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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970
MARK V
MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER
555970
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................2
SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................3
TYPES OF ROUTER BITS ...................................................................................................
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER bets, dovetails and other types of struc- INTRODUCTION tural joints Shopsmith’s MARK-V Mounted Overarm • Making all types of stopped cuts Pin Router can perform many jobs that are • Repairing furniture and veneers normally intended for other tools...and it • Jointing the edges of workpieces can usually perform these operations much • “Sawing” straight and irregular shapes faster and with far greater precision and re- peatability than you could hope to a
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 is traced over the table pin, creating a fin- SAFETY ished piece that’s exactly the same size and shape as the groove in your template or WARNING fixture • Remove the workpiece, replace with a new blank and repeat the process above...as Read this safety section and complete many times as you like the Assembly procedures BEFORE op- erating your Shopsmith Overarm Pin Once you’ve made a template or fixture, cut out as many parts as you like, then set the R
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER HEARING PROTECTION Throughout this manual, we list WARN- INGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES. We advise Prolonged exposure to high intensity noise that when you come to one of these listings, from high speed power tools will damage please read and understand it fully. Their your hearing. meanings are: • Hearing protectors screen out certain fre- quencies and noise levels that can dam- WARNING age your hearing. For that reason, we recommend that you ALWAYS wear he
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 NOTE MOUNTING ROUTER BITS • Turn off and unplug the router motor be- Customer Service representatives and Store fore mounting router bits. personnel will help you select the proper • Follow the recommendations of the router motor. motor manufacturer as to the sizes and types of router bits to use. • Use only UL Approved router motors. • Make sure the router bit is secured prop- • Motor housing must be round, not square, erly in the collet. Loose bits co
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER grounding type receptacle, the green con- • Secure workpieces. Use clamps, fixtures, ductor in the cord is the grounding wire. and other devices to hold workpieces Never connect the green wire to a live when practical. It’s safer than using your terminal. hands and it frees your hands to operate the tool. • Wear proper eye and ear protection. Also, wear a dust mask. • Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times. • Keep guards in place
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 wood. Limit depth-of-cut to 3/8" for each SAFETY RULES FOR THE pass when using bits up to 1/2" SHOPSMITH OVERARM ROUTER diameter in softwood. When using bits • Be sure to read and understand this entire over 1/2" diameter, limit depth-of-cut to Owners Manual before using the Overarm half the recommended depths for 1/2" Router. Also, do not use the Overarm diameter bits. Router unless you are sure it is assembled • Always use a fixture, fence, and/or sta
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER • When routing oversize stock, always use speed steel bits are heat treated for extra at least one push block to help control hardness and to hold keen cutting edges. the workpiece firmly against the fence. Carbide bits (solid or tipped) are the finest bits available today. Although more expen- • Do not work with stock that is too small sive, they will outlast high speed steel bits or too large to handle safely; that is at a 15 to 1 ratio on softwoods a
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER T-NUT DEPTH STOP ROD DOVETAIL ASSEMBLY DEPTH CONTROL MOUNTING BRASS GIB HANDLE BRACKET MOTOR CLAMPS BRACKETS WAY TUBE MOUNTING WORKTABLE BRACKETS GUARD ASSEMBLY DUST CHUTE CIRCULAR TABLE INSERTS TWO-PIECE ROUTER FENCE holes in your Model 500 MARK V TERMS TO KNOW with two buttonhead setscrews and It’s important that you become familiar with washers through the elongated all of your Overarm Router‘s functions and travel slots in the Overarm Router parts b
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 4. Motor Brackets – Firmly hold any head capscrews, threaded into the holes round, hand-held router motor from on the back sides of the Mounting 2-1/2" to 4" in diameter. These dimen- Brackets. sions are for the motor only (the router 13. SLIDING T-Nuts – Used to attach your base is removed during operations). Overarm Router Table to your Model 5. Brass Gib – Adjusts with four Allen set 505, 510 or 520 MARK V Worktable. screws to eliminate side-to-s
