F.F. Group RO 1600 PLU, Original Instructions Manual

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3-4 medium speed
5-6 (max) hign speed
The values shown in the chart are standard values.
The necessary speed depends on the material and
the operating conditions, and can be determined
by practical testing.
Material
Router bit
diameter
(mm)
Thumb -
wheel
Hardwood
(Beech)
4 - 10 5 - 6
12 - 20 3 - 4
22 - 40 1 - 2
Softwood (Pine)
4 - 10 5 - 6
12 - 20 3 - 6
22 - 40 1 - 3
Particle Board
4 - 10 3 - 6
12 - 20 2 - 4
22 - 40 1 - 3
Plastics
4 - 15 2 - 3
16 - 40 1 - 2
Aluminium
4 - 15 1 - 2
16 - 40 1
After longer periods of working at low speed, al-
low the machine to cool down by running it for
approx. 3minutes at maximum speed with no
load.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
Adjust the depth-of-cut before switching on or off;
see Section “Adjusting the Depth-of-cut”.
To start the machine, press the On/Off switch (18)
and keep it pressed.
To lock the pressed On/Off switch (18) , press the
lock-on button (17) .
To switch off the machine, release the On/Off
switch (18) or when it is locked with the lock-on but-
ton (17) , briefly press the
On/Off switch (18) and then release it.
To save energy, only switch the power tool on when
using it.
ADJUSTING THE DEPTH-OF-CUT
The adjustment of the depth-of-cut may
only be carried out when the router is
switched off.
ADJUSTING THE DEPTH-OF-CUT ON THE PLUNGE
BASE
For coarse adjustment of the depth-of-cut, pro-
ceed as follows:
ƒ
Place the machine with the router bit mounted on
the workpiece to be machined.
ƒ
Set the scale for fine adjustment 6.
ƒ
Set the turret stop (11) to the lowest setting; the
turret stop can be felt to engage.
ƒ
Loosen the knurled screw at depth stop (15) , so
that the depth stop (10) moves freely.
ƒ
Press the release lever for plunge action (7) down
and slowly guide the router down until the router
bit touches the workpiece surface. Let go of re-
lease lever (7) again to lock this plunging depth.
ƒ
Push the depth stop (10) down until it faces
against the turret stop (11) . Set the slide with the
index mark (9) to the “0” position on the scale for
depth-of-cut adjustment (8) .
ƒ
Set the depth stop (10) to the desired routing
depth and tighten the knurled screw (15) for the
depth stop. Take care not to mis-adjust the slide
with the index mark (9) .
ƒ
Press the release lever for plunge action (7) and
guide the router to the uppermost position.
The set routing depth is only reached when depth
stop (10) touches the turret stop (11) while plung-
ing. For deep cuts, it is recommended to carry out
several cuts, each with little material removal. By
using the turret stop (11) , the cutting process can
be divided into several steps. For this, adjust the de-
sired depth-of-cut to the lowest step of the turret
stop and select the higher steps first for the initial
cuts.
After a trial cut, the depth-of-cut can be set exactly
to the desired measure by turning the adjustment
knob (5) ; turn in clockwise direction to increase the
cutting depth and in anticlockwise direction to de-
crease the cutting depth
WORKING ADVICE
Direction of Feed and Routing Process
The routing process must always be car -
ried out against the rotation direction
of the router bit (up-cutting motion).
When routing in the direction with the
rotation of the router (down-cutting),
the machine can break loose, eliminat -
ing control by the user.
For routing with the plunge base (2) , proceed as
follows:
ƒ
Adjust the required depth-of-cut; see Section “Ad -
justing the Depth-of-cut”.
ƒ
Place the machine with the router bit mounted on
the workpiece to be machined and switch the
power tool on.
ƒ
Press the release lever for plunge action (7) down
and slowly guide the router down until the set
depth-of-cut is reached. Let go of release lever
(7) again to lock this plunging depth.
ƒ
Carry out the routing process applying uniform
feed.
ƒ
After finishing the routing process, guide the
router up to the uppermost position.
ƒ
Switch the power tool off.
SHAPING OR MOLDING APPLICATIONS
For shaping or molding applications without the
use of a parallel guide, the router bit must be
equipped with a pilot or a ball bearing.
ƒ
Guide the switched on power tool from the side
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