Craftsman 171.254841 Owner's Manual page 14

ROUTER TO THE ROUTER TABLE
[,_WARNING] Always make sure that the router
is NOT PLUGGED into an electrical outlet or the
switch when the router is being installed on the
router table. If it is, UNPLUG the power cord from
the outlet or the switch, and UNPLUG the switch
from the outlet.
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NOTE
shown installed on the router table in Figures 19, 20
and 21, REMOVING the fence assembly is recom-
mended to facilitate the installation and removal of
the router, For removing the fence assembly, refer to
Steps 13 through 15 on Page 12.
Craftsman Routers with Three-Hole and
6" Diameter Base Plates
1. Remove the router base plate from the router.
2. Store the screws and the base plate in a conve-
nient location.
3. While holding the router upside down. position it
against the bottom of the router table, as shown in
Figure 19. Rotate the router until the three threaded
holes in the router base line up with the three corre-
sponding countersunk holes on the top of the router
table.
5. When possible, align the handles on the router
with the router table, as shown in Figure 19.
6. Insert three #10-32 x 5/8" long flat countersunk
head machine screws through the holes in the top of
the table, and thread them into the threaded holes in
the router base.
7. TIGHTEN the screws SECURELY to the router.
FIGURE 19
Craftsman Router Model 9-27504
1. Remove the router base plate from the router.
2. Store the screws and the base plate in a conve-
nient location.
3. While holding the router upside down, position it
against the bottom of the router table, as shown in
Figure 20.
4. Rotate the router until the four threaded holes in
the router base line up with the four corresponding
large countersunk holes on top of the router table.
The holes will line up in ONE position only.
5. Insert four 1" long (M8 x 25 Metric) flat counter-
sunk head machine screws through the holes in the
top of the table, and thread them into the threaded
holes in the router base. (These screws are not
included.)
6. TIGHTEN the screws SECURELY to the router.
FIGURE 20
Craftsman Router Models 9-27505, 9-27506,
9-27510 and 9-27511
1. Remove the router base plate from the router.
2. Store the screws and the base plate in a conve-
nient location.
3. While holding the router upside down, position it
against the bottom of the router table, as shown in
Figure 21 on the next page.
4. Rotate the router until the three threaded holes in
the router base line up with the three corresponding
large countersunk holes on top of the router table.
The holes will line up in ONE position only,
5. Insert three 5/16-18 x 1-1 4" tong flat countersunk
head machine screws through the holes in the top of
the table, as shown in Figure 21 on the next page,
and thread them into the threaded holes in the router
base. These screws are BLACK in color.
6. TIGHTEN the screws SECURELY to the router.
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