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Assembly and Installation
Operating Instructions
base until resistance is felt (Fig. 3).
The base guide pin is now engaged
into the slot on the motor.
4.
Continue to press coarse adjust-
ment lever, and turn the motor
clockwise until it stops.
5.
Push the motor into the base until
it reaches the approximate desired
depth.
6.
Release the coarse adjustment
lever and slide the motor forward
or back as needed until the coarse
adjustment
system’s
“catch”
springs into the coarse adjustment
detent notch.
7.
Set
final
height
position
as
described
in
“Operating
Instructions”.
▶ Removing The Motor
Open the quick-release base clamp
lever, depress and hold the coarse
adjustment lever, and slide motor out-
ward until it stops. (A taper in the slot
on motor helps prevent the motor from
falling out of the base when the coarse
adjustment lever is pressed.) Turn
motor counter-clockwise, and gently
pull it free of base (Fig. 2).
The RA1165 Under-Table Router Base is
designed for speed, accuracy and con-
venience
when
using
the
Bosch
1617/18 Series router motors in a
router table.
▶ Depth Adjustment
Your router is equipped with a true
micrometer type fine adjustment mech-
anism, which can be used in any posi-
tion and provides precise adjustment of
the router bit position for unmatched
accuracy. When the motor is raised to
the approximate position desired, this
device may be adjusted to precisely set
the final bit position.
Your router motor also features three
horizontal notches on both sides of the
motor housing for coarse adjustments.
The notches are spaced 1/2" apart
which allows you to quickly lower or
raise the motor depth in three 1/2"
increments. (Approximately 12.7 mm),
by simply depressing the coarse adjust-
ment release lever.
▼ TO ADJUST DEPTH
The motor must be
held when releasing
the coarse adjustment lever or the
motor will drop.
Note:
All depth adjustments must be
made with the base clamp lever
released.
1.
Open the base clamp lever to
release the motor.
2.
Make coarse and/or fine depth
adjustment.
Coarse Depth Adjustment:
-
Depress the coarse adjustment
release lever and raise or lower to
desired depth. There are three
notches in the motor housing
which which are spaced 1/2" to
facilitate this adjustment (Fig. 2).
Fine Depth Adjustment:
-
Using the RA1165’s fine adjust-
ment knob or the supplied hex
wrench inserted through the top of
the mounting plate (Fig. 4), turn
clockwise to lower the router bit or
counter-clockwise to raise it.
Note:
Be sure coarse adjustment lever
is engaged in one of the coarse adjust-
ment notches before making a fine
adjustment.
3.
After making depth adjustments,
re-clamp the motor.
To allow precise settings, the indicator
ring is graduated in English and Metric
increments. (Note: one full turn of fine
adjustment knob = 1/16" or approxi-
mately 1.5 mm. The fine adjustment
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