Rockler ProFence 47905 User manual

Router Table
ProFence Instructions
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PARTS list - Router Table ProFence Quantity
 A AluminumFence 1
 B AdjustableMDFFenceFaces 2
 C BitSafetyGuard 1
 D DustPort 1
 E 3/8-16T-Knobs 2
 F 5/16-18x11/4"T-Bolts 6
 G 1"RoundKnobs 6
 H KnobSpacer 2
 I 3/8-16x21⁄2"HexBolt 2
 J 3/8-16x23⁄4"CarriageBolt(UsewithProPhenolicRouterTable) 2
 K 3/8"NylonWasher 2
 L JointerBars 2
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FeedDirection
Alwaysfeedtheworkpieceagainstthecutterrotation,as
showninFigure1.Feedingtheworkpiecewiththecutter
rotationiscalled“climbcutting”.Climbcuttingisvery
dangerous,becausethecutterwillgrabtheworkpieceand
thrustitthesamedirectionasthecutterrotation.Even
smallrouterbitswilloverpoweryourabilitytoholdonto
theworkpieceduringaclimbcut.
Donotusethisroutertableuntilyouunderstand
properfeeddirectionandbitrotation.Ifclimbcuttingis
stillunclear,askyourretailerforhelp,giveusacall,or
referenceabookonroutertableusage.
CAUTION:NEVERCLIMBCUT!
AvoidingFenceTraps
Fencetrapsoccurwhentheworkpieceisfully“trapped”
betweentherouterbitandfence.Fencetrapsposetwo
realconcerns:thepossibilityofclimbfeeding,andhuman
exposuretotherouterbit.Asstatedearlier,climbcutting
shouldbeavoidedaslossofcontroloftheoperationisa
possibility!
Figure2showsaclassictraptobeavoided.What
appearsasanormalfeeddirection(workingfromright
toleft)iswrong,andwillinsteadproduceaclimbcut.
Becausetheworkpieceistrappeditcaneasilybepulled
fromone’sgripandthrownwithgreatvelocity.Feeding
thestockfromlefttorightwilleliminatetheclimbcutbut
notthedanger.Itwillbedifficulttokeepthestocktight
againstthefenceasthebit’srotationwillthrustthestock
awayfromthefence.Also,yourbodywillbedangerously
exposedtothespinning
routerbit.Thebitguardwillnotprotectyouagainstflying
stock,norguardagainstthislevelofexposure.
WhereasFigure3isnotatrap,aslongastherouterbit
cutsonlypartiallyintothestock.Inotherwords,therouter
bitmustnotcompletelycutthroughtheworkpiece.Inthis
cut,thebitwillgrabandpushthestocktowardthefence.
Thisisgood,asthefencewillcontroltheworkpiecebetter
thanyourhands.Typicaldadocutsresemblethisset-up,
andarecommonlyperformedonroutertables.Ifthedado
istobewidenedwithtwo(ormore)passes,becarefulnot
tosetaclassictraporclimbcut.
AdjustingtheSubfences
The(2)MDF(mediumdensityfiberboard)subfencesare
designedtoslidealongthefenceapproximately2".This
resultsinarouterbitopeningfrom0to4".
A.“Close”SettingManyapplicationsrequire
adjustingthesubfencesclosetotherouterbit.This
accomplishesnearlythesamebenefitsofatrue“zero
clearance”setting(“B”)withoutcuttingthesubfences.
Beforetherouteristurnedon,andafterthefenceand
routerbitheightareproperlyadjusted,slidethesubfences
towardthebittoreducethegap.Confirmthattherouter
bitcanfreelyrotatewithouttouchingthesubfences!
Fig.1-Atypicalsetup.Here,thefenceispartially
coveringtherouterbit.
Fig.3-Notatrapaslongastherouterbitdoesnot
cutallthewaythroughthestock.
Routertop(topview)
Routerbitrotation
Workpiece
Properfeeddirection
Fence
Fig.2-Aclassictrapresultinginaclimbcut.Always
avoidthisset-up!
Fence
Bitrotation
Workpiece
Properfeed
direction
Fence
Bitrotation
Workpiece
Properfeeddirection
AVOID!
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B.“ZeroClearance”SettingCuttingthesubfences
intotherouterbitprofileproduces“zeroclearance”.
