Groove cutting
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No. 211 Groove cutting A Description The cutting of grooves is a core element of work with the router. Grooves are mainly used for guiding movable furniture parts, but also for fashioning wooden joints. Exact, straight execution of the grooves is therefore extremely important. The production of straight grooves with the routers and guide rails in conjunction with the MFT/3 is unproblematic and fast. Grooves can be created with a very wide range of widths. Groove cutters of various diameters are available for this task. Conventional sizes are between 3 mm and 30 mm. This application example describes the production of continuous, non-continuous and inserted grooves. 211/01 1/4

B Tools/accessories For a cable duct cut, you will require the following machines and auxiliary equipment: Denomination Router OF 1010 EBQ-Plus GB 240V (Fig. 211/2) (guide rail adapter in scope of delivery) 211/02 Alternative: Router OF 1400 EBQ-Plus GB 240V Guide rail adapter FS-OF 1400 Router OF 2200 EB-Plus GB 240V Guide rail adapter FS-OF 2200 Order no. 574230 574410 492601 574275 494681 Groove cutter, shank diameter 8 mm Multifunction table MFT/3 (Fig. 211/3) (guide rail FS 1080/2 and angle stop in scope of delivery) 495315 Clamping elements MFT-SP (Fig. 211/4) 488030 Kickback stop...

C Preparation/set-up a) MFT/3 •• Referring to the Operating Instructions, set the guide rail and angle stop exactly to a right angle (see Operating Instructions of the MFT/3). •• Set the guide rail to workpiece thickness. 211/06 b) Workpiece •• •• Mark a groove centre line on the workpiece. For non-continuous groove: Mark limiting lines for the groove perpendicular to the centre line (see Fig. 211/6). The distance x of the marked line to the edge of the guide rail depends on the cutter diameter and is calculated as follows: x= Cutter diameter Fräserdurc hmesser mm + mm m + 2m 2 2 mm must be...

E Procedure •• With the stop set exactly, the workpiece is positioned against the stop rail and secured and clamped. •• Fold the guide rail down onto the workpiece. •• Set the router on the rail. •• Switch on the router and move to the preset stop before the workpiece. With continuous grooves, move to set depth or, with inserted grooves, plunge into the workpiece. Important: the cutter must not be touching the workpiece when the router is switched on! •• Guide the router to the set limitation or, with a continuous groove, guide over the workpiece edge. To prevent splitting of the wood,...