Woodpeckers
PRECISION WOODWORKING TOOLS
®
Side Winder
R o u t e r L i f t .
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Protected by one or more of the following U.S.
Patents; 6,505,659; 7,559,347; 7,481,253;
7,108,463 and other patents pending.
SAFETY
Always unplug your router motor before making any adjustments
to the router lift. Refer to your routers’ owners manual for specific
safe operating instructions.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The Woodpeckers® Side Winder can be installed in most
router tables with a standard 9¼ x 11¾ opening and a side
panel mounting surface no more than 19" away as in the
side of a cabinet or router table stand. In most cases three
holes will need to be drilled for mounting the side plate.
These instructions assume installation of the Side Winder on
a Woodpeckers® Router Table and Router Table Stand as
shown in Figure 1.
The wrench
handle must
be pointing
left in order to
fully insert or
remove it.
Figure 2. Figure 3.
Lift
Wrench
Once fully
inserted, rotate
the wrench in
either direction
¼ turn and
completely raise
the carriage.
Carriage
USING THE LIFT WRENCH
You’ll need to know how to use the Lift Wrench to install
your router motor. The Lift Wrench is typically used without
the lift spring and comes without the lift spring installed. It’s
recommended that the wrench be used without the spring
for installation of the router motor.
Figure 2. To change the carriage height (the carriage is
the part beneath the table that holds the motor), orient the
wrench with the handle pointing left toward the adjustable
scale.
Insert the wrench until it’s COMPLETELY BOTTOMED
OUT. Once it’s all the way in, try and rotate it. If it doesn’t
turn, it isn’t in. Do not force the wrench. Take it out, push it
back down and try again. Once it turns easily, simply rotate
it in either direction to lock the handle to the carriage. Now
raise or lower your router as needed. For the next step you
need to raise the motor completely to the top and remove
the lift wrench.
Figure 1.
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CHANGING BITS ABOVE THE TABLE AND
MOTOR LENGTH
Motor length determines whether above the table bit changes
are possible. Shorter motor barrels like that of the PC690, Bosch
1617/1618 and a few others are too short for above the table bit
changes whe n installed in the Si de Winder model SW420 or SW414.
The SW350 Side Winder is designed for above the table bit changes
when using smaller, shorter motors.
REMOVE THE RING
Figure 4. The Side Winder
comes with one ring installed.
This ring needs to be removed
in order to install your motor.
Loosen the ring by turning it
CLOCKWISE with the spanner wrench.
Figure 4.
Sleeve up against
plate.
No ring.
Figure 5.
INSTALLING YOUR ROUTER MOTOR
Figure 5. Make sure the carriage has been raised to the top then
remove the lift from the table, flip it over and set it back into the
table opening as shown in Figure 5. If the carriage is all the way
up the sleeves will be touching the plate.
Coupling.
Lift screw.
Clamp screws (4).
Figure 7a. When installing the Porter-Cable
7518, there is only one way it can go in. Before
inserting the motor make sure that all four clamp
Figure 7b.
screws are loose. Orient the motor in whatever
orientation is necessary for it to go all the way
in. Once in and against the plate rotate it as shown in Figure 7a.
Now s lip a cou pling on to the lif t scr ew to c heck for cle aran ce (Fig-
ur e 7b ). C are fully d ouble check that n o par t of th e motor i s in con tact with the posts or the coupling. If necessary, rotate the motor
to achieve clearance. When finished
remove the coupling for later.
Figure 8. Moderately tighten the
four clamp screws. The screws
should be tightened evenly and care
should be taken not to overtighten
them. Overtightening will result in
binding of the lift mechanism.
Figure 7a.
Figure 8.
First slot.
Second slot.
Figure 6.
INSTALLING MOTOR PADS
As shown in Figure 5, slide in one of the three pads. Before you
slide it all the way in, set a washer into the recess and slowly
lower the pad into position until the washer slips into one of the
two slots.
