Installing/Removing Cutters; Depth Of Cut Adjustments - Craftsman 315.17560 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS
Disconnect router from power supply.
1. A spindle lock is located on the side of motor
housing. See figure 1. To activate lock, push
spindle lock in and slide into lock position.
NEVER attempt to activate spindle lock while
router motor is running or coasting to a stop.
2. Turn collet nut with wrench until lock mechanism
interlocks. See Fig. 2. NOTE: Spindle lock is
spring loaded and will snap into position when
lock mechanism interlocks.
WARNING: IF YOU ARE CHANGING A BIT IM-
MEDIATELY AFTER USE, BE CAREFUL NOT TO
TOUCH THE BIT OR COLLET WITH YOUR
HANDS OR FINGERS. THEY WILL GET BURNED
BECAUSE OF THE HEAT BUILDUP FROM CUT-
TING. ALWAYS USE THE WRENCH PROVIDED.
3. Place the router upside down on a table and insert
shank of cutter into collet. The shank of your cut-
ter should be close to but not touching bottom of
collet.
4. Tighten the collet nut securely by turning clock-
wise with the wrench provided. See fig. 3. Put
spindle lock back in unlock position. Otherwise
the interlocking mechanism of the spindle lock
will not let your router turn on.
5. Remove cutters by turning collet nut counter
clockwise enough to allow cutter to slip easily
from collet. The collet is machined to precision
tolerances to fit cutters with 1/4" diameter shank
size.
WARNING: DO NOT USE CUTTERS WITH UN.
DERSIZED SHANKS. UNDERSIZED SHANKS
WILL NOT TIGHTEN PROPERLY AND COULD
BE THROWN FROM TOOL CAUSING INJURY.
DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS
We recommend that cuts be made at a depth not ex-
ceeding 1/8" and that several passes be made to
reach depths of cut greater than 1/8".
Disconnect router from power supply before ad.
justing for depth of cut.
1. Place the router on a flat surface, loosen clamp-
ing Wing Nut, and adjust until cutter is inside
subbase. See figure 4.
2. Turn the depth adjusting ring until tip of cutter
touches flat surface. Turn the depth indicator
ring until the zero lines up with the indicator point
on the base. See figure 4.
3. Position the router so that the bit can extend
below the subbase for desired depth setting.
Fig. 2
EHCH
TO TIGHTEN TO LOOSEN
COLLETNUT COLLET HUT
Fig.3
DEPTH
ADJUSTING --_
RING " , . . _ /-CLAMMHG
INDICATOR WING HUT
POINT
Fig. 4
4. Turn the depth adjusting ring to obtain the de-
sired depth of cut. The distance the cutter moves
can be read on the depth indicator ring. Each
notch on the depth adjusting ring indicates 1/64
inch change in depth setting.
5. Tighten clamping wing nut securely before opo
eratlng router.
WARNING: BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN CLAMP.
ING WING NUT IS FIRMLY TIGHTENED. FAIL.
URE TO DO THIS WILL RESULT IN THE MOTOR
MOVING INSIDE THE BASE, CAUSING AN UN-
EVEN CUT. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CON-
TROL RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SERIOUS IN.
JURY.
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