Zeroclearanceeliminatesthegapbetweenthefence
androuterbit.Thispreventstheworkpiecefromgetting
pulledintothefencejustbeforetherouterbit.Moreover,
azeroclearancesettingachievesacleanercutbecause
thesubfencesupportstheworkpiecefibers.Ifatruezero
clearancesettingisdesired,followthesesteps:
1. Adjustthebitheightandfenceposition.
Note:ThesubfencesmustNOTcontacttherouter
 bitatthistime.
2. Installthebitguardandsecure.
4. Startrouter,andusedustcollection.Fromthebackof
 thefence,slightlyloosenthesubfenceknobsand
 carefullyslidetheinfeedsubfenceintothespinning
 routerbit.Holdontothesubfenceknobs.
5. Afterthesubfencehasreachedtheguidebearingof
 therouterbit,fullytightentheknobsonthesubfence.
Note:Ifthebitdoesnothaveaguidebearing(i.e.
 verticalraisedpanelbits),slidethesubfencehalf-way
 intothebit,thentightenthesubfenceknobs.
Caution:Neveradjustorslidethesubsfences
fromthefront!Alwaysworkfromthebackwith
bothhandsontheadjustmentknobs.
ImportantNotes:
Theoutfeedsubfenceisrarelysettozeroclearance,
becausedoingsohaslittleperformancebenetandcan
damagethesubfence.A“close”settingismoredesirable
formostapplications.Settingtheoutfeedsubfenceto
zerorequiresgreatcarebecausetherouterbitcancause
aportionofthesubfencetochiporbreak.Ifanoutfeed
zeroclearanceisabsolutelynecessary,slidetheoutfeed
subfenceveryslowlyintothebittominimizethechipping
andtearing.
MDFworksverywellasasubfencebecauseitissofter
thanmostwoodsandismuchlesslikelytodamage
expensiverouterbits.MDFalsoretainstheshapeof
delicateprolesandthusallowspropersupportfor
zeroclearancesettings.
Whenadjustingthefence,ensurethatnopartofthe
aluminumfencebodycouldcontacttherouterbit.
Jointing
Jointingistheprocessofmakingflat,squareand
straightmatingedges.Jointingisnecessarywhen
twoboardsareedgegluedtocreatealargerpanel.
Itisalsousedto“fit”piecestogether,aswellasto
trimstocktosize.
Note:Jointingonaroutertableisnotintendedto
replaceafreestandingpowerjointer,especiallyfor
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Theinfeedsubfenceiswideopen,andtheoutfeed
subfenceissetto"close".
Outfeed
subfence
Infeed
subfence
Routerbitguidebearing
Outfeed subfence Infeed subfence
Heretheinfeedsubfencehasbeenadjusted
tozeroclearance.
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Toresetthesubfenceposition,loosenthe4knurled
knobsonthebackandslidesubfenceintodesired
position.Besuretoretightenallknobspriortousing.
stockwiderthan1.25".However,jointingwiththe
routertabledoeshaveadvantagesoverthejointer.
First,smallandshortpiecesofwoodcanbesafely
jointedbecausetheopeningofthefencecanbe
madeverysmall:about1/2".Second,thequalityof
thecutisusuallybetterbecausetherouterbitspins
muchfasterthanthejointer’scutterhead.Afaster
cutterspeedisespeciallyusefulonwoodsproneto
tear-out,likebird’seyemapleandquiltedcherry.Be
surenottomovetooslowly,asthiswillleaveburn
marksinyourworkpiece.
Yourfencehasbuilt-injointingslotstoacceptthe(2)
smallaluminumjointerbarsthatshippedwithyour
routertable.Installedinpairs,thesebars“shimout”
theoutfeedsubfenceeither1/16"or1/32".

Rev Rev08/12
Distributed by Rockler Companies, Inc.
©2012 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
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1. Donotuseyourroutertableasasteporseat.
2. Thetopandcabinetmustbeproperlysecured,andmustbe
 levelbeforeuse.Inspectyourtableandbasefordamageand
 levelnesspriortoeachuse.
3. Keepworkareaclean,dryandwelllit.
4. Thehardwareaffixingtheinserttotheroutertopmustbe
 installedforsafeuse.Tighteninserthold-downscrewsbefore
 eachuse.
