Making Deep Cuts With The Depth-Stop Turret; Micro Adjustments With The Depth-Stop Rod And Depth-Stop Turret - Craftsman 17540 - 9.5 Amp 1-3/4 HP Plunge Base Router Operator's Manual

Making D eep C uts w iththe Depth-StopTurret (Fig, 8)
ere eastly broken by too much side thrust and torque. Larger cutter bits will
cause a rough cut and be difficult to guide and conlrot For these reasons,
DO NOT EXCEED 118-1N. D EPTH OF CUT in a single pass.
To produce deep cuts, always make severai progressively deeper cuts by starting wtlh
the Highest Step on the depth-slop turret, and after each cut rotate the turret to the next
towesl step until the linal Lowest or Last step is roached
Eaoh o! the 4 eleps progresses by "tt4th-tn. increments.The 4 steps represent e tota!
of "O"-in to 314-[n.with a fu}l 360_ rotation of th_ turret Repeat this process il necessary
Micro Adjustments with the Depth-Stop
Rod and Depth-Stop Turret
The Depth-Stop Rod has e Micro
Adjustment Knob (A) that turnse screw (B)
(_nsldethe rod) either clockwiseor
counterclockwise (lowedng or raising) the
depth=stop rod on the turret (C) formicro-fine
adiuslmenls of the p_nge depth
Each complete revolution of the Micro
Adjustment Knob adjusts the plunging depth
by 5f127th inch
A reference indicator tins is embossed inlo the
Depth-Stop Rod under lhe line-adjustment knob
to set "0",
When micro-adjusting the plunge depth,
before setting the Depth-Stop Rod end
Depth-Stop turret, always make sure the
micro adjustment screw has been turned
down (clockwise) several revolutions from
its top, or starting position, so It can be
adjusted upward.
Always set your micro adjustments with the plunge ectton in the RAISED,
(or up) positlon_ and locked down.
To use the micro adjustment knob once tile depth rod and turret have been set. check
the final depth setting end micro ad}ust as foltows:
• To micro-increase the plunge depth, raise the micro adjustmentscrew by turning
the knob counlerclockwlse the desired amount
• To micro-reduce Ihe plunge depth, Iower the micro adjustmentscrew by turning
the knob clockwisethe desiredamount
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