FIXED-BASE ROUTER - 054-6908-8
FIXED-BASE ROUTER - 054-6908-8
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ADJUSTING THE DEPTH
1. Turn the motor off, and unplug the tool from the power source.
2. Place the router on a flat, level surface, with the back of the fixed base facing the operator.
3. Loosen the Motor Clamp (A).
4. With the cutter bit already installed, press the Rough-adjustment Knob (B), and lower the motor into
the base until the cutter bit is very close to the flat surface on which the base is sitting.
5. Turn the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial (C) until the cutter bit “just” touches the flat surface on which
the base is sitting.
6. Tighten the motor clamp.
7. While continuing to press the Rough-adjustment Knob, turn the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial until the
zero “0” mark on the Depth-indicator Ring is lined up with the “I” mark on the base.
8. Release the Rough-adjustment Knob, making sure that the “0” remains aligned with the mark.
9. Place the router on two level scrap
workpieces, positioned so that the cutter bit
can be lowered below the sub-base (fig 5a).
10. Turn the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial
clockwise to lower the bit to the desired
cutting depth. Turn the dial counter-clockwise
in order to raise the cutter bit.
11. Once the cutting depth is set, tighten the
motor clamp securely.
NOTICE:
Making a single deep cut is never
advisable. Smaller diameter cutter bits are easily
broken by too much lateral thrust and torque.
Larger cutter bits will cause a rough cut, and
will be difficult to guide and control. For these
reasons,
do not exceed 1/8"
cutting depth in a single pass.
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Adjustments
Adjusting the cutting depth
(fig 5)
WARNING!
Ensure that the router is never turned on
or connected to the power source when
assembling parts, making adjustments,
or installing or removing collets and
cutter bits, during cleaning, or when it
is not in use. Disconnecting the router
will prevent accidental start-ups, which
could cause serious personal injury.
NOTICE:
All depth adjustments on the fixed base
must be made with the motor clamp loosened.
NOTICE:
For all fixed-base routers, the cutter bit
depth equals the amount of the cutter that is exposed below the surface of the sub-base.
The fixed base is designed with a micro-fine adjustment worm-gear system. When the bit is lowered to the
approximate desired position (rough setting), the system can then be micro-adjusted to the precise depth.
ROUGH ADJUSTMENT:
Depressing the Rough-adjustment Knob (B) allows the operator to quickly lower or raise the cutter bit
to an approximate depth setting.
MICRO-FINE ADJUSTMENTS:
NOTICE:
Be sure the worm-gear system is engaged before making fine adjustments. Test it by turning
the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial (C) clockwise and counter-clockwise to see if the bit lowers and rises. If
it does not, press the Rough-adjustment Knob, and turn the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial until the gears
engage, and then reset zero “0” on Depth-indicator Ring (D).
The Depth-indicator Ring (D) is located on the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial, and is marked in 1/64"
increments. Turning the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial clockwise 180° (1/2 turn), lowers the cutter bit
1/16". One full turn clockwise (360°) – zero “0” to zero “0” – lowers the bit 1/8".
The system allows a maximum of 7 full 360° clockwise revolutions in order to lower the cutter bit 7/8"
(22.3 mm).
The Depth-indicator Ring may be reset to zero “0” without moving the Micro-fine Adjustment Dial. This
allows the user to begin adjustments from any desired reference point.
fig 5a
C
B
A
fig 5
C
D
B
A
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