ADDITIONALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSFORYOUR
INDUSTRIALDOVETAILFIXTURE
1) Alwaysweareyeprotectionthatcomplieswith currentANSI
StandardZ78A.
2) Noiselevelsvarywidely.Toavoidpossiblehearingdamage,wear
earpIugsor muffswhenusingtheDovetailFixturefor hoursata
time.
3) Wearadust maskalongwiththesafetygoggles.
4) Donotusethis DovetailFixturewith routerbitsor guide
bushingsotherthanthosespecifiedforthecutsbeingmade.
5) FollowtheinstructionsinyourRouterOwnersManual.
6) Vibrationscausedbytherouterduringusecancausefasteners
to becomeloose.Beforeuseandperiodicallyduringusecheckall
fastenerstomakesurethattheyareagtightandsecure.
7) Donotusethis productuntilallassemblyinstallationstepshave
beencompleted,andyouhavereadandunderstandnitsafetyand
operationalinstructionsinthis manual,andtheRouterOwners
ManuaL
8) Makesurethattherouterbitisproperlypositionedin therouter
sothatit doesnotcontacttheguidebushingorthetemplatewhen
cutting.
9) TheDovetailFixturemustbesecurelymountedtoaworkbench
or otherstablesurfacewheninuse.Thefrontofthebaseshould
overhangthefrontoftheworkbenchbynomerethan1/4"to provide
clearancewhenclampingworkpiecestotheDovetailFixture.
10) DonotusetheDovetailFixtureasaworksurface.Doingsomay
causedamageto theDovetailFixture,whichcancauseitto beunsafe
to use.Aworkbenchshouldbeusedforthispurpose.
11)Thisproductisdesignedtocutflatworkpieces.Donotcutor
attempttocutworkpiecesthatarenotflatorthatareirregularly
shaped.
12)Thisproductisto beusedforcuttingwoodworkpiecesonly.Do
notusethisproducttocutmetaloranyothernon-woadmaterial.
13)Thisproducthasbeendesignedtocutworkpieceshaving
thicknessesof3/8"to 1".Donotuseforworkpiecesofanyother
thicknesses.
14)DonotclampanyworkpiecestotheDovetailFixtureor makeany
adjustmentsto theDovetailFixtureunlesstherouterhasbeenturned
off,therouterbitisnotturning,andtheRouterhasbeen
disconnectedfromtheelectricaloutlet.
15)Whensetting"lhe-dopth-ot-cut"oftherouterbit,makesurethat
theworkplaceis clampedtotheDovetailFixturein sucha.manner
thattherouterbitdoesnotcutintothe Dovetailbasecausing
damagetoitorpassibleseriousinjurytoyou.
16) ALWAYSUNPLUGTHEROUTERFROMTHE
ELECTRICALOUTLETBEFOREINSTALLINGORREMOVINGROUTER
BITSFROMTHEROUTERANDWHENADJUSTINGTHECUTTING
DEPTHOFTHEROUTERBIT;ORWHENINSTALLINGORCHANGING
GUIDEBUSHINGS,
17)NEVERLiFTTHEROUTERUPWARDSWHENTHEROUTERiS
"ON",THEROUTERBITISROTATING,ANDTHEGUIDEBUSHINGiS
NEARORTOUCHINGTHETEMPLATE,BECAUSETHISWILLCAUSE
THEROUTERBITTOCUTINTOTHETEMPLATEANDDAMAGEIT.
INTRODUCTION
o Your Sears/Craftsmanindustrial DovetailFixtureis an accessory usedwith your Routerto allow you to makedrawers, chests, andthe like
where dovetail joints are used to join the front, back,and sidesof the workpiece.
TheDovetail Fixturewig allow you to make1"spacedflush andflush offset and 318"rabbetedhaif-bfind dovetail joints, in addition you can
make1" spaced (or open) dovetail joints.
• Workplace widths up to 16"can beaccommodated.
Workplacethicknesses between318"and 1" can beaccommodated,
The Dovetail Basehas six pockets molded into its front which aregauges to aid you in setting the "depth-of-cut" for commonly used
depths: 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4'1,7/8", and 1".
The Dovetail Fixturecomeswith two templates andtwo guide bushings for making bait-blind and through or openjoints.
Sears/Craftsman router bits,#25414 and#25415, WHICH MUSTBEPURCHASEDSEPARATELY,are required to makethe THROUGHor
OPENjoints.
Sears/Craftsman router bit, #25505 or #26318, WHICH MUSTBEPURCHASEDSEPARATELY,is required for making the haIf-bIind joints.
• Eachtemplate has alabel, describingthe joint that can becut, along with set up information, the bit and guide bushing required,and the
stop block setting for a particular joint.
The Dovetail Fixturecan be usedwith al! Sears/Craftsman Routers.
With a separately purchasedSears/Craftsman#25326, Universal Router Adapter,the DovetagFixturecan be usedwith many non-
Craftsman Routers, such as, Black & Decker,Makita,and SkiL
UNPACKINGANDCHECKINGCONTENTS
in orderto simplify handIingandto minimizeany damagethat may occur during shipping, your Industrial Dovetail Fixtureis packaged
unassembled,
Separateall parts from the packing materialsandcheck each onewith the igustrations and list of partsat the endof this manuaIto make
sure that ag partsare presentbeforediscarding any packagingmaterial.
•Ifany parts aremissing or cannot beaccounted for, do not attemptto assemble,install, or usethe industrial DovetailFixture
until the missing parts havebeenobtainedand the product has beenassembled correctly.
Contactyour localSearsRetail Outletfor a repIacement product or for the missing parts.
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