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Benchtop Router Table Assembly Instructions
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Step 10
Assemble the bit guard (#30) using two ¼-20 x 1¼" T-bolts (#31), two
spacers (#32), two ¼" flat washers (#28), and two T-knobs (#29), as
shown. Slide the T-bolt heads into the T-slot at the top front edge of the
fence extrusion and tighten the knobs.
Step 11
Assemble the ¼-turn fence locks using the fence-lock bases (33), fence-lock
handles (34), ¼-20 x 2½" Phillips panhead machine screws (35), fence-lock
anchors (36), and lock nuts (37). Slip the machine screws (35) through the
fence-lock handles (34) and fence-lock bases (33). Drop the handle/base/
machine screw assemblies through the holes in the base flange of the fence
extrusion and the keyhole slots in the router table top. The flat edges of the
base stems face the back of the fence and the handles point away from
the back of the fence. Slide the fence-lock anchors (36) onto the machine
screws from underneath the table with the anchor "fingers" in the table-top
slots. With the nylon inserts in the lock nuts (37) facing down, thread the
nuts onto the machine screws. Lower the fence-lock anchors onto the lock
nuts, housing the nuts in the tapered hexagonal recesses in the anchors.
Tighten the machine screws with a screw driver to draw the lock nuts into
the fence-lock anchors. Once the nuts are fully seated in the anchors, they
will not drop out.
Loosen the machine screws and position the fence-lock handles (34)
pointing away from the fence and angled 45 degrees to the left [viewed from
the back of the fence]. This is the locked position for the handles. To adjust
fence-lock tension, tighten the machine screws with a screw driver until
the clamps are tight enough to hold the fence in place. Rotate the handles
¼-turn counterclockwise to release the fence.
WARNING
Periodically check the fence locks to make sure they
have not loosened with use. Tighten the machine screws (35) as needed.
Step 12
To store the jointing rods (38), slide them into the round channel at the
back edge of the base flange of the fence extrusion. For instructions on
how to use these rods for jointing on your router table, see the Jointing
under the section USING YOUR ROUTER TABLE.