POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS WARNING Read all safety warnings and all instructions. Failure to follow the warnings and instructions may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious injury. Prevent unintentional starting. Ensure the switch is Save all warnings and instructions for future reference. in the off position before connecting to power The term “power tool”...
POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS Use the power tool, accessories and tool bits etc. When servicing a power tool, use only identical replacement parts. Follow instructions in the Main- in accordance with these instructions, taking into account the working conditions and the work to be tenance section of this manual.
SYMBOLS The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result DANGER: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result WARNING: in death or serious injury.
WARNING: This is a high speed router designed to be MOTOR used with 80% Arms SpeedMill™ tools only. Do A powerful 6.5 amp permanent magnet motor has not use any cutters with this router that are not sufficient power to handle milling 6061 and 7075 rated for use above 35,000 RPM.
ASSEMBLY INSTALLING AND REMOVING SPEEDMILL™ WARNING: Do not connect to power supply until assembly Read your Easy Jig® manual for complete directions. is complete. Do not use if any parts are missing or damaged. Failure to comply could result in ...
OPERATION ADJUSTING MOTOR SPEED WARNING: The FST-1 router has a fixed no-load speed of ~35,000 Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you RPM for rapid milling. No speed adjustment is necessary. careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
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OPERATION FORCE FEEDING DIRECTION OF FEED AND THRUST The router is an extremely high-speed tool (35,000 - 40,000 See Figure 4 RPM), and will make clean, smooth cuts if allowed to run The router motor and cutter revolve in a clockwise direction. freely without the overload of a forced feed.
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OPERATION DEPTH OF CUT See Figure 5 Depth of cut affects the rate of feed speed and The cutter depth can be read on the depth scale on the the quality of a cut. Using the proper depth of cut can motor housing.
MAINTENANCE WARNING: WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning, performing Do not at any time let brake fluids, gasoline, any maintenance, make sure the switch is in petroleum-based products, penetrating oils, etc., the off ( O ) position, wait for all moving parts to come in contact with plastic parts.
Fig. 1 A - On / Off switch B - Collet Nut Wrench C - Brush cap D - Quick release locking lever E - Hex nut tensioner F - Depth adjustment screw G - Motor Housing H - Accessory clamp screw I - Removable Base J - Round subbase K - Depth Scale...
OPERATOR’S MANUAL HIGH-SPEED PRECISION COMPACT ROUTER WARRANTY 80 PERCENT ARMS LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY - Warranty Policy Every 80 Percent Arms tool is thoroughly inspected and tested before leaving the factory. It is warranted to be free of defects from workmanship and materials for the period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase.
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