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Craftsman 315.175342 Operator's Manual

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PERATOR'S MANUAL
T
®
ROUTER
DOUBLE iNSULATED
Model No.
315.175342
0
A
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury,
the user must read and understand the
operator's manual before using this product.
Customer
Help Line: 1-800-932-3188
Sears, Roebuck
and Co., 3333 Beverly Rd., Hoffman
Estates, IL 60179 USA
Visit the Craftsman web page: www.sears.com/craftsman
983000-746
4-05
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manual
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  • Page 1 Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 Sears, Roebuck and Co., 3333 Beverly Rd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA Visit the Craftsman web page: www.sears.com/craftsman Save this manual for future reference 983000-746 4-05...

  • Page 2: Full One Year Warranty

    ............................. Back Page FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON CRAFTSMAN TOOL If this CRAFTSMAN tool fails to give complete satisfaction within one year from the date of purchase, RETURN IT TO THE NEAREST SEARS STORE OR SEARS SERVICE CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES, and Sears will repair it, free of charge.
  • Page 3 [] Avoid accidental starting. Be sure switch is off WARNING: Read and understand all instruc- before plugging in. Carrying tools with your finger on tions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below, the switch or plugging in tools that have the switch on may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious invites accidents.
  • Page 4 SERVICE When servicing a tool, use only identical replace- merit parts. Follow instructions in the Maintenance [] Tool service must be performed only by qualified section of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or repair personnel. Service or maintenance performed failure to follow Maintenance Instructions may create a by unqualified personnel may result in a risk of injury.

  • Page 5: Symbols

    Someofthefollowing symbols maybeusedonthistool.Please study themandlearn theirmeaning. Proper i nterpreta- tionofthesesymbols willallowyouto operate thetoolbetterandsafer. SYMBOL NAME DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION Volts Voltage Current Am pe res Hertz Frequency (cycles per second) Watt Power Minutes Time Alternating Current Type of current Direct Current Type or a characteristic of current No Load Speed Rotational speed, at no load...
  • Page 6 Thefollowing signal w ordsandmeanings a reintended to explain the levels ofriskassociated w iththis product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will DANGER: result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could WARNING: result in death or serious injury.

  • Page 7: Electrical

    DOUBLE INSULATION EXTENSION CORDS Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric power When using a power tool at a considerable distance from tools, which eliminates the need for the usual three-wire a power source, be sure to use an extension cord that has grounded power cord.

  • Page 8: Product Specifications

    PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS Horsepower ..............DepthofCut............1-1/2in. NoLoadSpeed ..........25,000/rain. Depthof Plunge ............. 2 in. Collet ................1/4in. Input........ 120V,60Hz,AConly9.5Amps NetWeight ............. 5.06Ibs. MOTOR HOUSING TOGGLE SWITCH SPINDLELOCK BUTTON Fig. 1 KNOW YOUR ROUTER SPINDLE LOCK BUTTON See Figure 1, The spindle lock secures the spindle while you make ad- justments and acts as a retainer to keep the router body Before attempting to use this product, familiarize yourself...

  • Page 9: Packing List

    To remove the fixed base: injury. [] Unplug the router. [] Place the router upside down with the Craftsman label WARNING: Do not use any attachments or acces- away from you. sories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool.
  • Page 10 Toinstallthe plungebase: [] Unplug the router. GROOVE INMOTOR [] Place theplunge baseona fiatsurface. HOUSING [] Loosen thelockingknob. [] Alignthegroove inthe motorhousing withtherib inside the base. NOTE: Therib is located onthe inside of thebasein linewiththehandle. [] Depress a ndholdthespindle lockbutton. LOCKING [] Slidethe motorhousing intothebase.
  • Page 11 TO INSTALL THE FIXED BASE See Figures 4 - 6, [] Unplug the router. [] Place the fixed base on a flat surface. [] Loosen the locking arm. [] Align the indicator arrow on the depth adjustment ring with the indicator point on the base. [] Align the groove in the motor housing with the tab inside of the base.

