Craftsman 315.275062 Owner's Manual page 9

ADJUSTMENTS
DEPTH CONTROL KNOB
F_ure 9,.
Fineadjustments can be made tothe depth otcut by use el
the depth controlknob, Anotherprimaryusa of the depth
controlknob ts settingdepthof cutwhen ro_er is mounted
upside downona fouler table. NOTE: Theweightofthemuter
;_us the awkward poslt_onit is In whenmountedto a muter
table make tt necessaryto usa depth controlknob_
TO SET DEPTH OF CUT WITH DEPTH CON-
TROL KNOB
1. UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
2o Loosenlo<:k knob and turnadjustment knob so that
stop bar is riot touchingstop screwsor fixed stops.
3, Depress plungerelease actuator and allow router to
returnto tt'a uppermostposttjon againsthex nut,
4o Plun0e router unU!cutler rea_"-hes the approximate
desked depthofcut,Then squeezeplungelock _ctua-
tot, t_omdiy Ioddngcutler at deslmddepth o! cut,
5. "rum depthcontrolknob dod_i_ un_ t_ nutseres
aga_st stop fiange_ Do not overllghten hex nut
against atop flange.
6 Depressplunge release actuatorand turn depthcon-
trol knob until cutter roaches desired depth of cut,
Always make sure plunge lock la released and
router Is free before setting depth of cut with
depth control knob.
7 Squeeze plunge lock actuator, _octdngcutter at de-
sired depth of cuL
8 Turn adjustment knob and adjust stop bar until it
touchesthe desired stop screwor fixed stop
g, Tfghtenlock knob sacureiy_
Depthcontrol knobls spdng loadedagainst hex nut. If you
adjustit too farand it popsOffthreaded rod, referto DEPTH
CONTROL KNOB ADJUSTMENTS in maintenance sec-
tion for properreassembly..
DEPTH STOP SYSTEM
See Figure 10
Thedeplhstopblocklocated onthebaseofyourroutermakes
it possibletomake deep or heavycutsin successive passes
by usa of preset depth of cut changes Both t_xsdand
adjustablestopsam provided, making depth of cut changes
quick and easy,.The depth stop block, also known as a
revolving turret,mimeson a ball detent design in the router
baser
A preset cuttingdepth is achievedby plungingrouter until
stopbar comesin contactwith the stop screwor fixedstop
on depth stopblock,,
3he fixed stopsare approximately lIB in. apart The adjust-
able stopshavescrewsthatmay be adiustadapproximately
t/2 in,
TO SET DEPTH STOP BLOCK SETTINGS
UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER_
SWRCH
HANDLE
2 Loosen lock knob and turn adjustmentknob clock-
wise, raisingstop bar to It'shighestposition.
3. Delemtlne which stop,adjustableor fixed, to use for
the desireddepthofct._t, A combination ofthe two stop
types can be used it required tar a specificjob. If
usingthe adjustablestops, the stop screw on each
stopcan be _djusted to the desiredheightby loosen-
ing hex nut withthe 3/8 in.end ofcombination wrench
supplied, and turningit In or out with yoL_r fingers.
Securestop screw_npositionby retlghtening hex nut
withwrench, Do not overtlghten hex nut, Set steps
to desiredheights,spreadingthe entire depth at cut
m_erthe number _t stops used,
4,, Rotatedepthslop block untilthe highestdepthstopis
aligned with the stop bar.
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