Craftsman 1738 User Manual

THE POWER ROUTER

..

ROUTER BITS
ROUTER ACCESSORIES.
GENERAL
CONTOUR WORK
STRAIGHT-LINE
CI

RCLES & FRAMES

ROUTING

INSTRUCTION'S

&

SURFACING

ROUTING & EDGING

...

. . .

CARVING & LETTERING ....

&

TAPER ROUTING
PATTERN
DOVETAIL
BUTT

&

TEMPLATE

JOINTING ............

HINGE & LOCK-FACE

LAMINATED

SHARPENING
33 WOOD

Two
Types

JOINTS

Homemade

of
End, Middl
Middle Lap on

FLUTING

ROUTING

PLASTICS

CUTTING

BITS & CUTTERS

- HOW TO

Holding

Cuts . . . . . . . . . . . .

e,

Tee and Half-Lap

Edge

With
Dovetail Lap
Cogged

Joint

Box

Joint

Dado

Joints
Mortise
Tongue and Groove
Mitered
Lock

THE

Joint ...... . .

SHAPER

and Tenon
Joints

TABLE

Joints

Joint

....

. .

ACCESSORY

. . . .

....

.

& EDGING

ROUTING ... .

& EDGING

.....

ROUT

THEM:

Fixtures . .

Joints

Groove

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DO

DO

DO

DO

All

operations explained
formed with any Sears Router equipped with the
cessories designed and sold for use with the router.

BE A CRAFTSMAN-LIKE

Disconnect the
when installing or removing
and tighten the chuck securely after in-

stalling a bit.

NOT

Make any adjustments
workpiece while the tool

Keep your tool,

NOT

Use

dull, rusted,

or

allow sawdust to clog the tool

air vents.

A MIDWEST

Catalog No.

too

l from power source

of

is

motor

and cutters clean.

bent

or gummed bits -

TECHNICAL

2948

router

your

tool

running.

PUBLICATION

bits-

or

motor

REV. 1972

NOTE

in

this book can be per-

TOOL

DO

DO

DO Keep a firm, two-handed hold on your

DO

Make certain that
move during an operation.

NOT

Attempt
hand while guiding the tool with your
other hand.

tool throughout each operation.

NOT

Let your attention stray,
tool carelessly.

ac-

"PILOT"

your

to hold workpiece with one

Copyr

igh

ted

ROEBUCK

Printed

1969

and

SEARS,

workpiece cannot

or

CO.

in

U .S .A

handle your

THE

~ither

atile

an

Power

POlMer

model,

workshop
handled,
"electric
knife"

-

With

to

many

it,

(square,

tom,

straight
mortising,
(inside
(pattern
jointing

CONVENIENTLY

or

or

...

Rou#e,.

AN

ElECTRIC

lightweight

Router

tool.

it

will

chisel

perform

and

accomplish -with

otherwise

you

can

round,

do

dovetail

or

curved

inlaying,

outside

edges),

freehand),

and

many

LONG CORD

CHISEL

is a very

Properly

hand

tedious

grooving

or V bot-

edge

shaping
carving

do

vet

similar

DE

PTH-Of-CUT

ADJ_

KNOB

Crafts-

ver-

like

an

carving

power

jobs.

lines),

ail

jobs

AND

CARVER

which

cannot

by

hand,

of

power

The

excellent

accessory

you

to
as
tool,

do

with

your
accurate
you

will

order

for
Keep

to

which

this

..•

COMBINED

or

tools.

guides

precision

any

router

set-up

need

turn

your

book

CAT.

Off-ON

be

done

even

with

tool

adjustments

available

work.

powerful,

and

handling -and

some

out

the

tool

-

NO.

SWITCH

half

so

easily

other

types

and

help

However,

high-speed

does

require

practice -in

quality

is

and

work

designed.

study

it.

1736

DEPTH-OF-CUT

ZERO-ADJ_ KNOB

(No_ 1738

WORK-VIEWING

DEPTH-Of-CUT

Only)

WINDOW

CA

T.

SCALE

- WITH

REMOVABLE

NOS. 1737 and 1738

WORKLIGHT

ATTACHMENT

(Sold

Separately)

SEE-THRU

3

COVER

CARRYING

For

either

Permon

model ...

ex

for best

CASE

all

protection

.

