To Adjust Depth - Craftsman 320.17542 Operator's Manual

To Adjust Depth (Figs. 6 and 6a)
1, Turn motor off and unplug from
power source°
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Place router on a flat, level surface
with back of fixed base facing you.
Open Motor Clamp (A).
With the cutter bit already installed,
Press in Coarse Adjustment Knob (B),
and lower motor into base until the
cutter bit very close to the flat surface
the base is sitting on,turn Fine
Adjustment Dial (C) until cutter bit
"just" touches the flat surface the base
is sitting on.Then lock Motor Clamp (A).
While continuing to press the Coarse
Adjustment Knob (B), turn the
Fine Adjustment Dial (C) until
ZERO "0" mark on Depth Indicator
Ring (D) is lined up with the "r' mark
on base,,
Release the Coarse Adjustment Knob,
making sure the "0" stays lined
up with the mark.
Place the router on two level scrap
workpieces, positioned so the cutter bit
can be lowered below the subbase
(see Fig. 8).
Turn the Fine Adjustment Dial (C)
clockwise to lower the bit to the
desired depth of cuL Turn the dial
counterclockwise to raise the cutter bit,,
Once your depth of cut is set, close
the motor clamp (A) securely,
Fig. 6a
Fig. 6
NOTE: Making a single deep cut is never advisable. Smaller diameter cutter bits
are easily broken by too much side thrust and torque. Larger cutter bits will
cause a rough cut and be difficult to guide and control. For these reasons,
DO NOT EXCEED 118-1N.DEPTH OF CUT in a single pass.
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