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FITTING THE ROUTER BIT
Disconnect the plug from the electricity supply.
If a router bit is
already fitted,
press the spindle
lock button and
release the collet
clamp nut, using
the spanner
provided.
Insert the router
bit. Make sure it
protrudes at least
3mm from the end
of the shank.
Press the spindle
lock button and
tighten the collet
clamp nut using the spanner provided.
ADJUSTING THE DEPTH OF CUT
The depth of cut
is the distance (x)
between the triple
depth stop and
the depth stop bar.
Each router bit
varies in length
and the triple
depth stop
provides three different positions. Use one of the
following methods to set the depth of cut.
USING A PIECE OF WOOD
The most common method is to use a piece of wood as
a gauge as follows:
• Fit the router bit.
• Loosen the wing screw.
• Pull the plunge lock lever up.
• Plunge your router down until the cutter is in contact
with the workpiece.
• Push the plunge lock lever down to hold your
router in this position.
Pull up the depth
stop bar.
Put a piece of
wood of the same
thickness as the
desired depth of
cut, between the
depth stop bar
and the triple
depth stop.
• Tighten the wing screw.
• Remove the piece of wood.
• Pull the plunge lock lever up to move your router
back to its original position.
• Move your router to its working position and set the
on/off switch to ‘I’.
• Plunge your router down to the workpiece and
push the plunge lock lever to hold your router at
this depth.
• Make the desired cut.
USING THE SCALE
Proceed as follows:
• Fit the router bit.
• Loosen the wing screw.
• Pull the plunge lock lever up.
• Plunge your router down until the cutter is in contact
with the workpiece.
• Push the plunge lock lever down to hold your router
in this position. The scale on the depth stop bar now
shows the starting position. This starting position
will vary, depending on the cutter used.
• Add the desired depth of cut to the starting position;
for example, if the scale shows 23mm and the
desired depth of cut is 10mm, the correct adjustment
on the scale is 23 +10 = 33mm. If the scale shows
46mm and the desired depth of cut is 5mm, the
correct adjustment on the scale is 46 + 5 = 51mm.
• Move the depth stop bar to the calculated number.
• Clamp the depth stop bar with the wing screw.
• Pull the plunge lock lever up to move your router to
its original position.
• Move your router to its working position and set the
on/off switch to ‘I’.
• Plunge your router down to the workpiece and
push the plunge lock lever to hold your router at
this depth.
• Make the desired cut.
• For better quality cuts and a longer cutter life, make
a series of cuts, instead of a single cut.
x
3mm
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