INSTALLING THE OPTIONAL GRIPVAC™ (892)

 

GripVac Parts

 

1

10

 

 

1.

Router base

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Dust port

 

 

 

4

3.

GripVac handle

2

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Removed handle and screw

8

 

 

 

5.

Dust deflector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Sub-base with screws

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Hex screw (2)

11

 

 

5

8.

Shoulder washer

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Hex nut

7

 

 

 

 

1.Use a 5/16" hex wrench to

loosen the screw in the handle (A)

6

 

Fig. 25. Remove the handle from

 

Fig. 24

 

the router base. Place the handle

 

 

and screw aside for use later if needed.

 

 

2.Remove the plastic plug from the dust port

(2) Fig. 24.

3.

Remove the screws (B) Fig. 26 and remove

SCREW

 

 

the sub-base (A).

 

4.

Align the holes of the GripVac handle to the

A

 

holes of the router base (10) Fig. 24.

 

 

5.

Insert a hex screw (7) Fig. 24 through the

 

Fig. 25

 

handle into hole (10). From inside the base

 

 

 

housing, place the shoulder washer (8) and

 

A

 

the hex nut (9) on the screw and tighten nut

 

 

 

 

 

loosely.

 

 

6.

From inside the base housing, insert the

 

 

 

second screw (7) Fig. 24 into the hole (11)

 

B

 

and screw it into the threaded hole of the

 

 

 

GripVac handle.

 

 

7.

Turn router base upside down and place the

 

 

 

dust deflector (A) Fig. 28 into the bottom of

 

 

 

 

Fig. 26

 

the router base by aligning three plastic

 

 

 

tabs on the deflector with the three

 

 

 

 

recesses in the base. Align the extended

 

 

part (B) Fig. 28 of deflector with GripVac

 

 

handle. Deflector will be flush with bottom

 

 

of router base.

 

8.

Replace sub-base and the three screws.

 

9.

Tighten all hardware securely.

 

10.

Connect any vacuum or dust collection

 

Fig. 27

system with a 1" hose to the Grip Vac as shown in Fig. 27.

A

B

NOTE: The spindle lock actuator will not engage the spindle lock when using the dust deflector that is needed for the Grip Vac attachment.

Fig. 28

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