VERITAS 325650 User manual

Figure 1: Shooting board components.
Shooting Fence
Adjusting
Set Screws
Shooting Track
Shooting Board
Figure 2: Adjusting the track.
Shooting Plane
Pan-Head Screws Adjusting Set Screws
Paper
Rail
Shooting Board
The Veritas®Shooting Board comes fully assembled; however, it is necessary to adjust
the parts to fit your shooting plane and to set the fence for accurate cuts. As you use
the shooting board, it may be necessary to periodically repeat these steps to maintain
accurate results.
Adjusting the Track
The first step is to set the track to fit your shooting plane. Loosen the pan-head screws
that hold the rail in place. Back the adjusting set screws off so that your plane can fit
in the track. To set a small amount of clearance, place a piece of paper between the
rail and the plane and adjust the set screws until the shooting plane is suitably captured
in the track base, but can still move freely along it. Tighten the pan-head screws and
remove the paper.
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Figure 3: Adjusting the fence.
Gyratory
Handle
#8 × 3/4"
Pan-Head Screws
Zero Scale
Square
Detent
Plate
Figure 3a: Adjusting the spring plunger.
Figure 4: Locking the detent plate in place.
Tighten these
screws to lock
the detent plate
in place.
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Adjusting the Fence
Loosen the gyratory handle and the four #8 screws that hold the detent plate and zero
scale in place. Ensure the spring plunger is engaged in the detent plate so that the
fence and plate move together. Place an accurate square between the plane’s sole and
the fence.
Verify that there is no angular play
between the fence and the detent
plate when the spring plunger is
bottomed out in the fence. If there is,
use a screwdriver to adjust the spring
plunger, as shown in Figure 3a.
Tighten the outer two #8 screws (the
ones that only go through the detent
plate) and the gyratory handle. Align
the middle graduation on the zero
scale with the 0° graduation on the
fence and secure it in place with the
two remaining pan-head screws.

Figure 5: Locating and locking the zero scale.
Middle graduation on
the zero scale
0˚graduation
0.5°
0.25°
0°
Figure 6: Setting the fence angle.
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The shooting board fence can be set accurately to within 0.25°.

3/4"
2 × Ø 1/4"THRU
9/16"× 82˚
3"
Figure 7: Dimensions for a sub-fence.
11/2"
13/4"
73/4"
11/16"
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Final Adjustments
Set the wood sub-fence so that it contacts the sole of the plane. This part is sacrificial;
it should always be set so that it fully supports the workpiece in order to minimize
tear-out.
Care and Maintenance
The adjustments detailed above will need to be repeated periodically in order to
maintain accurate results.
As noted above, the sub-fence is sacrificial and will eventually need to be replaced. It
can be made from quality 1 × 2 material, preferably a softwood such as pine. The 9/16"
diameter countersinks should be such that the heads of the mounting screws are flush
or recessed from the face of the sub-fence.
The detents are pre-set for miters to make multi-sided parts. Select the pre-set miter
angle detent that relates to the number of sides on the structure you are making:
Angle Number of Sides
0° Square Corners
18° 10
22.5° 8
25.7° 7
30° 6
36° 5
45° 4
60° 3