Operation - Craftsman 315.17473 Owner's Manual

OPERATION
Yourelectronic routerisa versatilewoodworldng iool whichwillgiveyou years oftrouble-freeperformance. Itis engineered
withthe professional in mind, but its ease of operationallowsthe amateurto producework whichis beautifu|and precise.
Yournew routerhas advancedelectronicfeatures whichare designedto assistyou In gettingthe maximumuse from your
router. Bymakingproperspeed selections, y ourroutercan be adjustedto yourspecfic routingneeds. Thiseliminatesmuch
ofthe guessworkpreviously neededto performa givenjob. Boththe experiencedand inexperiencedrouterusers benefit,
obtaining professional l ike resultswith fewer job errors.
The electronicfeatureof your router introduces the flexibility of adjustingthe motorspeed to the requiredjob conditions.
Speed can be set accordingtothe approximatecutterdiameteryou will be usingand to the hardnessof the matedal being
cut. Also,the bestcutsare made whenthe cutterisfed through the materialatthe properrate. When possible,you should
make practicecutson a scrap pieceof woodto get a "feel" of howfast to "feed =your router.
KNOW YOUR ELECTRONIC ROUTER
Beforeattempting to useyourrouter,familiarize yourselfwithall operatingfeatures and safety requirements.See Figure 1.
Featuresincludeelectronic feedback switch;easily operateddepthof cutadjustment mechanism;depthstoprings;spindle
lock;"lock-on" s witch;variable speed controlselector;speed selectionchart; dustpick-up;and wrenchstoragearea.
WRENCH BLOWER
STORAGE AREA EXHAUST
WRENCH DUST BAG
SPINDLE
POWER
HANDLE
SWITCH
TRIGGER
DEPTH
ADJUS_NG
RING SPEED
SELECTION
HANDLE CHART
"LOCK-ON"
LEVER BUTTON
DEPTH
STOP RINGS
COLLET NUT
VARIABLE SPEED_
CONTROL SELECTOR
ATTACH DUST
SUBBASE CHIP SHIELD TO BLOWER EXHAUST Fig. I
II
"LOCK-ON" BUTTON
The switchof your routeris equippedwith a "lock-on" f eature whichis convenientwhen operatingfor extended periodsof
time. To lockon, depressthe trigger,pushin the lock buttonlocatedon the side of the handle,then while holdingthe lock
buttonpushedin, releasethe trigger.To release the lock,depressthe triggerand release it. See Figure 1.
VARIABLE SPEED
Your routerhasa variablespeed controlselectordesignedto allowoperatorcontrolofspeed and torque limits. See Figure
1. To increasethespeed andtorqueofyourrouter,turnthevariablespeedcontrolselector to a highersetting.Turn toa lower
settingtodecreasespeed and torque.NOTE: Ifyou do notwantto usethevariablespeed controlselector,turntothe highest
possiblesetting,and the feature willnot be active.
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