For the Porter-Cable 7518/7519/890/892 and Milwaukee 5625, use
the first slot. Shorter motors like the PC 690 and various Crafsman
models use the second slot. With the washer in the appropriate
slot, i
nstall a screw and tighten with supplied 5⁄64 hex key. Repeat
for all three pads.
Figure 9.
INSTALL TWO CLAMP
BLOCKS
Figure 9. Thread a knob onto one of the 3"
long bolts. Slip a clamp block onto the bolt and
then thread one of the hex nuts about ½" up
the bolt. The stepped side of the clamp block
needs to face the plate. Now thread the bolt into
one of the threaded holes in the plate. Use a 7⁄16"
wrench to lightly snug the bolt into the plate. DO
NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE BOLT. Now snug the
hex nut down to the plate.
Step side of block
toward plate.
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Side panel.
Connector bolt.
Figure 10.
Figure 13. Assemble the remaining coupling and pin together. Make
sure the set screw is tight on the
flat spot of the pin. Now thread the
end of the flex shaft up through the
bearing in the bracket and slide the
coupling onto the end of the flex
shaft. Tighten the set screw that
holds the flex shaft. Now both ends
of the flex shaft should have couplings attached and the end going
up through the bracket should have
the pin installed as well.
SIDE CRANK INSTALLATION ON THE
WOODPECKERS® ROUTER TABLE STAND
This section assumes your installing the Side Winder onto the
Woodpeckers® Router Table Stand.
Figure 10. Remove the existing hex bolt from the corner of the
router table stand and attach the side panel using one of the connector bolts and hex nuts.
Drill 9⁄32 hole in these
two locations.
Figure 11.
Figure 11. Using the side panel as a guide, drill two 9⁄32 dia. holes
through the router table stand. Fasten the panel in place using
the remaining connector bolts and nuts.
Figure 13.
Figure 14.
Figure 14. Apply a dab of grease on the outside of the pin and insert it through the hole in the side panel bolt. This will take some
effort. Be careful not to kink the flex shaft. Bend it just enough to
get the pin through the hole.
If necessary you can loosen the bracket by partially loosening the
large bolt. That might make it easier.
1st
Pin.
Coupling.
2nd
Figure 12. First slip the pin into a coupling. Make sure it bottoms
out. Tighten the set screw onto the flat of the pin. Now push the
flex shaft into the other end of the coupling. Tighten the remaining set screw. Now loosen the first set screw and remove the pin.
You’ll need it for the next step.
Flex shaft.
Figure 12.
Figure 15.
Figure 15. From the outside, slip the crank handle onto the pin,
align the end of the pin with the face of the handle, align the set
screw with the flat spot on the pin and tighten the screw.
Double check that the handle has a little bit of in and out play. If
it’s tight, the handle will not crank freely.
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Figure 16.
Figure 16. Now thread the brake knob into the threaded hole in
the handle. Do not tighten the brake knob until it’s needed. Use
this when heavy routing is planned.
Flat on lift rod.
Coupling / set screw.
6"- 8"
4"- 5"
Position dimensions of side crank.
Lift rod.
SIDE WINDER INSTALLATION ON
NON-WOODPECKERS® ROUTER TABLE STANDS.
The Woodpeckers® Side Winder can be installed on non-Woodpeckers® cabinets and router table stands. The above illustration
shows the general location of the crank handle relative to the
router table top and router lift. It’s recommended that the side
panel be mounted in its entirety and not disassembled.
Figure 17.
Figure 17. Attach the remaining coupling on the other end of the
flex shaft and then to the lift rod. Make sure to align the set screw
with the flat on the rod before tightening the screw. Use the crank
handle to turn the flex shaft and coupling. If you need to turn the
lift rod, keep your hands clear while using the lift wrench to lower
the motor to the bottom end of its travel. Keep the wrench engaged which will take the pressure off the lift rod making it easy
to turn by hand.
