Sears 315.17473 owner manual Operation, Know Your Electronic Router, Variable Speed

OPERATION

Yourelectronicrouterisa versatilewoodworldngiool whichwillgiveyou years oftrouble-freeperformance. Itis engineered withthe professionalin mind, but its ease of operationallowsthe amateurto producework whichis beautifuand precise. Yournew routerhas advancedelectronicfeatures whichare designedto assistyou In gettingthe maximumuse from your router. Bymakingproperspeed selections,yourroutercan be adjustedto yourspecfic routingneeds. Thiseliminatesmuch ofthe guessworkpreviouslyneededto performa givenjob. Boththe experiencedand inexperiencedrouterusers benefit, obtainingprofessionallike resultswith fewer job errors.

The electronicfeatureof your router introducesthe flexibility of adjustingthe motorspeed to the requiredjob conditions.

Speed can be set accordingtothe approximatecutterdiameteryou will be usingand to the hardnessof the matedal being cut. Also,the bestcutsare made whenthe cutterisfed through the materialatthe properrate. When possible,you should make practicecutson a scrap pieceof woodto get a "feel"of howfast to "feed=your router.

KNOW YOUR ELECTRONIC ROUTER

Beforeattemptingto useyourrouter,familiarize yourselfwithall operatingfeatures and safety requirements.See Figure 1.

Featuresincludeelectronicfeedback switch;easily operateddepthof cutadjustment mechanism;depthstoprings;spindle lock;"lock-on"switch;variable speed controlselector;speed selectionchart; dustpick-up;and wrenchstoragearea.

	WRENCH		BLOWER
	STORAGE	AREA	EXHAUST
		WRENCH		DUST BAG
		POWER
SPINDLE		HANDLE
		SWITCH
		TRIGGER
DEPTH
ADJUS_NG
RING		SPEED
		SELECTION
HANDLE		CHART
		"LOCK-ON"
LEVER		BUTTON
DEPTH		VARIABLE SPEED_
STOP RINGS
COLLET	NUT	CONTROL SELECTOR
			ATTACH DUST
SUBBASE	CHIP SHIELD		TO BLOWER EXHAUST	Fig. I
			II
"LOCK-ON"	BUTTON

The switchof your routeris equippedwith a "lock-on"feature whichis convenientwhen operatingfor extended periodsof time. To lockon, depressthe trigger,pushin the lock buttonlocatedon the side of the handle,then while holdingthe lock

buttonpushedin, releasethe trigger.To release the lock,depressthe triggerand release it. See Figure 1.

VARIABLE SPEED

Your routerhasa variablespeed controlselectordesignedto allowoperatorcontrolofspeed and torque limits. See Figure

1.To increasethespeed andtorqueofyourrouter,turnthevariablespeedcontrolselector to a highersetting.Turn toa lower settingtodecreasespeed and torque.NOTE: Ifyou do notwantto usethevariablespeed controlselector,turntothe highest possiblesetting,and the feature willnot be active.

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