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PLUNGE ACTION WITH DEPTH ROD
AND DEPTH-STOP TURRET (fig 14)
The depth rod and the depth-stop turret
are used to control the plunge-action
cutting depth as follows:
1. With the bit installed, gently lower
the motor until the tip of the router
bit just contacts the level surface the
router is sitting on. Lock the plunge-
depth locking lever. This is the “zero”
position, from which further depth adjustments can be accurately made.
2. To set a desired depth of cut, rotate the depth-stop turret until the lowest
step is aligned with the depth rod. Loosen the depth-rod locking knob and
lower the depth rod until it contacts the lowest step of the turret. Slide the
depth indicator until the red line indicates zero on the depth scale; this
indicates the point at which the bit just contacts the work.
3. To set a desired cutting depth, slide the depth rod up until the red depth-
indicator line indicates the desired cutting depth, and then secure the rod in
position by firmly tightening the depth-rod locking knob.
4. Unlock the plunge-depth locking lever to allow the bit to automatically retract
to the up position.
5. The desired depth of cut may now be achieved by plunging the router until
the depth rod contacts the selected stop on the turret.
USE THE DEPTH-STOP TURRET TO SET UP DEEP CUTS (fig 14)
To produce deep cuts, always make several progressively deeper cuts by starting
with the highest step on the depth-stop turret, and after each cut, rotate the
turret to the next lower step until the lowest step is reached.
Each of the steps progresses by 1/4” (6.4 mm) increments. The 4 steps represent
a total of “0” inch to 3/4” (19 mm) with a full 360° rotation of the turret. Repeat
this process if necessary.
MICRO-ADJUSTMENT WITH THE DEPTH ROD AND DEPTH-STOP TURRET
The depth rod has a micro-adjustment knob that turns a screw (inside the rod)
either clockwise or counter-clockwise to lower or raise the depth rod on the
turret for micro-adjustment of the plunge depth.
Each complete revolution of the micro-adjustment knob adjusts the plunging
depth by approximately 5/128''(1.0mm). A reference indicator line is marked into
the depth rod under the micro-adjustment knob to set a reference point of “0”.
When adjusting the plunge depth, always make sure that the micro- adjustment
knob has been turned down (clockwise) several revolutions from the top before
setting the depth rod and depth-stop turret.
To use the micro-adjustment knob after the depth rod and turret have been set,
check the final depth setting and micro-adjust as follows:
OPER
A
TING INS
TRUCTIONS
fig 14
Plunge-depth
locking lever
Depth-rod
locking knob
Depth rod
Depth indicator
Depth-stop
turret
