Setting Router Base Bevel - Craftsman 183.172520 Owner's Manual

SETTING PLUNGE DEPTH - cont'd
Loosen both height adjust=ng knobs (6) by tummg
them counter clockw=se
NOTE Only loosen height adjushng knobs enough to
release the tens=on on the gutde rods (7)
5 Shde router base (8) up or down to obta=nthe des=red
depth of cut
6 Re-hghten he=ghtadjusting knobs when the desfred
cut depth is reached
Push the depth stop qu=ck release button and lower
depth stop rod untd it contacts the turret stop screw
(9) After releas=ng the qu=ckrelease button, finer
adjustments can be made by turning the depth stop
rod
Lock both the lower (1) and upper (2) depth stop lock
nuts against the router body to lock the depth stop rod
m place
NOTE Do not use pliers to hghten lock nuts Turn
lock nuts by hand only
9 Lock shortest turret stop screw by t_ghtenlng lock nut
(10)
NOTE Do not over tighten lock nut
10 Loosen both he=ght adjusting knobs just enough to
allow router to freely sltde up and down on the guide
rods
11 Two add=t=onaldepths can be pre-set =na s=milarway
setting the other two turret stop screws to the desired
depth
NOTE To select pre-set plunge depth, simply rotate
the turret until the correct turret stop screw is aligned
under the depth stop rod
SETTING ROUTER BASE BEVEL
Bevel cutting with the cutting bit can be done with the
router base tilted to the desired angle
1 Loosen both bevel adjustmg locks (1) by pulhng them
outward from the router base (2) (see Fig 18)
Tilt router base to the desired angle
NOTE There are detents for Iockmg the router base
at 0°, 15°, 30 ° and 45 ° These are the four most
common angles for bevel cutt=ng
3 Lock both bevel adjusting locks by pushing them
firmly back into pos=hon agamst the router base.
4 Check bevel angle between router base and router bit
to ensure they are at correct angle
5
Check router depth of cut and re-setthe depthif
required
NOTE Depth of cut w=llusuallyhave to be increased
after bitingthe router base for bevel cutt=ng
Fig. 18
Fig. 17
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