces

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Replacing Fence Faces
Over me, your fence faces may start to show
signs of wear or get damaged. At this me, the
fence faces should be replaced to ensure your
fence keeps performing the same as the day it
came out of the box.
To replace your fence faces, remove the four
knobs on the back of the fence, as shown in
gure 3. Using a hammer, lightly tap the end of
each fastener in the fence faces to remove the
carriage bolts.
Insert the carriage bolts into the new fence faces
and aach them to the fence with the four knobs.
Adjust as explained previously.
Following the drawing below, you can make your
own replacement fence faces. The original faces
that came with the fence were made out of
laminated MDF, however many materials would
work. Ideally the material will be wear resistant
and unlikely to warp over me. Torreed
hardwoods or laminated products would make
excellent choices.
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