SELECTING BITS
Your Bosch palm router is designed for a wide
variety of routing applications that use 1/4"
shank bits. These include woodworking
applications such as edge forming, grooving,
and sign making. This router is also ideal for
trimming laminates, phenolics, and other
materials that have been bonded to a
substrate overhang the substrate typically by
about 1/8" (3 mm).
A wide assortment of router bits with different
profiles are available as accessories. Only use
good quality bits.
Use only router bits with
rated speed at least equal
to the maximum no load speed marked on
the router.
Router bits running faster than their
rated speed can break and fly apart.
NOTE:
The bit shank and chuck should be
clean and free of dust, wood, residue, and
grease before assembling.
To prevent personal
injury, always remove
battery pack from the tool before removing
or installing bits or accessories.
INSTALLING A ROUTER BIT
1. Press and hold the button
8
to raise the
router unit as high as possible from the
base.
2. Pull out the spindle locking bar
7
up to the
marking arrow
6
on the housing. If
necessary, turn the spindle manually until it
is locked in place. There are six lock
positions offset by 60° (Fig. 2).
3. Next, use the collet wrench
18
to loosen the
collet nut
9
in a counter-clockwise direction
as viewed from bottom of router (Fig. 3).
4. Insert the shank of the router bit
17
into the
collet chuck assembly as far as it will go,
then back the shank out until the cutters are
approximately 1/8" to 1/4" away from the
collet nut
9
face (Fig. 3).
5. With the router bit
17
inserted and the
spindle lock engaged, use the collet wrench
18
to firmly tighten the collet nut
9
in a
-8-
Assembly
INSERTING AND RELEASING
BATTERY PACK
-
Release battery pack from tool by
pressing on both sides of the battery
release tabs
2
and pull the battery out
(Fig. 1).
If battery release tabs are
cracked or otherwise
damaged, do not insert into tool.
Battery can
fall out during operation.
Make sure the tool is in
the OFF position before
inserting the battery pack.
Inserting the
battery pack into power tool that has the
switch ON invites accidents.
-
To insert battery, align battery and slide
battery pack into tool until it locks into
position. Do not force.
Disconnect battery pack from tool before making any assembly,
adjustments or changing accessories
. Such preventive safety measures
reduce the risk of starting the tool accidentally.
7
6
8
FIG. 2
9
7
6
17
18
FIG. 3
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