DeWalt D26200 Original Instructions Manual page 37

2. Attach vacuum attachment accessory
shown. Tighten thumb screws
3. Attach hose adapter to vacuum attachment accessory.
4. When using vacuum attachment, be aware of the
placement of the vacuum cleaner. Be sure that the vacuum
cleaner is stable and that its hose will not interfere with
the work.
Vacuum Attachment
(Plunge Base Only, Fig. I)
1. Remove the motor unit from the plunge base, see Motor
Quick Release.
2. Slide tab ( 34 , inset) on vacuum attachment into slot
in plunge base and snap tab (
plunge base.
3. Secure to base with supplied plastic washer
screw 37 . Tighten thumb screw securely by hand.
4. Attach hose adaptor to vacuum attachment.
5. When using vacuum attachment, be aware of the
placement of the vacuum cleaner. Be sure that the vacuum
cleaner is stable and that its hose will not interfere with
the work.
Set-up: Fixed Base
Inserting the Motor into the Fixed Base (Fig. A, B)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, turn unit
off and disconnect it from power source before
installing and removing accessories, before
adjusting or when making repairs. An accidental start-
up can cause injury.
1. Open the locking lever 9 on the base.
2. If the depth adjustment ring
the depth adjustment ring
is about halfway between the top and bottom of the motor
as shown. Insert the motor into the base by aligning the
groove on the motor 7 with the guide pins
Slide the motor down until the depth adjustment ring snaps
into place.
nOTE: Guide pin grooves
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motor so it can be positioned in two orientations.
3. Adjust the depth of cut by turning the depth adjustment
ring. See adjusting the Depth of Cut.
4. Close the locking lever when the desired depth is
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achieved. For information on setting the cutting depth, see
adjusting the Depth of Cut.
Set-up: Plunge Base
Inserting the Motor into the Plunge Base
(Fig. A, J)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, turn unit
off and disconnect it from power source before
installing and removing accessories, before
adjusting or when making repairs. An accidental start-
up can cause injury.
22 to the base as
23 securely by hand.
35 , inset) into hole in
36 and thumb
2 is not on the motor, thread
2 onto the motor until the ring
18 on the base.
are located on either side of the
1. Remove the depth adjustment ring
not used with the plunge base.
nOTE: Snap depth adjustment ring onto fixed base, when
not in use, to prevent loss (Fig. J).
2. Insert the motor into the base by aligning the groove on
the motor 7 with the guide pins
motor down until the motor stops on the motor stop
3. Close the locking lever 9 .
Adjusting the Plunge Routing Depth (Fig. K)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, turn unit
off and disconnect it from power source before
installing and removing accessories, before
adjusting or when making repairs. An accidental start-
up can cause injury.
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 cutter 42 to just touch the workpiece.
2. Lock the plunge mechanism by releasing the plunge lock
lever 16 .
3. Loosen the depth adjustment rod
screw 28 counterclockwise.
4. Slide the depth adjustment rod
the lowest turret stop 14 .
5. Slide the zero adjuster tab
rod down so that the top of it meets zero on the depth
adjustment scale 30 .
6. Grasping the top, knurled section of the depth adjustment
rod 15 , slide it up so that the tab
desired depth of cut on the depth adjustment scale
7. Tighten the thumb screw 28
rod in place.
8. Keeping both hands on the handles, unlock the plunge
mechanism by pulling the plunge lock lever
The 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. K)
If the depth of cut required is more than is acceptable in a single
pass, rotate the turret so that depth rod
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. K)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, turn unit
off and disconnect it from power source before
installing and removing accessories, before
adjusting or when making repairs. An accidental start-
up can cause injury.
EnGLIsH
2 from the motor. It is
18 on the base. Slide the
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15 by turning the thumb
15 down so that it meets
31 on the depth adjustment
31 aligns with the
30 .
to hold the depth adjustment
16 down.
15 lines up with taller
.
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