Shopsmith 555970 - Manual (Page 7)

MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970
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SAFETY RULES FOR THE
SHOPSMITH OVERARM ROUTER
• Be sure to read and understand this entire
Owners Manual before using the Overarm
Router. Also, do not use the Overarm
Router unless you are sure it is assembled
properly, all safety devices are installed,
and you understand the operations you
are attempting to perform.
• Keep the guard in place and in working
order. Always set the guard no more than
1/4" above the workpiece.
• Keep your hands, fingers and other parts
of your body at least 3" away from the
rotating bit.
• Use a push stick, push block, feather-
board(s), miter gauge with safety grip,
fixtures, or other safety devices to maneu-
ver a workpiece into a rotating bit. If a
kickback occurs, these devices help to
protect your hands and fingers.
• Use only Shopsmith parts and accesso-
ries on your Overarm Router. NEVER use
non-Shopsmith replacement parts or ac-
cessories. They are not designed like
Shopsmith parts. Using non-Shopsmith
parts may create a hazardous condition
and will void your warranty. Follow your
router manufacturer ’s recommendations
as to replacement of router parts.
• Do not rout second-hand lumber. If you
hit a nail, screw, or other foreign object,
you could be hit by pieces of metal or
there could be kickback.
• Do not “freehand” rout stock less than
12" X 12" or equivalent.
• Support long boards and sheet materials
with a roller stand(s) placed 1' -4' from
the worktable.
• Avoid taking deep cuts. With the excep-
tion of single-pass dovetail cuts, limit
depth-of-cut to 1/4" for each pass when
using bits up to 1/2" diameter in hard-
wood. Limit depth-of-cut to 3/8" for each
pass when using bits up to 1/2"
diameter in softwood. When using bits
over 1/2" diameter, limit depth-of-cut to
half the recommended depths for 1/2"
diameter bits.
• Always use a fixture, fence, and/or starter
and guide pins to help control the
workpiece.
• Always feed the workpiece against the
rotation of the bit, not with it. Otherwise
the bit will grab and throw the
workpiece.
• Keep a firm grip on the workpiece at all
times and never hold the workpiece with
your hands in line with the router bit.
• Always clamp a straight piece of scrap
stock to your worktable surface for use
in holding your workpiece against the
fence during straight-line routing opera-
tions. Also use a long piece of scrap stock
to feed a narrow workpiece underneath
the guard to complete a cut.
• Cut with the grain instead of against the
grain. You will get a smoother cut and
the operation will be safer.
• Avoid standing in-line with the
workpiece being fed. In the event of a
kickback you could be hit.
• Feed the workpiece slowly. Use extra care
in routing workpieces that contain fig-
ured grain or knots, as these may cause
kickbacks.
• When you are routing stock up to 10"
wide across the grain, use a piece of scrap
stock cut at a 90° angle to guide the
workpiece through the cut. The
workpiece must extend 5-1/2" away from
router bit.
• When stop routing, always use stop
block(s) to control the length of cut. Fail-
ure to use stop block(s) could cause the
bit to grab and throw the workpiece.