Router

ROUTER

A. GENERAL SAFETY PRACTICES:

1. Make sure you have proper bit or cutter for the specific job and adjust it to the proper depth.

2. If not using a router table, secure work piece in a vice or with clamps.

3. Keep hands clear of the rotating bit or cutter.

4. Always feed the router or stock in the proper cutting direction.

5. Feed the router or the stock at the appropriate speed. Feeding too slowly will cause the bit to heat up.

6. Make sure router comes to a complete stop before setting it down.

7. When setting the router down, make its laying with the cutter away from you.

8. Hold router firmly with both hands. Stay focused when turning router on and off.

9. Use proper wrench or wrenches on collet nut. No vice grips or pliers!

10. Make sure base is secured tightly to the motor.

11. Have qualified instructor double check/or help with any concerns before starting up the router.

12. Feed stock against the direction of the cutter.

13. When cutting the end of the stock it is possible the edge grain will chip. Therefore, cut the end grain first and you can clean up the chip when cutting the edge.

14. On the router table the cutter is spinning in a clockwise direction. This means feeding your stock from the right side to the left.

Bank of Questions: (Router & Router Table)

Router Table Video Questions

1. Which direction does the router bit rotate?

2. What would happen if you feed your wood in the wrong direction?

3. What the typical sizes for router bits' shank?

4. Why use a push stick?

5. Should I drop the router bit all the way to the bottom of the collet?

6. When using a hand router, when should you remove it from your stock?

7. At what speed should you set your router bit?

Missing words

1. Make sure you have the proper _______ for the specific job and that you adjusted it to the proper ________.

2. If not using a router table, secure work piece in a ________ or with a __________.

3. Keep _____________ clear of the rotating bit or cutter.

4. Always ________ the router or stock in the proper cutting direction.

5. Feed the router or the stock at the appropriate ___________. Feeding too slowly will cause the bit to ____________.

6. Make sure router comes to a complete _________ before setting it down.

7. Hold router firmly with _______ hands. Stay focused when turning router on and off.

8. Use proper __________ on collet nut. No vice grips or pliers!

9. Make sure base is ____________ to the motor.

Short answer Questions

1. Why should you always feed your stock against the rotation of the cutterhead?

2. How close can your fingers securely be from the cutter?

3. When resting the router on a table, which way should the cutterhead be pointing?

4. Why should you do the end grain first?

Please state why each of the following represent a safety hazard.

1. Feeding stock in the wrong direction

2. Collet not properly secured

3. Using a cutter (router bit) with a damage bearing