TESTING THE CRANK ASSEMBLY
Test the crank assembly by slowly turning the handle and watching the round scale on the top of the lift. If the scale isn’t turning
when you’re rotating the crank handle then one of the set screws
isn’t tight. It’s most likely to be one of the two set screws locking the flex shaft to the coupling. Double check that those two
screws are tight. After that make sure that the set screws in the
handle and couplings are against the flats on each shaft.
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GENERAL OPERATING INFORMATION
LEVELING THE PLATE
The eight set screws around
the perimeter of the plate are
leveling screws. They are used
for setting the plate flush to
the table. Initial leveling should
be done with just four of the
screws, two each on opposite ends of the plate. Once
the plate feels flush, use a block of wood to make sure it
doesn’t catch going either direction then adjust the remaining screws.
THE LIFT SPRING
Typically the lift spring is not needed for satisfactory operation of the router lift. If the router motor is too heavy to lift
comfortably, the spring is helpful.
INSTALLING THE LIFT SPRING
Slide on two washers
and spring.
ADJUSTING THE
SCALE
The scale in the top face
can be zeroed to any position. It’s typically set to
zero once the router bit is
at the desired height. Then you can easily make a specific,
fine adjustment with the thumb wheel while referencing the
scale.
The scale is adjusted by pushing in either direction
from around its edge.
CHANGING BITS
First use the spanner
wrench to remove the Twist
Lock Ring. Now use the lift
wrench to raise the router
chuck completely above
the plate. Use the wrenches supplied with your router
to change the bit.
STEP 1:
Slide on the two washers and the spring as shown.
Slide on nylon foot and
align hole with groove.
STEP 2:
Slide on the nylon foot and align the threaded hole with the
groove in the wrench. You have to compress the spring
slightly to position the threaded hole over the groove.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
The Side Winder is made primarily from aluminum and steel parts.
The steel parts will have a light coating of petroleum jelly when it
leaves the factory. After unpacking, if necessary, clean aluminum
parts, including the main plate, with mineral spirits or lacquer thinner. Do not use any water based cleaner. The two steel posts should
be wiped with a clean rag and lubricated with petroleum jelly or a
very light machine oil. The flex s haf t can be per iodica lly sprayed with
a lubricant such as WD40 then wiped dry.
Minor surface rust on any steel parts can be removed with abrasive
nylon pads like a scotch bright pad. All steel parts should be kept
lubricated with petroleum jelly or thin machine oil, particularly the
posts and lift screw.
Install set screw.
Back off ½ turn.
STEP 3:
Install the small set screw. Turn the screw all the way in until it bottoms out. Then back it off approximately ½ a turn
Try inserting the lift wrench into the router lift and compressing the spring. If it feels like the screw is dragging, back it out
another ½ a turn.
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Side Winder Side Crank Installation on INCRA
Router Table Stands
Note: This addendum replaces Fig/Step 10 & Fig/Step 11 of the Woodpecker provided mounting instructions.
Please follow all assembly instructions of the original manual up to Fig/Step 10 before using this addendum.
If your INCRA router table stand is already assembled you will first need to remove the table top and remove the
front top stretcher. Remove the lower 1/4-20 x 1/2” hex bolt from the left end of the stretcher, Fig. 1. Loosely
attach the Side Winder Crank’s side panel to the stretcher using the provided 1/4-20 x 7/8” hex bolt, washer
and square nut. Place another 1/4-20 x 7/8” hex bolt with washer
through the lower hole on the Crank’s side panel and add the large
gold washer to the fastener before loosely threading on the square
nut, Fig. 2.
Re-assemble the stretcher to the stand sliding all 3 of the square
nuts on the left end of the stretcher into the t-slot in the leg.
Make sure the Crank’s
side panel is parallel
Fig.2
to the leg before
tightening all of the
mounting bolts,
Fig. 3.