Rou#e"

S;#s

-

Types

and

Following

Uses

are

the
Bits 'available
power

1)

The

routers.

one-piece
integral 1/4-in.
into

the

collet

2)

The

arbor-type

be

used

with

the

shank

dia.

arbor

For
two

3/8"

For
concave
joints,

F

or

convex

joints,

Has 3/16"
be
cutting
rabbets,
pilot, bit
cellent

For

rounded

For
rounded

Large,
ing

panel

is

used

various
for
There

bits,

dia.

chuck

use

of

bits,

Craftsman
with

are

two

which

shanks

the

which

router;

threaded, 1/4-in

shown

holding
interchangeable

and

edge

CORNER RD. BITS

edge

RABBETING

SURFACING

used

making

ROMAN OGEE

making

CHAMFERING

112"

of

thick

raising

below.

ARBOR

PILOT

arbor·type

S/ 16".

COVE BITS

decoration

side

of

etc.

Sizes:

BEAD

AND

decoration

side

of

etc.

Sizes:

1/4",3/

removable

with

arbor-set

exact

3/8",

respectively.

cuts

on

bottom

for

surfacing. See

OGEE

BIT

edge

decoration

boltom

side. Size: 3/16".

edge

decoration

top

edge.

by 4S'

edges

when

for

second

cut.

AND

SET

bits.

pilots,

and

drop

leaf

1/2"

and

and

drop

leaf

AND

BIT

pilot,

pilots

S/16"

Without

and

BIT

Size:

S/ 32".

BIT

bit

for

and

bevel-edge

Rapbeting

8",

page 9·

chamfer

most

kinds:

have

to

fit

must

Has

sizes

:

making

table

3/8".

making

table

1/2".

or

can

for

or

1/4"

a

is

ex-

having

having

-

bit

.

STRAIGHT

Flat

on

bottom

ing,

rabbeting,

able

in

High-Speed

1/16"

to

3/4")

tipped

(4

sizes

VEINING

Round

on

bottom

rative

grooves,

I

etters, etc.

carving

. S

sizes,

DOVETAIL

Shaped

for
dovetailed
sizes:

Pointed
ing,
for
carving.

COMB.

A
drilling.
panel
ming
See

Specially
bit
either

in

Carbide-Tipped
bearing
trimming

PILOTED

Carbide-Tipped
bearing
for

mica,

Special·design
clean
hinge
Hinge

mak

dado

114"

and

V-GROOVING

on

bottom for

chamfering, etc.

simulating

Size:

PANEL

straight

bit

Excellent

cut-outs

of

veneers.

page 1

3.

COMB. FOR

TRIMMER

designed

for

trimming

straight,

combination.

PILOTED

FLUSH

pilot -

of

Formica, Veneers,

pilot

perfect

bevel

Veneers, etc

HINGE

mortising

plate

insets.

Template

BITS

for

grooving, mortis·

dadoing,

etc.

Steel

(6

and

in

Carbide-

1/4"

to

1/ 2").

BITS

for

making

rai

sed

panels

and

for

freehand

1/16"

to

BITS

ing

dovetail

joints. 2

popular

1/2".

BIT

fluting,

Excellent

wood

paneling

112".

CUTTER

that

is

pointed
for

and

Formica
at 70°

TRIMMER

22°

and

MORTISING

1/2" bit

(p

making

for

edge

Size: 114".

MICA

Carbide-Tipped

edges

bevel,

bit

with

for

perfect

TRIMMER

bit

with

angled

sides

trimming

of

.

for

of

various

Use

with

. 5).

Avail

sizes

deco-

114".

and

reed-

and

for

trim

ball

flush

etc.

ball

For-

quick

size

Butt

·

or

·

-

or

-

-

-

,

-

4

Raul-e,.

Aeeesso

• LETTERING TEMPLATE

A 40-piece
plates)
shapely letters and numerals for
signs, etc.

LAMINATE

Micro-adjust guide bearing
rolls along straight
toured edges for precision
trimming or
work

as

thin as 7/16-in.
Comes with Formica
mer (page
toughest

page 20.

4)

laminates.

set

that

allows you

See

page

TRIMMER

or

con-

beveling

Trim-

for use on

See

·

,.;es

(holder and tem-

to

rout

13.

of

out

•

DOVETAIL FIXTURE

Sturdy

fixture with 1/2-in. dovetail template

- holds workpieces up
7/16-in.

to
accurate
template also available - for stock down

to

EDGE

page

1-in. thick. Quick-change knobs;

adjustable depth-of-cut. A l/4-in.

5/16-in. thick .

GUIDE

Easy-to-use - with new micro adjustment.

