Depth Adjustment With The Plunge Base; Plunging Action; Deep Cuts - Craftsman 320.17543 Operator's Manual

NOTE: Making a single deep cut Is never advisable,, Smaller diameter cutter bits
are easily broken by too much side thrust and torque Larger cutter bits wile
cause a rough cut and be difficult to guide and control For these reasons,
DO NOT EXCEED 1/8-1N DEPTH OF CUT In a stogie pass
Deep Cuts
The proper cutling depth, (for each pass), is always determined by the material, the cutler
bit size and type. and the power of lhe motor
Atways make several progressively deeper cuts by starting at ella depth and then make
several passes, each time increasing the cutffng depth until your desired depth is reached
Making a ¢ul that is toe deep will stress the motor and the cutter bit, and it may barn the
workplace and dult the culler bit It could aise "grab" too much of fhe workplace and cause
you to lose control of ihe router, causing a seri(_us accident
To be certain fhat your depth sailings are as desired, always make test culs in scrap
material simitar le you_" workpiece betere beginning your final culling
Remember. knowing the right depth fo_"each cut comes with reulhg expe_ience
DEPTH ADJUSTMENT WITH THE PLUNGE BASE
L_ WARNING:'/our
router should NEVER turned ON or be connected to the
power source when you are assembling parts, making adjuslments, Inslalling
or removing collate I outs, cutter bits, cleaning or when tl Is not In use,
Disconnecting the router will prevent accidental starting, which could cause
serious personal injury
PLUNGING ACTION (Fig, 9)
The pttmge base lealure simplilies
depth adjustmenls and allows the
culling bit to be accurately lowered
down Inle the wo[kpiece lot more
precise sol-ups
To Iowm' the cutting bit, referee the
plunge-lock lever by moving it
"Up" to the unlocked position
Apply an even downward pressure
on the phmge acffon unlit the cutier
bit reaches tf_e desired depth, lhen
move the plunge-lock lever
"Down" to the locked position
To r_}se the bit and the pfunga
action, unlock the plunge lock lever
and the culler bil and plonge action
wiff aulomaltcaffy retract from the
workplace and return to time
raised position
Fig, 9
Always have the plunge action In
lhe raised position and rocked when the bit is nol cutting in the workplace
SI0t Culling
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