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Z-Axis
Congratulations!
X-Axis
You’ve just added a whole new level of versatil-
ity and precision to your woodworking with the Router
Boss! Router Boss converts an ordinary plunge router Y-Axis
into a precision milling machine for wood. It can do
mortises, tenons, grooves, dadoes, through and blind
dovetails, box joints, raised panels, miters, sliding
dovetails and a whole lot more.

Complete Creative Control
The magic of Router Boss is in the creative way
that it lets you work. It offers machine control without across the wood at 90 degrees, or using the positive
limiting your capabilities. Most router jigs are single stops, at all angles through a 60-degree swing from mi-
purpose, but Router Boss is multi-purpose. If you can nus 30 degrees to plus 30 degrees, starting and stopping
conceive it, Router Boss can help you do it easier, faster the cut at any point.
and with greater control. With the router upright and accessible you can
easily adjust the depth of cut — the Z-axis — using all
Every Dimension Is Managed the depthing features of your plunge router. Add our
For joinery, being able to guide the router predict- optional Plunge Assist Bar and you can plunge the bit
ably and precisely is critical. Router Boss securely sup- while feeding the wood and viewing the cut. Mortising
ports both the router and the wood. This allows you to is fast and efficient.
manage a cut in any dimension (on the edge, face or end Our optional work holders allow you even more
of a piece) cleanly and without risk of the wood being flexibility in positioning the workpiece. For example,
snatched out of your hand. they enable you to cut compound angles such as tenons
on the ends of splayed chair rungs. Your only limit is
Control the Cut and the Workpiece your imagination.
With a router table, the router is mounted upside
down and the wood is hand-fed through the cutter. With See the Cut
Router Boss the router mounts right-side up and either Unlike most jigs and router tables, Router Boss
the router is precisely guided through the cut, or the gives you a clear view of the cut as you make it. The
wood is machine-fed through the stationary cutter. acrylic router plate and a wide slot in the Router Boss
Operating in the latter mode, base plate provide excellent visibility. Built-in LEDs
the workpiece is held securely on a enhance visibility and laser cross hairs let you quick-
sliding bar. The sliding bar is con- ly position the cut exactly where you want it on your
nected by a wire and pulley system workpiece. And dual dust collection ports help protect
to a hand crank that can manually your health and keep your shop clean.
‘power feed’ the wood either left
or right through the cutter. This al- Repeatable Results
lows breakout-free climb (back) Whether you’re making a single joint or a dozen,
cuts to be made safely. The wire and pulley system has the Router Boss’s built-in scales, adjustable cursors, story
no backlash – you let go of the crank and the wood board inserts, or optional electronic digital scales ensure
stays put. Scales and cursors on the face of the machine consistent, repeatable results. You simply set the cursor
provide a precise means of positioning cuts. at a starting point and record the scale (or digital) read-
ing for the first and subsequent cuts. Or mark cuts on the
Three Axis Precision story board inserts. To replicate workpieces, use the crank
The sliding bar and crank handle give you precise handle to reposition the cursor (or digital readout) to the
control over the X-axis. To control the Y-axis, guide recorded settings to correctly align the workpiece and cut-
rails on either side of the router plate guide the router ter, time after time, cut after cut, with no variations.
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