Guides against edges as thin

to

6 inches

up
finger to follow along any curved edge

9);

use guide plate for any straight edge
or remove guide
circular workpiece
able

with micro adj. or

to

12-in. wide and

AND

CONTOUR FINGER

in

from edge.

plate

to

(see

page 10). Also avail-

contour

as

3/16-in. -

Use

follow edge

finger.

contour

(see

of

TRAMMEL

Guides router
up

to

30-in.

grooving, edging

12.

low -cos

shown guides router for
curate hinge mortising . larg­er
space hinge mortises on
and jamb - and serve as a

lock-face guide.

unit

(see

t,

page 19) will also

POINT

to

swing a perfect circle

in

diameter. Use for circle

or

cut-outs.

one

-piece unit
ac-

door

See

page

GUIDE

only

BUSHINGS

For accurate guiding
router along
piece
for grooving
of

curved contours. Use

furnished for mounting
a

gu

the

ide.

or

template

flat
See

any

work-

edge

or

shaping

head

screws

page

16.

• For use with Craftsman and

5

CUTTER

Helps

you
accurately sharpen
bits

for

routing operations.

page

of

21.

• PANT-O-GRA

Holds

router
reproduction
trace. Makes

detailed drawings, etc. in

pieces. See page

and guides

of

any design you wish

it

easy

13.

GRINDER

to

quickly and

router

cleaner, easier

PH

to

most

See

ACCESSORY

it

for faithful

engrave signatures,

your

other routers.

to

work-

General

THE

SUB-BASE

The

phenolic

to

the

base

screws)
surface
mar a fine
ditions
remove
tachments

RATE

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whole

routing

be

made.

or

OF

"Force

Clean,
shaping
cutting
atively
very
cleanly
revolves
lation
advances
must
. . .
a
slow-down
become

be
than
ant
workpiece.

smooth

can

tool

high

small

severed

to

necessarily
to

produce

rougher

so

partially

fully

splintering

sub-base

with

three

provides a glass-smooth

which

will

workpiece.

instructions

it

for

using

or

set-ups.

FEED

IMPORTANT

"secret"

and

shaping

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f::~~p

(attached

pan-head

not

scratch

When

con-

warrant,

certain

of

professional

lies

in

select-

fo·r~:

c~~

feeding"

routing

be

done only when

is

revolving

speed

bites

to

chips.

at a slower

the

speed

through

finish.

conditions
large

cut

the
take

bigger

that
knocked
off)

...

and

and

at a rel-

and

is

produce

If

the

rpm

with

which

workpiece,

bigger

chips

Under

extreme

the

bites

the

chips

off

with

result-

gouging of

edge

taking

tiny,

cutter

in

re-

bites

and
can

will

(rather

or

at-

the

it

it

the

having a certain

miness,
which
ficult.

"force
the

motor.
will
it

loses

of

holding

ably

In

addition
chipped)
overload

:

it

:
:

:

:

to

"Standstill

At

the

"standstill
from
is

not
cutter
lution. As a

''bounces''
made
the

sides
them
At

the
may
its

temper -and

You
by

listening
highly-pitched
or

by
which
in

its

Proper

Rou#;ng

hardness,

dampness

makes

sound

increased.

overheat,

feeding

. . .
. . .

same

be

can

the

cut.

cutting

You

can

feeding"

speed.

to

work,

the

by

Its

high-pitched

lower

the

tool

producing

"force

motor

and

Feeding"

opposite

enough new wood

to

bite

of

burned

detect

feeling

cutter

extreme

feeding".

so

slowly

into

result,

around

may

score

the

cut

may

even

time

so

"standstill

to

the

sound

the

is

in

the

Feeding

or

other

relatively

always

the

and

stronger

Also,

the

will

be

rough

feeding"

...

will

may

damage

This

that

with

each

the

the

cut

and

...

may

burn

cutter,

that

its

sharpness.

"runaway"

of

the

"wiggle"

bouncing

•••

gum-

qual

detect

sound

"whir"

strain

notice-

(even

cause

there

results

there

for

revo-

cutter

already

ripple

glaze

them.

itself,

it

loses

feedi"

motor;

with

around

d

of

as

will

it.

is

the

Your

router
speed
speed),
proportion
"Force
"Force
vance
cut

tool

but

feeding"

feeding"

too

being

is

an
(25,000
it

will

to

the

rapidly

taken

extremely

rpm

slow

load

placed

will

slow

is

trying

for

the

in a

high-

no-load

down

workpiece

it

down.

to

size

on

in

it.

ad-

of

IMPROPER

6

FEEDS

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The

right

feed

is

neither

.

"standstill".

hich

and

surely

noticeable
work.
diameter
wood, the
as
along

hand,

is
gummy

proper

There

have to
by
possible,

made

wood.

