Router
General Safety
 Wear your safety
glasses at all times
 Take off all jewelry
 Do not wear loose
clothing
 Make sure you give
yourself a comfortable
working space when
using the router.
General Safety continued
 Stay on the perimeter of the tables when working
with the routers
 Make all changes and adjustments to the router
when it is not plugged in
 Never let the router bit, that is in the router,
touch the table whether the machine is on or off.
 Never forcefully stop the router bit once the
machine is turned off………. especially with your
fingers!!!!
Components of the Router
 Wrenches
 Base
 Depth Dial
 Thumbscrew
Router bits
 Roman Ogee/ Ogee
 Classical
 Round over
 Beading
 Cove
 Cove with bead
 Chamfer
 Laminate trimmer/Flush
Router bits
 Rabbetting
 Straight
Router Set-up
Loosening the bit, make sure the motor is
to your Left
 When
 When putting a bit in the router, make sure the
shaft of the bit is all the way in.
Tightening the bit make sure the router
motor is to your Right.
 When
 Adjust the depth of cut by turning the dial to
raise or lower the base.
Router Set-up
 Tighten the thumbscrew!
 Clamp the project to the table with wood screw
clamps.
 Plug the router in….. Turn the machine on
 Make multiple passes! This means a lot of passes!
Do not take the full cut off in one pass!

The bearing on the router bit will eventually touch
your project and follow the edge.
Router Set-up
 When creating an external cut, move the router
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
 When creating an internal cut, move the router
CLOCKWISE.
Wrenches
Base
Depth Dial
Thumbscrew
Roman Ogee/Ogee
Classical
Roundover
Beading
Cove
Cove with Bead
Chamfer
Laminate trimmer / Flush bit
Rabbetting
Straight
Loosen …… Left
Bit all the way in
Tight…….Right
Adjust depth of cut
BAD
GOOD
Tighten the Thumbscrew
Clamp the project
Plug in – Turn on
External cut COUNTERCLOCKWISE
Internal cut - CLOCKWISE