5. Safeoperationrequiresaroutertablefence,bitguard,dust
 collectionsystem,startingpinorfulcrum,andspeedreducer
 forlargediameterbits.Werecommendreducingrouterspeed
 for1"orlargerdiameterbits.Consultyourbitmanufacturer
 fortheexactspeed.
6. Usetherighttoolforthejob.Donotforceatoolorattachment
 todoajobforwhichitwasnotdesigned.
7. Secureyourworkwithafeatherboard,clamps,oravice
 whenappropriate.Theuseofinappropriateaccessories
 maycauseinjury.
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Important Safety Instructions
Beforeoperatingyourroutertablepleasereadthismanualthoroughly.Safetyandusetipsarecontainedinthemanual.Thispageisnotthe
solesourceofsafetyinformation.Retainthemanualforfuturereference.Refertoyourrouterowner’smanualforsafetyinstructionsregarding
useofthattool.Thismanualisnotaninstructionbookonhowtodowoodworkingwithapowertool.Weencourageallwoodworkersto
continuallyseekimprovementintheirwoodworkingskills,regardlessoftheircraftsmanshiporyearsofexperience.Theroutertable,fence
andaccessoriesmustonlybeusedfortheirintendedpurpose:woodworkingvianormalroutingoperations.“Normaloperations”meansbasic
shapingofwoodinconditionswheregroundedelectricity,sharptools,dust,andrapidlyspinningpartscanbeusedorencounteredsafely.The
followinginstructionselaborateonthisconcept.
AdjustingtheSubfences
Unplugrouterandinstalla1/2"diameterstraightorspiral
up-cutrouterbit.
Caution:Useonly1/2"shankbitsforjointing.Thebit's
cuttinglengthmustnotexceed1.25".Setthebitheightto
1.25"orless.
Loosentheoutfeedsubfencemountingknobsandslide
bothaluminumjointerbars(alwaysinstalledinpairs!)
undertheoutfeedsubfenceineitherthe2ndand4thslots,
orthe1stand3rdslots(seeillustration).
Useastraightedgetoadjusttherouterbitand
outfeedsubfencetothesameplane(seeillustration
below).Readjustifnecessary.Removestraight
edgewhendone.
Slidebothsubfencestowardthebittodecrease
theamountofgaparoundtherouterbit.Besurethe
subfencesarenottouchingtherouterbit.Alsobe
suretherouterbitisnottouchingthefence's
aluminumbody.
Tightenthesubfenceknobsandplacethebitguardin
position.Firstmakeatestcutinscrapstock.
Readjustifnecessary.
!
Notethesmall"v"grooves.
Alwaysinstallthebarsinpairs.
Useslots1and
3for1/16"cuts.
Useslots2and
4for1/32"cuts.
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Ifboard"snipe"occurs,realigntheoutfeedsubfence
totherouterbit.Don'tbesurprisedifittakesafew
triestomasterthisoperation.
!
Workpiece
Outfeedsubfence Infeedsubfence
Fence(topview)
Straightedge-remove
beforejointing!
Snipe
(Bitguardnotshownforclarity,only!)
Useastraightedgetosetoutfeed
subfenceandrouterbitsameplane.
Routerbit
Feeddirection
8. Wearsafetyglasses,dustmask,faceshieldandearprotection.
 Thisisnotanexhaustivelist.Every-dayeyeglassesdonot
 substituteforsafetyglasses.
9. Donotwearglovesorjewelrywhileusingapowertool.
10. Maintainyourequipmentanditsaccessoriesingoodworking
 condition.Lookforwear,pooralignmentofmovingparts,
 bindingofmovingparts,breakage,poormounting,orother
 conditionsthatmayaffectoperationandsafety.Repairor
 replaceanydamagedparts.
11. Disconnectthepowerbeforemoving,adjusting,orrepairing
 parts,orotherwisemaintainingyourroutertableandany
 accessoriesyoumaybeusing.
12. Keepchildren,pets,andthosewhomaydisregardsafetyaway
 fromworkarea,cords,socketsandtools.
13. Wearsnugfittingclothesandkeeplonghairbacktoavoid
 catchinginmovingparts.
14. Donotoverreach.Maintainbalancedfootingandstance.
15. Stayalert.Usecommonsense.
!
Alwaysusea
pushstickor
pushpad.