Hand held routing
For hand-held routing operations,
various methods of clamping are
possible. These include traditional
cramps, clamping onto the top
overhang and front down-stand.
However, for many routing
operations, threaded inserts fitted in
a regular pattern across the top offer
a flexible arrangement. These allow
toggle clamps and stops, fitted to
clamping boards or chucks to be used
for specific applications.
Threaded inserts can also be used for
securing accessories and jigs or for
holding work directly to the bench.
Although traditional bench vices can
be fitted to the front of the bench,
they can cause an obstruction for
some routing operations. Temporary
vice mountings and alternative
methods of clamping long workpieces
vertically to the front of the bench
are worth considering. IP
A stable bench is essential for
mounting shop-made and
proprietary jigs and ancillary
equipment. These can be simply
clamped to the bench top or downstand, or bolted through threaded
inserts set into the work surface.
A tube clamp bolted to the
underside of the top, provides a
stable mounting for the Trend
Routerack overhead system. Various
forms of back fence can then be cut
from thick board or laminated sheet
to suit specific operations, retained
and adjusted by locking levers
screwed into threaded inserts.
Adjustable fence faces can be added
to suit.
Trend Routerack pillar base clamps
can also be fitted for mounting the
Trend Routerack inverted table,
allowing it to be quickly removed
from the bench to be used for other
applications. Mounting the table in
this way provides easy access for
cutter changing and cutting depth
adjustment.
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THINK
SAFETY
Safety
First
For safety, it is advisable to fit an easily
accessible no-volt release switch to the bench
for use in all routing operations. The Trend NVRS
230v switch is suitable for use with all 230-240 volt routers up
to 1850 watts. Fitted with a large headed emergency knockoff button, the switch will trip the instant the power supply
fails. The switch should be fitted where it is easily accessible
for routing operations on the bench, as well as for inverted
table routing and similar operations where the machine
switch is not easily accessible.
Winter 1997
Trend No-Volt
Release Switch
Ref. NVRS/230V
Trend Pushstick
Ref. PUSHSTICK/1
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