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Adjusting Cutting Depth
Because you’re using a plunge router with the
Router Boss, you can easily control the depth of the cut
by using the router’s plunge stop. For ease of use and
improved clearance, we recommend removing the mul-
tiple stop turret if your router is so equipped.

To set the depth of cut, clamp a workpiece in the
Router Boss and turn the crank handle to position the Zero bit depth on top of workpiece
piece directly under the bit. With the router off and un-
plugged, plunge the bit so it just makes contact with the
workpiece, then flip the router’s plunge lock lever to
hold the router in position.

To set the router at a specific depth, for instance
3/8”, position a gauge bar or 3/8”-diameter drill bit un-
der the stop bar, lower the stop and lock it in place. You
can also use a piece of stock as a gauge to perfectly
match the stock’s thickness.

TIP - When cutting finger joints or dovetail pins,
insert a business card under the stop along with the
gauge bar. That way, your pins will protrude ever
so slightly and can be sanded perfectly flush with
the face of the socket piece.
Use gauge bar to set plunge stop at precise depth
Release the plunge lock lever. Now when you
plunge the router to the stop, your cut will be the exact
depth you want.

Climb-cutting Standard router
table method
If you’ve used a handheld router or a router table,
you know that making certain cuts, particularly across
the grain, usually results in chips or tear-out. This hap- Tear out
pens because the spinning router bit “lifts” the wood fi-
bers as it cuts and when it reaches an unsupported edge,
the wood fibers lift and split instead of cutting cleanly.
As the bit gets dull, the problem becomes even worse.

With the Router Boss’s hand crank power feed ca-
pabilities, you can eliminate tear out by cutting clock-
wise around the workpiece, otherwise known as climb Climb cut with
cutting. In a climb cut, the bit is pulling itself into the power feed
cut. If you were to try this on a router table, the bit
might snatch the workpiece out of your hand and could No tear out
potentially pull your fingers into the cutter.

Because the Router Boss holds the workpiece
firmly clamped in place, you can use the crank handle
to climb-cut the workpiece for a tear-out-free cut, so
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