DEPTH

If

fast

your

if

deep,

feed

is

using

on a

the

cutter

(without

laboring)

you

shallow

proper

as

you

guide

the

cutter

or

the

or

knotty . . .

may

no fixed

learn

good judgment. If

always

scrap

OF

It

is

advances

hesitation

through

are

making a small-

cut

in

feed

may

can

travel

line.

On

is

big,

wood

is

hard,

be

very

rule.

by

experience

test

the

of

the

CUT

workpiece

"forced"

the

rate

firmly

the

soft,

dry

be

about

the tool

the

other

the

cut

damp,

then

the

slow.

You will

and

at

all

cut

to

or

be

ceed

1/ 8

inch

cut

deeper
make
as

required,

new wood

DIRECTION
AND

Your

motor

clockwise

a
that

a tool

ency

to

wise

direction, especially

motor
Because

of

cutter

feeding"

little
However,

hard

grain,

the

normal

action,

back

. . .
trueness
not

prepared.

always

to

the direction

it

as

many

than

THRUST

direction.

will

twist

revs

up (as

of

the

rotation

operation,

kickback

should

etc.

progress

there

sufficient

of

in

the

depthinonepass.

is

much

better

successive

each

no

1/8

inch

OF

FEED

and

cutter

have a slight

in a counterclock-

at

extreme

during a "proper

there

to

contend

you

that

of

will

be a slight

your

cut

Such

direction

of

cutter

passes

deeper

.

revolve

This

when the

starting).

high

is

strike

would

the

cutting

to

spoil

if

you

kickback

opposite

rotation.

To

to
in

in

means

tend-

speed

very

with.

aknot,

affect

kick-

the

are

is

This

is

important

it

affects
using a small
cutting
as

deeply
will
tain
as

the

toughness

mum
single
the

largest

- in

the

wood, you

in one

go - and

the

proper

bit

are

advisable

pass

will

general -that

rate

diameter

probably

still

rate

size

and/or

increased,

depth of

be

cutters

only

insofar

of

feed.

bit

pass

as

be

able

to

of

feed. But

the

the

cut

decreased.

we

recommend

you do not

When
on
can

the

main-

wood

maxi-

With

as

easy

cut

bit

in a

ex-

To

guard

your

set

-up and

so

that

you

the

tool

- to hold

ever

you

- in

the

leading

If you

should
counterclockwise

-

your
accompanying

reverse

tioned

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first

for

edge

are

be

if

the

guide

thrust

this

as

is

generally
set-up.

the two illustrations.)

7

against

will

are

same

of

from

is

in

the

kickback,

direction

always

it

against

using

to guide

direction

the

cutter

routing,

left

around

is

positioned

as

shown in

illustration.

if

the

guide

second

easiest

(See following page

plan

of

feed

be

thrusting

what-

the

cut

that

the

is

moving.

tool

travel

to

right

and

curves

so

that

the

first

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is

posi-

illustration.

to

use

the

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A

"CHOPPING"

If

you

are

edge
should
working on
should be

doing an

ing

for
tool
have a "chopping
you
a "gouging
is
as
out

always

an

counterclockwise

inside

illustrations).

this

is

that

as

instructed,

reverse

much

there

chips

direction,
action".

preferable

is

less

by

tearing

be

outside

edge

when

danger

ROTAT

CORRECT

ACTION

shaping,

clockwise

(accompany-

The

traveling

the

cutter

action";

it
"Chopping"

to

the

grain.

ION

FEED

the

feed

when

edge;

but

when

reason

the

will

but

if

will

have

"gouging"
of

ripping

AND

THRUST

A

"GOUGING"

PROPER

It

takes a sharp
accomplish
work. A dull
py

or

rough

hard

labor

job

...
damage
cutters

Also
accumulated
and
sufficient
the
means

heated -may

your

sharp

keep

Pitch

wood to

that

ROTATION

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CARE

can

OF

professional

cutter

cut.

Worse,

of

an
even

motor.

(refer

cutters

gum with

Remover.

excess

smoke.

the

cutter

lose

ROTATION

ACTION

CUTTERS

cutting

makes a slop-

otherwise

overload

to

clean.

force

Smoking wood
is

its

tool
quality

it

makes

Keep

page

21).

Remove

Sears

Avoid

to

cause

being

over-

temper.

your

using

to

easy

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CONTOUR FINGER

PARTIAL

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USING

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can

be
against
can

adjusted

sired

Practically
concave

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EDGE

CONTOUR FINGER With

Finger

made

which

be

pressed.

to

distance

curved

to

"parallel"

"

•

USING

Type
low any

-

against.
so

ARBOR-TYPE

Bit

with

edge -curved

that

the

If

that

only

EDGE

SHAPING

attached

illus

to follow

the

contour

The

place

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