  • Page 12: Depth Of Cut

    WARNING: If the collet nut is not securely tight- COLLET ened, the cutter may detach during use, causing serious personal injury. TO LOOSEN WARNING: Do not use cutters with undersized shanks. Undersized shanks will not tighten properly and could be thrown from the tool causing injury. TIGHTEN WARNING: Do not use cutters that are larger in di-...
  • Page 13 ADJUSTING DEPTH OF CUT FOR PLUNGE BASE DEPTH INDICATOR ROUTERS See Figures 8 - 10. [] Unplug the router. [] Place the plunge base on a flat surface. [] Loosen the stop bar knob. [] Unlock the plunge lock lever. [] Plunge the router until the tip of the cutter touches the flat surface.

  • Page 14: Operation

    ADJUSTING DEPTH OF CUT FOR FIXED BASE ROUTERS See Figures 11 - 13. [] Unplug the router. [] Place the fixed base on a flat surface. [] Loosen the locking arm. [] Turn the depth adjustment ring counterclockwise until the tip of the cutter touches the work surface. [] Turn the depth indicator ring until the zero lines up with the indicator point on the base.

  • Page 15: Freehand Routing

    Fig.15 Fig. 16 WARNING: Cutter continues to rotate after the WARNING: Do not use large router cutter for free- router has been turned off. To avoid injury, wait until hand routing. Use of large router bits when freehand the cutter has come to a complete stop before re- routing could cause loss of control or create other moving router from the workpiece.
  • Page 16 EDGINGWITH PILOT CUTTERS / BITS DIRECTION OF FEED AND THRUST See Figure 17. See Figures 18- 19. The router motor and cutter revolve in a clockwise direc- The arbor-type bits with pilots are excellent for quick, easy, edge shaping of any workpiece edge that is either tion.
  • Page 17 Whenrouting a groove, y ourtravel s houldbeina direc- [] Check the progress of each cut. Too slow feeding can tionthatplaces theguideyouareusingatthe right-hand cause the router to take off in a wrong direction from side.When theguideis positioned asshown inthe "guide the intended line of cut. Force feeding increases the inside"illustration, tooltravel s houldbefromleftto right strain of holding the tool and results in loss of speed.
  • Page 18 FEEDINGTOOSLOW DEPTH OF CUT See Figure 21. See Figures 22 - 23. It is possible to spoil a cut by moving the router forward Depth of cut is important because it affects the rate of too slowly. When you advance the router into the work too feed that, in turn, affects the quality of the cut and the slowly, the revolving cutter does not dig into new wood possibility of damage to the tool's motor and cutter.

  • Page 19: General Maintenance

    THE CUTTERS WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Get faster more accurate cutting results by keeping cut- Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other parts ters clean and sharp. Remove all accumulated pitch and may create a hazard or cause product damage.

  • Page 20: Accessories

    Lookfortheseaccessories atSearsretail: [] D-Handle B ase [] Dovetail Template R out-A-Form Pantograph [] Dovetail Template [] ButtHinge Template S et [] ButtHinge [] Multi-Purpose Router G uide Template G uide Bushing !i i _ii i i i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiii i ii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiii i ii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiii i ii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiii i ii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i ii i i i iiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii i iiii iiiiii i i i ii i iiii i ii i iiii i ii COMBI- COMBI- VEiNiNG...
  • Page 21 CRAFTSMAN ROUTER MOTOR - MODEL NUMBER 315.175342 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your ROUTER MOTOR or when ordering repair parts, SEE BACK...
  • Page 22 Your Home For repair-in your home-of all major brand appliances, lawn and garden equipment, or heating and cooling systems, no matter who made it, no matter who sold it! For the replacement parts, accessories owner's manuals that you need to do-it-yourself. For Sears professional installation of home appliances and items like garage door openers and water heaters.

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