Craftsman 315.17473 Owner's Manual page 7

OPERATION
PRACTICE BEFORE ACTUAL USE
See Figure7.
We suggest t hatyou practicewiththe variablespeedfeature
of yourrouter beforeinstallinga cutter and makingcuts in
wood. C HECK THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONNECTING
ROUTER TO POWER SUPPLY:
1. Make sure power supply le 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
2. Make sure the spindlelookis in the unlockedposition.
3. Make sure thetriggeris not in the "lock-on" position.
4. Makesure there is not a cutterin the collet,
5. Make surethe colletdoes not extendbelowthe subbase.
6. Choosethedesiredspeed fromthespeed selection chart.
See Figure 7.
7. Turn the variable speed controlselectorto the desired
setting.
8. Plugyour routerinto powersupplysource.
9. Graspyour routerfirmlywith both handsand turnon.
ROUTING
See Figure8.
Forease of operationand maintaining propercontrol,your
router has twohandles,one on eachside ofthe muterbase.
When using your router hold it firmlywith both hands as
shownin figure8. Turn muter on and letmotorbuildto itsfull
speed, then graduallyfeed cutter into workpiece.Remain
alertand watchwhatyou are doing. DO NOT operaterouter
whenfatigued.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Yourrouterhas a precisionbuiltelectricmotor. It shouldbe
connected to a power supply that is 120 volt=, 60 Hz, AC
only(normal household current). Do not operatethistool
on direct current (DC). A voltage drop of more than 10
percentwill causea loss of power and overheating.If your
tooldoes not operatewhen pluggedintoan outlet,double-
checkthe power supply.
HELPFUL HINTS
/ Always clampworkpiecesecurelybeforemuting.
/ A safe operatoris one who thinksahead.
/ Alwayswear eye protectionwhen routing.
/ Make set-up adjustments carefully.Then double
check. Measuretwice and cut once.
/ Keep cuttersclean and propertysharpened.
_/ Don't let familiarity make you careless.
/ Study all safety rules and do thejob safely.
/ NEVER placeyour hands in jeopardy.
/ Make certainclamps can't loosenwhilein use.
i/ Test difficult s et-upson scrap---Don'twastelumber.
/ Plan each operationbeforeyou begin.
i/ Clean your router frequently, This will provide
smoother o peration ofdepthadjusting ringandclamp-
inglever areas. Shake muter or blowwith an air jet
to removesawdust build-up.
/ THINK SAFETY BY THINKING AHEAD.
DEPTH
RING
POWER
HANDLE
TOINCREASE
SPEED
TO DECREASE
SPEED
VARIABLE SPEED
CONTROL SELECTOR
Fig. 7
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