Pathfinder instructions - The WoodRat

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The WR600, WR5 and the WR900 make a suitable platform for the Pathfinder. Use your Alu GuideRails and Router Plate RP3 (with new hole configuration) and raising plate if necesary. Older GuideRails need an extra counterbored M4 hole, and you will need to drill and tap older Router Plates or buy a new RP3 Router Plate. The new Ali Fences are ideal for firming up the MitreBox. 6541 Starknob Halfplate 3141 Guiderail Left 4262 Aluminium Fence Attaches to the Left hand Cheek to secure the MitreBox. 5616 M4 16 M6 Locking key x 2 Aluminum Bracket 5684 4M Nut 3. Pathfinder Templates There are a growing selection of Templates for a wide variety of tasks. They can be made to order. 6461 Routerplate 6421 Lobed Washer Left-hand Cheek Drop Pin 4 3142 Guiderail Right M6 Locking screw x2 PARTS LIST PARTS FOR THE PATHFINDER Pf1 The Pathfinder uses the WoodRat MitreBox MB3 to hold the workpieces plus several new components (Pathfinder Parts) that enable it to track the pathways in the Templates. Templates come in a variety of patterns depending on the joint or 3316 Raising Plate Use your Raising Plates if needed for extra depth for tenons M8 50 6mm Hex key component to be made. M8 nut M8 Self-tapping inserts Tenon Template Through DovetailsTemplate 1. Pathfinder Parts: Half plate Drop-Pin Plate Drop pin Bracket M6 Locking screws x4 M8 20 x2 2. MiterBox MB3 Left hand Cheek Right hand Cheek Drop-Pin Plate M4 16 x 4 M4 nuts x 4 Rod Clamp components 5424 Locking Lever 5421 Lobed Washer M10 nuts x 4 M10 washers x 5 300mm threaded Rod x 2 Right-hand M8 self tapping inserts x 2 M8 nut 5512 Rubber washer x 2 Rod Lock Half-blind Dovetail Template 5424 Locking Lever Spreader Rod Although we will try to advertise any item changes in good time, in the interest of continuous improvement in the quality and value of our products, WoodRat reserve the right to change components in colour, function and material without prior warning.
5616 M4 16 5684 4M Nut The aluminium fence has two tee-slots that will hold the left-hand cheek firm and square to the sliding bar. The guiderails have an extra pair of counterbored 4mm holes to take an M410 to attach it to the half-plate The router plate has three pairs of M6 holes to take the Drop-pin plate 5 Before you begin Some parts are not part of the Pathfinder, as they are now a standard part of the WoodRat kit. They can be bought separately from your WoodRat dealer if you need them. 1. The Aluminium Fences We have recently introduced new Aluminium Fences to replace the earlier moulded nylon ones. Firm and square enough for ordinary purposes, they are well worth having for Pathfinder work as they allow you firmly to attach the Left hand Cheek to the Sliding Bar to form the MitreBox MB3. The Fence has two tee slots in it so that the Left hand Cheek can be bolted to it with four M4 16 screws to hold it firm and exactly square. A third tee-slot behind the finger grip takes the Big Cursor. This is not generally of use with the templates which have their own way of registering where the cuts are to come. The ali fences come with wooden faces that allow you to add sandpaper to stop the wood slipping. Do not sandpaper the aluminium Fence direct. But now take off the Ali Fence. Take off the Plywood Face and store it, before you put the Left Cheek into the tee-slots of the Sliding Bar. The M4 16 screws go into cheek. The nuts go on loosely and the Cheek is slid into the tee-slot of the Sliding Bar The Fence is slid upwards onto the nuts before being screwed to the Bar, and the M4 screws tightened. 2. Ali GuideRails: You will need your WoodRat or LittleRat GuideRails. Note that there is an extra M4 threaded hole in the HalfPlate. If your GuideRails do not have corresponding holes, you will need to drill them 4mm counterbored to 8mm to house the head of the M4 10 screw. These extra screws stop the routerplate from twisting the rails out of true, and hold everything firm on the Half Plate. 3. The New RP3 RouterPlate has 6 x 6mm tapped holes that take the locking keys for the Drop-pin plate. If you have an old routerplate and you are not confident at drilling and tapping, it might be best to buy a new RP3. Otherwise the RP3 is similar to the RP2 routerplate except that is has two extra tapped M8 holes for attaching fences of different types to the underside of the Plate. This allows you to use the Router for freehand work without taking the router off the Plate. You have the advantage of a larger base for the router, plus the ability to make a fence that suits the job in hand: 8mm deep for running against an 8mm straight edge laid across a sheet of material or, for example, deeper for moulding the edge of a table, for example.
Page 1 and 2: THE WoodRat PATHFINDER The Pathfind
Page 3: Introduction to the Pathfinder A fe
Page 7 and 8: M8 50 6mm Hex key M8 nut M8 Self-ta
Page 9 and 10: Simple strips of sandpaper are quit
Page 11 and 12: Using the Tenon Template Aluminium
Page 13 and 14: The half-plate which is screwed to
Page 15 and 16: The halfplate is shown partly trans
Page 17 and 18: Dovetailing using the TD Templates
Page 19 and 20: The larger Pins look more crowded o
Page 21 and 22: A right hand cut The Bit is placed
Page 23 and 24: Because the pitch is fixed by the T
Page 25 and 26: ove- Bracket Lobed Washer Locking K
Page 27 and 28: Park Position 27 Place the tail ver
Page 29 and 30: Fig 27.1 2. Bring the Bit forward -
Page 31 and 32: 1. Bit cuts sockets from the front.
Page 33 and 34: Chart of Tails Layout for the 12-6
Page 35 and 36: 1. The Bit is depthed to the thickn
Page 37 and 38: to tighten the fit for the next cor

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