Rockler Dust RIGHT User manual

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Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate Instructions
Effective March 2023

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GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS
This product is designed only for specific applications as defined in the instructions and should not be modified or used for any
manner not described in these instructions. Use only recommended accessories. Before using the Click-Connect Router Dust Port
and Plate Instructions: READ, UNDERSTAND and FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND SAFETY WARNINGS. KEEP THESE
INSTRUCTIONS READILY AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
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the instructions and safety warnings for your product (see the
instructions link on the product page at Rockler.com).
>Before using another tool with this product, always read,
understand and follow the instructions and safety warnings
in the owner’s manual for that tool. If you do not have the
owner’s manual, obtain one from the tool’s manufacturer
before using it with this product.
>Before using any chemical with this product, always read,
understand and follow all safety warnings and guidelines in
the manufacturer’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS; formerly called
“MSDS”), especially regarding:
• How to safely use the chemical, including potential hazards
and recommended first aid measures;
• Personal safety equipment required to safely use the
chemical (e.g. gloves, eye protection, mask/respirator, etc.);
• Proper and safe handling, storage and disposal of
the chemical.
>Before using this product, review and verify that all tools to be
used with it have safety equipment installed and are in proper
working order as defined by the tool’s owner’s manual.
>Do not use this product until you have read and are
confident you understand:
• Product Specific Safety Warnings (p. 3);
• Mounting Holes Diagram (p. 4);
• Installation on Router: Two Options (pp. 5 - 7);
• Connecting a Hose (p. 7);
• Using with Rockler Jigs (p. 7).
>The user assumes all risk and responsibility for the proper and
safe use of this product and for ensuring product suitability for
the intended application.
>It is the sole responsibility of the purchaser of this product
to ensure that anyone you allow to use this product reads
and complies with all instructions and safety precautions
outlined in this manual prior to use.
>Follow all standard shop safety practices, including:
• Keep children and bystanders away from the tool
operating area;
• Do NOT use power tools in explosive environments, or in
the presence of flammable liquids, fumes or dust;
• TURN OFF AND UNPLUG all power tools BEFORE
making any adjustments or changing accessories;
• Remain alert and use good judgment. Do not use this
product if you are in any way impaired by medications,
alcohol, drugs or fatigue;
• Keep your work area well lit and clean;
• Dress appropriately. Secure loose clothing, remove all
jewelry and tie up long hair before using this product;
• ALWAYS wear safety glasses, hearing protection
and respiratory protection that complies with
NIOSH/OSHA/ANSI safety standards;
• Use dust collection tools and dust face masks to
reduce exposure to dust;
• Use safety equipment such as featherboards, push
sticks and push blocks, etc., when appropriate;
• Maintain proper footing at all times and do not overreach;
• Do NOT force woodworking tools.
>These warnings and instructions do NOT represent the total
of all information available regarding tool safety, use and
technique. Always seek out opportunities to learn more
and improve your skills and knowledge.
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 protection. For more information go to
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/wood.
Danger indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Warning indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Caution indicates a hazardous situation that, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury
or property damage.
Notice indicates important or helpful information and/or user tips.
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PRODUCT SPECIFIC SAFETY WARNINGS
>To avoid serious injury, keep hands and fingers away from spinning router bit. Maintain awareness of
the bit at all times.
> Turn off and unplug your router before installing the Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate,
changing the bit, adjusting the cutting depth or attaching an accessory.
> If using a guide bushing with the Click-Connect Router Dust
Port and Plate, always make sure the guide bushing’s lock
nut is fully tightened before routing.
> If possible, remove the router base from the router when
installing the Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate.

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Bottom View Shown
Porter-Cable 100, 690 series, 890 series,
7529 and 8529; Makita 1100 series;
Hitachi M12VC; DeWalt DW616 and DW618;
Bosch 1617 and 1618
Skil RT1322-00 and
RT1323-00
Bosch 1619 and
1619EVS
DeWalt DW625
ROUTER MOUNTING HOLE KEY

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Fig. 1
Installation on Router: Two Options
The Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate can be configured
in two ways, depending on the routing application.
If you will be using a guide bushing with your router –
for example, to do template routing – you will mount the Rotary
Mechanism to the top face of the Click-Connect Baseplate and the
Bushing Insert to the bottom of the Click-Connect Baseplate.
Fig. 1.
1. With your router turned off and disconnected from the power
source, remove the base from the router motor, if possible.
Then remove the baseplate that came with the router from
the bottom of the base. Keep track of the screws that held the
baseplate to the base. Depending on the shape of the
screw heads, you might be able to use the screws to attach
the Click-Connect Baseplate. (If not, screws fitting the most
popular routers are provided with the baseplate.)
2. Orient the Click-Connect Baseplate so the bottom face is
down. (Look at the holes to distinguish between the faces:
The holes are countersunk on the bottom face so flathead
mounting screws will sit flush.) Set the Rotary Mechanism
in the center recess in the top face of the Click-Connect
Baseplate and attach it loosely with three #6 - 32 x 3/16"
Flathead Screws through the slots and into alternating holes
in the baseplate. Do not tighten the screws.
3. Look at the bottom face of the Click-Connect Baseplate and
identify which mounting holes match your router base.
4. Bring the Click-Connect Baseplate/Rotary Mechanism
assembly to the router base and orient it to roughly align
the mounting holes in the baseplate with the mounting
holes in the router base. Fit the outlet end of the Rotary
Mechanism through the large bottom opening of the
base and then through one of the side openings. At this
point, the Click-Connect Baseplate should rest flat on the
bottom of the router base. If it doesn’t rest flat on the base,
rotate the Rotary Mechanism on its threads to raise or lower
it to fit through the side opening.
5. Rotate the Click-Connect Baseplate/Rotary Mechanism
assembly to align the mounting holes in the baseplate
with the holes in the router base. If you’re not able to
rotate the assembly far enough to align the holes, you
might need to lift it out and fit the outlet end of the
Rotary Mechanism through another of the router
base’s side openings.
6. Once the mounting holes are aligned and the outlet of
the Rotary Mechanism fits through the router base’s side
opening, hold the Rotary Mechanism and Click-Connect
Baseplate together to keep them from shifting as you lift
them out of the router base. Then tighten the three
#6 - 32 x 3/16" Flathead Screws to secure the Rotary
Mechanism to the Baseplate.
7. Return the Click-Connect Baseplate/Rotary Mechanism
assembly to the router base and attach it with the appropriate
mounting screws for the base. Screws fitting the most popular
routers are provided with the baseplate.
Designed for use with Dust Right®
FlexiPort Power Tool Hose Kits (sold separately) with
Click-Connect functionality. A hose with a Click-Connect
Hose Adapter (sold separately) is required.
#6-32 x 3/16"
Flathead Screws
Click-Connect
Baseplate
Bushing
Insert
#6-32 x 3/16"
Flathead Screws
Rotary
Mechanism