Fig.1
Remove front
stretcher and remove
lower hex bolt from
left end
®
Using the remaining
hole in the side
panel as a guide,
drill a 9/32” hole
through the front
stretcher, Fig. 4.
Large washer
Square
nuts
1/4-20x7/8
hex bolt with
washers
this bolt only
Place a flat washer
on the remaining 1/4-20 x 7/8” hex bolt and insert through the
hole on the side panel. Add a split lockwasher and a square nut
then tighten the assembly in place, Fig. 5.
Continue with Fig/Step 12 in the Side Winder Owner’s Manual.
Fig.4 Fig.5
Drill 9/32”
hole through
stretcher
Fig.3
Re-assemble Stretcher to Stand
Square nuts
captured in
T-Slot on Leg
1/4-20x7/8
hex bolt with
washer.
Secure with
lockwasher
and
square nut
Manufactured by:
Taylor Design Group, Inc.
P.O. BOX 8102 62 Dallas, TX 753 81
www.in c ra .co m
INCRA is a Registered Trademark of Taylor Design Group
©2009 Taylor Design Group, Inc.
INCR A Tools are pro tect ed by one o r more of the f oll owing US pat ents :
#4, 793, 604, #4,93 0,2 21, #5 ,195,73 0, # 5,2 75,074 , #5, 42 3,3 60, # 5,716,04 5, #6,2 37,457,
#6,5 57,601, #6,67 2,190. Other patents grante d or pen din g. rev.11.03.10
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Side Winder Side Crank Installation on
INCRA Table Saw Systems
Note: This addendum replaces Fig/Step 10 & Fig/Step
11 of the Woodpecker provided mounting instructions.
Please follow all assembly instructions of the original
manual up to Fig/Step 10 before using this addendum.
Add a large flat washer to each of the 3/8-16 x 3/4” hex bolts and
thread a 3/8-16 rectangular nut onto the end of each bolt.
Slide the rectangular nut on each of the bolt assemblies into the
T-slot located on the underside of your INCRA TS System’s front
rail and position the bolts close to your router, Fig. 1. (You’ll be
able to adjust the final position after full assembly.)
Slide the slotted end on each
of the mounting brackets all the
way onto the bolts as shown
in Fig. 2 then position the
brackets so that the 2 holes
are approximately 4- 1/4” apart.
Finger tighten the 2 bolts.
Fig.2
Fig.1
3/8-16 x 3/4
hex bolts
with washer
®
Rectangular
nut captured
in T-slot
Attach the Side Winder Crank’s
side panel to the brackets using
(2) 1/4-20 x 1-1/2” hex bolts with
washers and hex nuts, Fig. 3.
Be sure to place a split lock washer on the end of the bolt before
threading on and tightening the hex nuts. Tighten the (2) 3/8-16
hex bolts that secure the brackets to the underside of the rails.
Continue with Fig/Step 12 in the Side Winder Owner’s Manual.
TIP: Moving the bracket/crank assembly to the left or right along
the rail can improve how easily you are able to rotate the crank
handle. After you have attached the flex shaft to your router,
try sliding the bracket/crank assembly to different positions left
or right to find the easiest crank rotation. In general, the more
relaxed the lower loop or “U-turn” is on the flex shaft, the easier
the crank will rotate.
Manufactured by:
Taylor Design Group, Inc.
P.O. BOX 8102 62 Dallas, TX 753 81
www.in c ra .co m
INCRA is a Registered Trademark of Taylor Design Group
©2009 Taylor Design Group, Inc.
INCR A Tools are pro tect ed by one o r more of the f oll owing US pat ents :
#4, 793, 604, #4,93 0,2 21, #5 ,195,73 0, # 5,2 75,074 , #5, 42 3,3 60, # 5,716,04 5, #6,2 37,457,
#6,5 57,601, #6,67 2,190. Other patents grante d or pen din g. rev.11.03.10
Mounting
brackets4-1/4”
Fig.3
Side
panel
1/4-20 hex
bolts with
washers &
hex nuts
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