Craftsman 320.17541 operating instructions To Adjust Depth Figs and 6a

To Adjust Depth (Figs. 6 and 6a)

Turn motor off and unplug from power source°

2_ Place router on a flat, level surface with back of fixed base facing you° Open Motor Clamp (A).

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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	Fig. 6
is sitting on,Then lock Motor Clamp (A).
While	continuing			to press		the	Coarse		Fig. 6a
Adjustment			Knob (B), turn the
Fine	Adjustment			Dia!	(C)	until
ZERO "0" mark on Depth Indicator

Ring (D) is lined up with the "l" 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).

74Turn the Fine Adjustment Dial (C) clockwise to lower the bit to the

desired depth of cut. Turn the diat

counterclockwise to raise the cutter bit.

8_ Once your depth of cut is set, close the motor clamp (A) securely

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 1/8-1N.DEPTH OF CUT in a single pass.

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