Installing The Router Mounting Plate; Tools Required; Preliminary Installation Of Te Router Mounting Plate - Craftsman 171.61181 Owner's Information Manual

iNSTALLiNG THE ROUTER MOUNTING PLATE
TOOLS REQUIRED
• 1/8" Allen wrench (I) (included)
• Phillips screwdriver (not included)
• Straight edge (not included)
• Small-sized adjustable wrench (not included)
NOTE: The fence must NOT be installed on the router
table for the following procedures.
PRELiMiNARY iNSTALLATiON OF THE
ROUTER MOUNTING PLATE (FIGS. 7-9)
1. Completely thread a #10-32 ESNA stop nut (B) onto
each of the eight #10-32 x 3/4 in. countersunk socket-
head screws (F) as shown in Fig. 7. The orientation of
the stop nut on the screw must be as shown in Fig. 7.
NOTE: It will be helpful to use the included Allen
wrench and an adjustable wrench because the nut has
tight-fitting threads.
2. Place the eight assembled screws and nuts into the
eight hex-shaped pockets in the recess on the tabletop
as shown in Fig. 8.
The screw threads are to be inserted into the holes
at the bottom of the pockets.
3. Place the router mounting plate (7) into the opening in
the tabletop so that it rests on the heads of the
screws as shown in Fig. 8.
4. Position a straight edge or level across the mounting
plate as shown in Fig. 9. The straight edge must be
long enough to extend completely over the opening in
the router tabletop.
5. insert the Allen wrench (I) through the eight round
holes in the mounting plate, engaging the hex socket
in the screw heads (Fig. 9).
6. Raise and lower the mounting plate by turning the
screws until the mounting plate is level and flush with
the top of the router table.
7. Remove the mounting plate from the tabletop.
NOTE: it may be necessary to make slight adjustments
after final installation of the router mounting plate.
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
1/8 in. Allen
Straight edge
wrench (I)
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