ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
Your router should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making ad- justments, installing or removing cutters, or when not in use. Disconnecting your router will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious injury.
CUTTER INSTALLATION
See Figures 3 and 4.
■UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
WARNING:
Failure to unplug your router could result in acciden- tal starting causing serious injury.
CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock, always allow motor to come to a complete stop before engaging spindle lock.
■Remove chip shield from router base.
■Depress spindle lock. See Figure 3.
■Lay router down on workbench in order to gain easy access to collet nut. See Figure 3.
■Place the wrench provided through front of router base onto collet nut and turn counterclockwise to loosen. See Figure 3.
WARNING:
If you are changing a cutter immediately after use, be careful not to touch the cutter or collet with your hands or fingers. They will get burned because of the heat buildup from cutting. Always use the wrench provided.
■Install cutter once collet nut is loose. If changing cutters, cutter will easily slip from collet after loosening collet nut. NOTE: The collet is machined to precision tolerances to fit cutters with 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) diameter shanks. To use cutters with 1/4 in. (6.35 mm) diameter shanks, insert the 1/4 in. (6.35 mm) adaptor into the 1/2 in. (12.7 mm) collet.
■Insert shank of cutter until shank bottoms out, then pull it out 1/16 in. (1.6 mm) to allow for expansion when the bit gets hot.
■Tighten the collet nut securely by turning clockwise with the wrench provided.
■Release spindle lock.
■Replace chip shield.
SPINDLE LOCK
TO LOOSEN
COLLET NUT
COLLET |
|
NUT | TO TIGHTEN |
| COLLET NUT |
| 15/16 in. (23.8 mm) |
CUTTER | WRENCH |
| Fig. 3 |
COLLET
NUT
COLLET
NUT 
COLLET
| 1/4 in. (6.35 mm) |
| ADAPTOR |
CUTTER WITH 1/4 in. (6.35 mm) |
|
SHANK DIAMETER | Fig. 4 |
WARNING:
If the collet nut is not securely tightened, the cutter may detach during use causing serious personal injury.
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