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To install a guide bushing on the Bushing
Insert after the Bushing Insert has been installed, simply
remove the Insert, install the bushing and then reinstall
the Insert.
8. Fit the Bushing Insert into the recess in the bottom face of the
Click-Connect Baseplate, making sure to orient it correctly, and
secure it with three #6 - 32 x 3/16" Flathead Screws in the
three remaining open holes in the baseplate.
9. Fit the rubber Click-Connect FlexiPort onto the dust outlet of
the Rotary Mechanism. Fig. 2.
If you won’t be using a guide bushing, it’s advantageous
to mount the Rotary Mechanism to the bottom face of the
Click-Connect Baseplate, as shown in Fig. 3. This allows more
of the bit to be surrounded by the mechanism, improving dust
collection. It also provides slightly more support surface to the
Click-Connect Baseplate.
1. With your router turned off and disconnected from the power
source, remove the base from the router motor, if possible.
Then remove the baseplate that came with the router from
the bottom of the base. Keep track of the screws that held the
baseplate to the base. Depending on the shape of the
screw heads, you might be able to use the screws to attach
the Click-Connect Baseplate. (If not, screws fitting the most
popular routers are provided with the baseplate.)
2. Orient the Click-Connect Baseplate so the bottom face is up.
(Look at the holes to distinguish between the faces: The holes
are countersunk on the bottom face so flathead mounting
screws will sit flush.)
3. Fit the dust outlet of the Rotary Mechanism through the
center opening of the Click-Connect Baseplate and lower
the mechanism until its flange sits in the circular recess in
the bottom face of the baseplate. Attach it loosely with three
#6 - 32 x 3/16" Flathead Screws through the slots and into
alternating holes in the Click-Connect Baseplate. Do NOT
tighten the screws.
4. Look at the bottom face of the Click-Connect Baseplate and
identify which mounting holes match your router base.
5. Bring the Click-Connect Baseplate/Rotary Mechanism
assembly to the router base and orient it to roughly align
the mounting holes in the baseplate with the mounting holes
in the router base. Fit the outlet end of the Rotary Mechanism
first through the large bottom opening of the base and then
through one of the side openings. At this point, the
Click-Connect Baseplate should rest flat on the bottom
of the router base. If it doesn’t rest flat on the base, rotate
the Rotary Mechanism on its threads to raise or lower it
to fit through the side opening.
6. Rotate the Click-Connect Baseplate/Rotary Mechanism
assembly to align the mounting holes in the baseplate with
the holes in the router base. If you’re not able to rotate the
assembly far enough to align the holes, you might need to
lift it out and fit the outlet end of the Rotary Mechanism
through another of the router base’s side openings.
7. Once the mounting holes are aligned and the outlet of the
Rotary Mechanism fits through the router base’s side opening,
tighten the three #6 - 32 x 3/16" Flathead Screws to secure the
Rotary Mechanism to the Click-Connect Baseplate.
Fig. 3
Fig. 2
Click-Connect
FlexiPort
Click-Connect
Baseplate
#6-32 x 3/16"
Flathead Screws
Rotary
Mechanism

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contact our Technical Support Department at 1-800-260-9663
or [e-mail]
8. Fit the rubber Click-Connect FlexiPort onto the dust outlet of
the Rotary Mechanism. Fig. 2.
Connecting a Hose
The dust port of Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate is
specifically designed for use with the FlexiPort Click-Connect
Power Tool Hose system. You must use a FlexiPort Click-
Connect Power Tool Hose Kit (68966 or 66169, sold
separately) or a hose equipped with a Click-Connect Hose
Adapter (sold separately) to connect to the Click-Connect
Router Dust Port and Plate. Fig. 4.
Hose Adapters are available individually: Click-Connect Hose
Adapter for FlexiPort Expandable Hose (68066, sold separately);
Click-Connect Hose Adapter for FlexiPort Fixed-Length
Hose (61118, sold separately); and Click-Connect Hose
Adapter for Shop Vacuum Hoses (69290, sold separately).
Using with Rockler Jigs
The Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate also works in
tandem with most Rockler router jigs. Depending on your router
and the mounting hole pattern on the particular jig, you might
need to drill mounting holes for your router in the jig. Rockler
also offers a Router Hole Pattern Drilling Template (68547, sold
separately) to simplify the process and improve accuracy. Fig. 5.
You also might need to obtain longer mounting screws to span
the jig base and the Click-Connect Router Dust Port and Plate and
extend into the router base. You typically can find these at most
home centers.
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

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