Router Table Safety

The router is a versatile tool that can be used for purposes such as putting profiles on edges for joinery or decoration, cutting dadoes, rabbets, and patterns, and trimming laminate.

The router uses a bit rotating at high speeds to cut. The bit fits into a collet chuck, which is tightened to grip the bit and hold it in place.

The router is held by it's handles and passed

counter-clockwise (left to right) around the work-piece.

The router can be turned upside down and placed inside a router table. A router table

allows work to be passed over the router instead

of passing the router over the work. This process allows for the use of safety guards, feather boards, and a fence, which can allow for safer operation than using the router by