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER sitions in the Brackets. For most operations, BEFORE YOU BEGIN... the 2nd and 3rd set of holes nearest the busi- It’s a good idea to clean all major metal parts ness-end of the Arm are used as shown in with mineral spirits to remove any dirt or Figure 1. If you need more throat depth, grease residue. Any burrs found on parts choose the four holes that best suit your should be removed with a fine file or emery needs. cloth. If required, clean your router
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 Adjust the Overarm’s position so the Depth RE-INSTALL THE MARK V Stop Rod Knob doesn’t collide with the end WORKTABLE of the MARK V’s Quill when the Stop Rod Loosen the Table Tilt Lock Lever, tilt your is adjusted to its full “up” position and Table to 90° (as you would when setting up tighten the two large capscrews using a for Drill Press) and tighten the Lever. Install 5/16" Allen wrench. the Worktable in the Carriage, slide it “back” until its edge
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER CAUTION Over-tightening the Motor Bracket nuts may cause damage to the motor and/or housing of your router. FOR MODEL 500 INSTALL THE REAR GUARD AND DUST COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR MODELS 505, 510,520 Install a flat washer over each stud of the Figure 6. Use the left hole of each pair front Motor Clamp, and then slip the rear when mounting the Worktable on guard/dust chute with strip brushes onto Model 505, 510 and 520 MARK V’s for the clamp studs and secur
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 WARNING CAUTION Never operate the Overarm Router unless This set-up will make it impossible for the Table Tubes are extending flush with you to use your Two-Piece Overarm the bottom of the Carriage or beyond. Do- Router Fence safely. ing so will not provide adequate support for the Table and could result in damage Position the two T-nuts in the “front” Miter to the machine. Gauge slot of your MARK V’s Worktable, near the two ends of the slot. Lay the Ov
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER This approach allows you to make whatever minute adjustments may be required to bring the Inserts to a flush position by shimming them with small pieces of masking or duct tape stuck to the underside of the Inserts on either side of the mounting screw holes. Once the Inserts are flush, further adjust- ments shouldn’t be necessary. Attach the table insert with the 3 screws and the 1/8" Allen wrench provided. ALIGNMENT AND Figure 7. The two Table Inserts:
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 ROUTER BIT TO GUIDE CAUTION PIN ALIGNMENT Before disengaging the Clutch and When performing pin routing operations, it’s Handle assembly, always adjust the Depth critical that the Router Bit and Guide Pin be Stop Rod so it makes contact with the top in perfect alignment with one another. of the Arm or hold the Dovetail Slide so To check this alignment, insert a 3/8" diam- the Router Motor doesn’t drop and dam- eter straight Router Bit into the collet of
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER Table to the MARK V Worktable...then slid- Before we look at each of the different types ing the table left or right and tightening the of operations in-depth, let’s review some ba- screws once proper alignment is achieved. sic Overarm Routing guidelines that apply to both approaches. On Model 500 MARK V’s, these adjustments are made by loosening the two roundhead machine screws in the elongated slots to the GENERAL GUIDELINES left and right of the Rout
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MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER 555970 lent size. Small workpieces can be the recommended depths for bits less very difficult to control during op- than 1/2" diameter. erations without appropriate holding 4. Adjusting the Guard...Lower the and guiding devices. Guard so it clears the workpiece by • For overarm routing operations, the 1/4", then tighten its wing nut securely. Table Insert must always be posi- tioned with the threaded brass starter WARNING pin hole to the left of the threaded
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555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER Re-position the depth control handle for market electronic router speed control each additional pass until the final device. Such devices are fairly inexpen- depth-of-cut is attained. Once you’ve sive and allow you to slow your Router completed your final pass, loosen the motor down to the correct speed for Depth Control Handle, raise the motor, making smooth, burn-free cuts on even retighten the Handle and turn off the the hardest of woods. motor. Only
