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Bit Installation and
Removal
(TURN OFF AND UNPLUG
ROUTER)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Always snap
the collet firmly into the collet nut,
(past the retainer spring) before
installing a bit.
Use the supplied wrench and the
spindle lock as necessary to loosen
(counterclockwise) the collet nut, as
shown in Figure 3.
Insert the round shank of the
desired router bit into the loosened
collet as far as it will go and then pull
it out about 1/16". Hold the spindle
shaft by depressing the spindle lock
button, shown in figure 3, while
firmly tightening the collet nut with
the wrench provided.
Your router has a unique locking
system for retaining the bit. When
removing a bit, the collet nut must
be loosened with the wrench. The
collet nut will turn approximately 3/4
of a turn and then become tight
again. At this point the bit can't be
removed. Using the same proce¬
dure, loosen the nut a second
time.This lifts the collet and makes it
very easy to remove the bit.
Collets
NEVER TIGHTEN THE COLLET ON
THIS TOOL WITHOUT FIRST IN¬
STALLING A ROUTER BIT IN IT.
TIGHTENING AN EMPTY COLLET
CAN DAMAGE THE COLLET.
To change collets, unscrew the
collet assembly, as described
above, sharply pull the old collet out
of the collet nut and insert the new
collet. Push firmly so that it snaps
past the retainer spring in the collet
nut.
Controls
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before
operating any of the controls, read
this whole section.
PLUNGE RELEASE LEVER
The plunge release lever allows
the router bit to be plunged directly
into the workpiece. Simply raise the
plunge release lever when you want
to lower the router into the work, as
shown in Figure 2. You can lower
the unit until it reaches your preset
stop. To lock the tool in place
anywhere along its vertical travel,
depress the lever.
HEIGHT STOP ROD AND HEIGHT
STOP THUMB WHEEL
As its name implies, the height
stop rod and thumb wheel limit how
high the unit can travel up the rails.
The system is adjustable from full
down where the unit cannot rise
regardless of the position of the
plunge release lever to full up where
the bottom of the collet is 2-7/8"
above the workpiece (See Figure 4).
HEIGHT STOP
THUMB WHEEL
/
QUICK
RELEASE
BUTTON
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