Feeding Too Slowly; Chip Shield; Dust Collection - Craftsman 320.2768 Operator's Manual

by the sound of the motor. Its usual high-pitched whine will sound lower and
stronger as it loses speed. Holding the router against the workpiece will also
come more difficult.
FEEDING TOO SLOWLY (Fig. 18a}
When you feed the cutter bit too slowly, the rotating cutter bit does not cut into
new wood rapidly enough to take a bite. Instead, it scrapes away sawdust-like
particles. This scraping produces heat, which can glaze, burn, and mar the cut in
the workpiece and, in extreme cases, overheat the cutter bit.
When the cutter bit is scraping instead of cutting, the router is more difficult to
control as you feed it.
With the reduced load on the motor caused by the slow feed, the cutter bit has
a tendency to bounce off the sides of the cut in the workpiece, producing a cut
with a rippled finish instead of clean straight sides.
CHIP SHIELD (Fig. 19}
_, WARNING: Always wear eye protection.
The chip shield is not intended as a safety
guard.
To remove the chip shield from the fixed
base, press inward on the tabs until the chip
shield releases from base and then remove
the chip shield. To attach, place the chip
shield back in position and flex the sides while
pushing in the shield until it snaps back into
place (Fig. 19).
Fig. 19
Tabs
_lk WARNING: The chip shield helps to keep dust and chips away from the
operator; it will not stop objects larger than woodchips thrown from the bit.
_h, CAUTION: Always have the chip shield in place on the base when operating the
router.
_, WARNING: Always turn the motor off and unplug the router from the power
source before making any adjustments or installing accessories. Failure to turn
the motor off and unplug router could result in accidental starting which can
cause serious personal injury.
DUST COLLECTION WITH VAC ADAPTER
(Fig. 20)
The vac adapter is sized to accept a 1-1/4
in. vac hose, sold separately.
To attach the vacuum port onto the fixed base,
align the two tabs on the port with the two slots
on the port at back of the base, and secure it by
turning it clockwise (Fig.20)
Fig. 20
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