DeWalt DE6251 Manual De Instrucciones página 19

Preparing the router (fig. B & C)
• Fit the guide bush (12) to the router base using
the screws (13) as shown.
• Remove the depth stop and replace it with the
fine adjuster (DE6956) (19) available as an option.
• Connect the threaded rod (20) of the fine adjuster
to the revolver depth stop (21).
Mounting and adjusting the cutter (fig. B)
• Completely lower the router carriage and lock it
in this position.
• Mount the cutter in the collet as described in the
router manual.
• Set the screw (16) of the depth gauge (15) to a
height X equal to 15 mm. Lock the screw with
the wing nut (17).
• Place the depth gauge with the screw on the
cutter (18) as shown.
• Use the fine adjuster of the router to adjust the
cutter exactly to the depth gauge.
Marking and clamping the workpieces
(fig. A, D, E & F)
• Carefully mark the mating parts of the project as
shown in fig. E & F.
The mating parts are clamped in the dovetailing
attachment in pairs and machined in a single
operation.
Part A is clamped in the front vice (inside to the
front), part B in the top vice (inside up).
Parts A2, A4, B2 and B4 are located against the left-
hand stop; parts A1, A3, B1 and B3 are located
against the right-hand stop.
• Position the parts to be clamped as shown in fig. D.
Use a set square to check that the horizontal part is
flush with the top of the vertical part.
• Tighten the locking knobs (2) and (5).
Mounting and adjusting the dovetailing template
(fig. A)
• Insert the lugs of the template (1) between the
adjustment washers (9) and securing knobs (10).
• Adjust the template by setting the adjustment
washers. The border between the two mating
parts should be exactly halfway the dovetailing
fingers.
• Secure the template in the correct position by
tightening the securing knobs (10).
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Instructions for use
• Always observe the safety instructions
and applicable regulations.
• Also refer to your router manual.
Dovetailing (fig. A)
• Place the router on the fingers of the template.
• Switch the router on.
• Carefully guide the router from right to left along
the tops of the fingers.
• Move the router from left to right, inserting it
carefully into the fingers until the copying bush is
in contact with the edge of the template.
• Never lift the router out of the template;
this could result in damage to the
template and the cutter.
• When moving the router onto and from
the template, make sure that the router
is switched off.
Trial cuts
It is recommended always to make a trial cut using
pieces of scrap wood in order to check the settings.
• Fit the trial pieces together and check the joint.
• If the dovetail joint is too loose, slightly increase
the depth adjustment using the fine adjuster.
• If the dovetail joint is too tight, slightly decrease
the depth adjustment using the fine adjuster.
• If the dovetail joint is too shallow, move the
template slightly backward.
• If the dovetail joint is too deep, move the
template slightly forward.
Dovetail joint on rebated front
Dovetail joints on rebated fronts (fig. F) are often
preferred to flush joints (fig. E).
• When cutting the wood for a rebated part, an
additional 9.5 mm must be added for each rebate.
Rebating with parallel fence (fig. G)
• Use the parallel fence (22) to rout the rebates as
shown.
• Set the rebate width to 9.5 mm, the rebate depth
to 10 mm.
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