Craftsman 315.17473 Owner's Manual page 5

OPERATION
WRENCH STORAGE AREA
Your routerhas a wrench storagearea locatedon the top
end cap portionof the motor housing. When installingor
removingcuttersremove the wrenchfrom itsstoragearea.
Properstorageof wrench when not in use willhelpreduce
the possiblility of losingwrench. See Figure 1.
INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS
See Figure2.
1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
2. Removedust bag from muter.
3. Removeone ofthe clearplasticchipshields fromrouter.
To remove,press on tabs and pull outward.
4. A spindle lock is located on the front of the motor
housing.See Figure 1. To activate lock, pushspindle
lockin and slideinto lockposition.
.
Place yourmuter upside downon table,then turncollet
nut with wrench until lock mechanismInterlocks.See
Figure2. NOTE: Spindle lock is spdng loadedand will
snapintopositionwhen lockmechanisminterlocks.
CHIP SHIELD
Clear plasticchipshieldsare installedon the base of your
routerfor protection againstflyingdust and chips. The chip
shieldsare designedto fitthe frontand rear openings of the
routerbase. See Figure1. If necessaryto remove,squeeze
tabs on each end and pull outward.To replace, squeeze
tabs at each end, fit into the opening,then release. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION DO NOT USE ROUTER WITHOUT
CHIP SHIELDS PROPERLY IN PLACE.
CUTTER
TURN TO ACTIVATE _ COLLET NUT
TO TIGHTEN =::_..'__=,,__" TO LOOSEN
Fig. 2
DUST BAG ASSEMBLY
See Figure 1.
Do not connect router to power supply before Installing
duet beg or connecting it to • dust collection system.
6. Remove cuttersby tuming collet nut counterclockwise
enough to allow cutter to slip easily from collet. See
Figure2. The collaris machinedto precision tolerances
to fit cutterswith 114in. diametershank size.
7. Withyourmuter stillupsidedownon table, insertshank
of cutterintocollet. The shankof your cuttershouldbe
closeto but not touchingbottomofcollet.
8. Tightenthecolletnut securelybyturningclockwise with
the wrenchprovided. See Figure 2. Put spindlelock
back in unlock position. Otherwise, the interlocking
mechanismofthe spindlelockwill not letyou turnyour
muter on.
9. Installdust bag.
TO INSTALL BAG: ,
The dustbag ehouldbe installedby slipping it witha twisting
moUon overthe blowerexhaust.The bag shouldbe installed
withthe zipperdownwhenrouteris in updghtposition.
The bag shouldbe emptiedwhen half full.
TO EMPTY BAG:
Remove bag from router,open zipper and shake out dust.
Occasionallyturn the dust bag inside out and brush the
accumulation of dust from the inside of the bag. This will
permitthe air to flow throughthe bag better.
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