Craftsman 320.27680 Operator's Manual page 22

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Apply an even, downward pressure on the
plunge action until the cutter bit reaches the
desired depth, then move the plunge-lock
lever "down" to the locked position.
To raise the bit and the plunge action, unlock
the plunge-lock lever. The plunge action will
automatically retract from the workpiece and
return to the raised position.
Always have the plunge action in the raised
position and locked when the bit is not
cutting in the workpiece.
Plunge Action with Depth-Stop Rod and
Depth-Stop Turret (Fig. 9)
The depth-stop rod and the depth-stop turret
are used to control the plunge action cutting depth as follows:
Turn the motor off and unplug the router
from the power source.
Fig. 9
Place the router on a flat, level surface.
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With the cutter bit already installed, lower
the plunge action until the cutter bit
makes contact with the flat, level surface
on which the router is sitting. Lock the
plunge-depth locking lever (F). This
position is zero "0": the point from which
further depth adjustments can be made.
To set a desired depth-of-cut, rotate the
depth-stop turret until the lowest step of
the turret (A) is aligned directly under the
depth-stop rod (B) (Fig. 9). Loosen the
depth-rod locking knob (C) and lower the
depth-stop rod until it contacts the lowest
step on the turret.
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C
B
A
Slide the clear plastic depth indicator (D) until the red line on the indicator is lined
up with zero "0" marked in black on the bottom of the depth scale. (This is now
indicating the point at which the bit makes contact with the workpiece).
To set a desired cutting depth, slide the depth-stop rod up until the red line
on the clear plastic depth indicator points to your desired cutting depth on
the depth scale (E). Secure the depth-stop rod at this position by tightening
the depth rod locking knob (C).
Unlock the plunge-depth-locking lever (F) to allow the bit to automatically
retract to the up position.
The desired depth-of-cut may now be achieved by plunging the router down
until the depth-stop rod contacts the selected step on the depth-stop turret.
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