Black & Decker MTRT8 Original Instructions Manual page 9

Features (fig. A)
This tool includes some or all of the following
features.
10. Router head
11. Spindle lock button
12. Lock off button
13. Collet
14. Chip deflector
15. Dust Extraction adaptor
16. Straight router bit
17. Rounding over router bit
Assembly
Warning! Before assembly, remove the battery
from the tool.
Fitting a router bit (fig. B)
Warning! Router bits are sharp, use care when
handling them.
Note: This router is not reccomended for use with
raised panel bits.
The router is equipped with a spindle lock feature
that makes changing bits easy. Lock the spindle
shaft by depressing the spindle lock button (11) as
shown in figure B and use the supplied wrench to
loosen (anti-clockwise) the collet (13).
(Original instructions)
Keep the spindle lock button (11) depressed
u
and rotate the spindle until the spindle lock fully
engages.
Place the router upside down on a smooth, flat
u
surface.
Loosen the collet (13) using the wrench
u
provided. Insert the shank of the router bit into
the collet (13).
When installing router bits, be sure they are
u
inserted as far as possible and then pulled out
about 1.5mm.
Keep the spindle lock button (11) depressed
u
and tighten the collet (13) clockwise (do not
overtighten) using the wrench provided.
Note: If the router base is set at its maximum
depth, the collet nut cannot be tightened properly.
Always ensure that if the router base is adjusted to
its maximum depth it must be backed off several
rotations (counterclockwise) before tightening or
loosening router bits. See "Setting the Routing
Depth" below for router base adjustment.
Warning! Never tighten the collet without a router
bit inserted. Tightening the collet without a router
bit inserted may cause damage to the collet.
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