Planing To Width - Triton RTA 300 Instrucciones De Uso Y De Seguridad

PLANING TO WIDTH

• When planing to width, remove the router fence and
relocate the safety guard onto the router plate
• To remove the guard, first adjust the MDF faces out to
their furthest setting. Lift the red lock tab at the rear
and depress the catch to remove the guard from the
fence, then re-fit it to the table. Reposition the front
guard back until it is flush against the rear guard
• Fit the side pressure fingers to the table holes with
spacers reversed, as described in 'Assembling the
pressure fingers' (Fig. 13)
• The straight pressure fingers should be fitted
• When planing to width, you must use a fence on the
left side of the cutter (viewed from the switchbox end),
therefore a Series 2000 Workcentre, Extension Table or
planing jig is required – see guidance for each below
• Small planing cuts provide a better result. Aim for less
than 3mm ( ⁄ ") with each pass
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Using the Series 2000 Workcentre fence
See Fig 28
• Position the rip fence until it is touching the cutter
and the scale readings are the same front and rear.
Subtract this scale reading from your desired planing
width to obtain the required fence setting
• Alternatively, place your workpiece between the cutter
blade and rip fence and adjust the fence until the
scale readings are approximately equal front and rear.
Remove the workpiece, reset the fence toward the
cutter by the desired planing amount and commence
your cut
Fig.28
Using an extension table fence
See Fig 29
• Use sliding table models in 'Fixed Mode' when planing
to a width
• Wide workpieces can be planed directly against the
extension table fence; narrower workpieces will require
a spacer board between the fence and the workpiece
• Lock the fence parallel at a convenient scale setting
and measure the distance between the cutter and the
fence
• Use this figure to calculate the fence setting for your
desired planing width
• Alternatively, place your workpiece between the
cutter and the fence and adjust the fence until the
scale readings are approximately equal front and rear.
Remove the workpiece, reset the fence toward the
cutter by the desired planing amount and start your cut
Fig.29
Using a planing jig
See Figs 30 & 31
Fig.30
1. To make a planing jig, cut two boards from 19mm sheet
material to fit perfectly within the table slider opening
2. Rebate the edges of one board (the base board) to
accommodate the slider tracks and ensure the jig sits
flush with the table
3. With the router fence set at maximum width, make a
slot in the base board using a
bit. Slot a little over half way through the board then flip
it and make a second slot in the same face
4. Use the same method to make slots in the other board,
but this time using a ⁄ " (6mm) dia. bit
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⁄ " (12mm) dia. straight
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Planing to Width
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