Router Safety

Before you change the setting on the router/power plane/biscuit cutter, the cord must be

• clean
• in a vise
• unplugged
• fray (worn)

When you use the portable router or biscuit cutter, you must

• have a good hold on it
• hold it in a vise
• let it guide itself
• hold it by one hand knob

You should feed the router into the material

• at a moderate speed
• as fast as you can without slowing the router
• fast enough to cut the motor speed in half
• at any speed

For tightening bits or cutters in the router, you must use a special _________________, not a pair of pliers.

• screwdriver
• mallet
• wrench
• tool rest

When using the router table, you must follow the ____________ of feed arrows drawn on the table.

• direction
• speed

When using a portable router, power plane, or biscuit cutter your wood should be  

• securely held down to the bench
• in your hand 
• securely held down by a neighbor
• none of these are correct

Before plugging the line cord on a portable router, power plane, or biscuit cutter, make sure the switch is in the _____ position.

• on
• off

Never allow your hand to be closer than ___ to the router bit.

• 1"
• 2"
• 4"
• one hand length

It is safer to make multiple passes than to cut all the material in one pass.  

• True
• False

The router may be used with the permission of

• the custodian
• the teacher
• the foreman
• the tool clerk