Cleaning & Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Metabo OFE 738 Original Instructions Manual

7. Use
7.1 Switching on and off
Switching on: push the slide switch (14)
downwards.
Switching off: press onto the top part of the slide
switch (14).
Avoid inadvertent starts: always switch the
tool off when the plug is removed from the
mains socket or if there has been a power cut.
7.2 Working Directions
Machine use
Guide the connection cable in such a way that it
does not hinder your work (e.g. sling over your
shoulder).
Hold the router firmly on both knob handles.
Feed direction
See page 3, fig. C.
Always work in the opposite direction. Always push
the router forwards as shown.
The direction of rotation of the router is indicated by
arrows on the base plate of the router.
Guide the machine evenly at a speed suitable for
the material being processed.
7.3 Putting down after use
After finishing the milling process, switch off the
router and loosen the knob handle (3). Then the
motor is pressed upwards by the springs in the
columns and the machine can be put down.
7.4 Special working methods:
Milling from the workpiece edge.
See page 3, fig. D.
1. Use routers with a thrust ring
2. Release the knob handle (3) and lower the motor
part of the switched-on router to the desired
milling depth (a).
3. To fix the milling depth, tighten the knob handle
(3) and push the machine forward.
Milling along a strip attached to the workpiece
/ milling along a straight marking
1. Attach a strip on the workpiece and guide the
router with a straight edge of the foot plate along
the strip. (Always use the same edge.)
Mill grooves and fillets from the centre of the
workpiece
1. Release the knob handle (3) and lower the motor
part of the switched-on router to the desired
milling depth.
2. To fix the milling depth, tighten the knob handle
(3) and push the machine forward.
Profile milling
1. When working with profile cutters, first remove a
larger chip and then a smaller chip.
2. The feed rate must not be too low, otherwise the
wood will scorch and the cutter will become
prematurely blunt.
Sawing with parallel guide (E-H)
1. Fig.: E: Push the parallel guide (7) into the
grooves on the base plate.
2. Fig.: F: Insert the scale (16) as shown.
3. Fig.: G: Changes in distance between the stop
angle and the cutter can be read off the scale
(16) using the arrow marks (17).
4. Fig.: H: Tighten wing screw (10) .
8. Cleaning, Maintenance
Dust deposits must be regularly removed from the
machine. This includes vacuum cleaning the
ventilation louvres on the motor.

9. Troubleshooting

- Overload protection: There is a MAJOR
reduction in load speed. The motor temperature
is too high! Allow the machine to run at idle speed
until it has cooled down.
- Overload protection: There is a SLIGHT
reduction in load speed. The machine is
overloaded. Reduce the load before continuing to
work.
- Metabo S-automatic safety shutdown: The
machine was SWITCHED OFF automatically. If
the slew rate of the current is too high (for
example, if the machine suddenly seizes or
kickback occurs), the machine switches off.
Switch off the machine using the slide switch (14).
Switch it on again and continue to work as normal.
Try to prevent the machine from seizing.
- Restart protection: The machine does not
start. Restart protection is active. If the mains plug
is inserted with the machine switched on or if the
power supply is restored following an interruption,
the machine does not start up. Switch the machine
off and back on again.
10. Accessories
Use only genuine Metabo accessories.
Use only accessories that fulfil the requirements
and specifications listed in these operating
instructions.
Collet chucks (including nut):collet bore order no.
ø 3 mm .........................................31 947
ø 1/8" (3.18 mm) ...........................31 948
ø 6 mm..........................................31 945
ø 1/4" (6.35 mm) ...........................31 949
ø 8 mm..........................................31 946.
For the complete range of accessories, see
www.metabo.com or the main catalogue.
10.1 Working with accessories
30 360 Stop with guide bearings (see page 4,
fig. I+J)
Fig. H: The stop with guide bearings is used for
cutting along a curved edge.
1. (see fig. J) remove plastic strip. Attach the stop
with guide bearings to the top of the parallel
guide/rip fence for milling thin workpieces and to
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