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- 25. October 2020
- How to use TOT! router sled
tutorials Description
Insert the T-slot nut with M8 internal thread into the groove of the cross-frame profile. To the hole of TOT! locking jig the handle through the tube (above the groove of the profile of the cross frame), insert the locking lever M8 x 50mm, and screw it into the T-slot nut in the groove of the profile. Set the router carriage to the desired position and tighten the locking lever.
Before first use, tighten the fork of TOT! locking jig as much as possible between the handles until the fork bends to the angle of the handle.
Always tighten the locking fork between the handles firmly during use!
The locking fork must always have the same slope as the handle!
If the fork has the opposite slope, it could break when tightened.
Push the cross frame in the longitudinal axis to direct the cutter into the workpiece and guide the cross frame until the router carriage leaves the surface of the workpiece. To change the position of the router carriage in the transverse direction, loosen the locking lever by 1/4 to 3/4 of a turn. With the ideal release of the locking lever, the TOT! locking jig in the transverse direction moves smoothly without snagging. Move the router carriage to a distance equal to the diameter of the milling tool, tighten the locking lever, and continue milling the workpiece.
To move the cutter carriage faster, make marks on the transverse frame that are slightly less apart than the diameter of the milling tool. For example, for a tool diameter of 60 mm, the ideal mark spacing is approximately 55 mm.
More Information
Start working on the far part of the workpiece by attaching the control rod to the jig at its end under the plastic end, which after sliding it onto the jig, tighten it firmly. When you reach the end of the cross frame with the locking jig, move the locking jig from the end of the handle between the individual parts of the control rod by loosening them, and then, after inserting locking jig between the rods, tighten them firmly again so that the control rod and the locking jig are firmly connected. If the router carriage is located above the workpiece, never change the direction of movement directly by 180°, but always first change the direction of movement by only 90° to the previous movement to change the inclination of the sealing brushes. You can then change the movement to the one you originally intended. The sealing brushes are hard and a sudden change of direction directly by 180° can lift the whole cart! When the router carriage is locked with a locking lever or locking jig, the router carriage must always first leave the workpiece surface before changing direction by 180°.
