DeWalt DCW600 Instructions Manual page 16

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nOTE: Guide pin grooves
the motor so it can be positioned in two orientations.
3. Adjust the depth of cut by turning the depth adjustment
ring. Refer to Adjusting the Depth of Cut.
4. Close the locking lever
achieved. For information on setting the cutting depth, refer
to Adjusting the Depth of Cut.
Adjusting the Depth of Cut (Fig. L)
1. Open the locking lever
ring 5 until the bit just touches the work piece. Turning
the ring clockwise raises the cutting head while turning it
anticlockwise lowers the cutting head.
2. Turn the micro-adjustment scale
on the scale lines up with the pointer on the bottom of the
depth adjustment ring.
3. Turn the depth adjustment ring until the pointer lines up
with desired depth of cut marking on the micro-adjustment
scale 11 .
nOTE: Each mark on the adjustment scale represents a
depth change of 0.4 mm and one full (360º) turn of the ring
changes the depth 12.7 mm.
4. Close the locking lever
Removing the Motor from the Fixed Base (Fig. K)
1. Remove the battery pack from the motor. Refer to Installing
and Removing the Battery Pack.
2. Open the locking lever
3. Grasp the motor unit with one hand, depressing both quick
release tabs .
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4. With the other hand, grasp the base and pull motor from
the base.
Set-Up: Plunge Base, DCW604 Only
(Fig. A, M)
Inserting the Motor into the Plunge Base
1. Remove the depth adjustment ring
is not used with the plunge base.
nOTE: Snap depth adjustment ring onto fixed base, when
not in use, to prevent loss.
2. Open the plunge base locking lever
3. Making sure the spindle lock button is facing front, insert the
motor 6 into the base by aligning the groove on the motor
with the guide pins 17
until the motor stops on the motor stop
4. Close the locking lever
Adjusting the Plunge Routing Depth (Fig. M)

WARNING: Laceration hazard. Do not change the
turret stop while the router is running. This will place
your hands too near the cutter head.

WARNING: To prevent loss of control, ALWAYS
tighten the travel-limiting nuts together. Inadvertent
movement could prevent full bit retraction.
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9 are located on either side of
12 when the desired depth is
and turn the depth adjustment
12
clockwise until the 0
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12 to lock the base.
12 on the base.
5 from the motor
.
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on the base. Slide the motor down
.
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.
40

WARNING: To prevent loss of control, set the travel-
limiting nuts so that bit can be retracted into the
base of the router, clear of the workpiece.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, NEVER adjust
or remove the stop nut. Motor can disengage resulting
in loss of control.

CAUTION: Turn the router on before plunging the
cutter head into the workpiece.
1. Unlock the plunge mechanism by pulling down the plunge
lock lever 16
plunge the router down as far as it will go, allowing the bit
to just touch the workpiece.
2. Lock the plunge mechanism by releasing the plunge lock
lever 16 .
3. Loosen the depth adjustment rod
screw 41 anticlockwise.
4. Slide the depth adjustment rod
the lowest turret stop
5. Slide the zero adjuster tab
rod down so that the top of it meets zero on the depth
adjustment scale
6. Grasping the top, knurled section of the depth adjustment
rod , slide it up so that the tab
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desired depth of cut on the depth adjustment scale
7. Tighten the thumb screw
rod in place.
8. Keeping both hands on the handles, unlock the plunge
mechanism by pulling the plunge lock lever
plunge mechanism and the motor will move up. When
the router is plunged, the depth adjustment rod will hit
the turret stop, allowing the router to reach exactly the
desired depth.
Using the Rotating Turret for Stepped Cuts
(Fig. M)
If the depth of cut required is more than is acceptable in a single
pass, rotate the turret so that depth rod
6 . It
turret stop initially. After each cut, rotate the turret so that the
depth stop lines up with shorter post until the final depth of cut
is reached.

WARNING: Do not change the turret stop while the
router is running. This will place your hands too near the
cutter head.
Fine Adjustment of Routing Depth (Fig. M)
The knurled knob
adjustment rod can be used to make minor adjustments.
1. To decrease the cutting depth, rotate the knob clockwise
(looking down from the top of the router).
2. To increase the cutting depth, rotate the knob anticlockwise
(looking down from the top of the router).
nOTE: One complete rotation of the knob results in a change of
about 1 mm in depth.
. Gently push down on the two handes to
15 by turning the thumb
15 down so that it meets
.
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on the depth adjustment
42
43 .
aligns with the
42
41 to hold the depth adjustment
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at the bottom end of the depth
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43 .
16 down. The
lines up with taller