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• Stay alert and clear the router cutting-bit
path of any obstructions before starting the
motor. Keep the cutting area clear of all for-
eign objects while the router motor is running.
• Check to see that the cord will not “hang up”
during routing operations.
• Make sure that the cutting bit is not in con-
tact with the workpiece before the switch is
turned on. The bit must always be running at
full speed before contacting the workpiece.
• Keep hands clear of the cutting bit when the
router motor is running to prevent personal
injury.
• Provide clearance under the workpiece for
the router cutting bit when through-cutting.
• Keep cutting pressure constant. Do not over-
load the motor.
• Use only sharp cutting bits that are not
chipped or cracked. Blunt cutting bits will
cause stalling and can burn the workpiece.
• Never use this router motor with a cutting bit
larger than 3-1/2-inches in diameter.
• Always use cutting bits that are designed
for this router. Never use cutting bits that are
larger in diameter than the opening in the
router subbase. Cutting bits that have cutter
diameters larger than the opening could cause
possible loss of control or create other hazard-
ous condition that could cause serious personal
injury.
• The sub-base on this router has an opening of
1-1/4 inch. To use cutting bits with a larger di-
ameter, install and use a sub-base with a larger
diameter opening (sold separately).
• Do not use large router cutting bits for free-
hand routing. Use of large cutting bits when
freehand routing could cause loss of control or
create hazardous conditions that could result
in serious personal injury. If using a router ta-
ble, large bits should be used for edging only.
• Be sure the cutting bit is centered.
• Do not remove more than 1/8 inch in a single
pass. Excessive depth of cut can result in loss
of control that could result in personal injury.
• Turn the router motor OFF after completing a
cut, and let it come to a complete stop before
removing the router from workpiece.
• Let the router motor come to a complete stop
before putting the router down. Cutting bits
coast after the power is turned off.
• Only use router tables that conform to safe
wood working practices and offer proper
guarding for the cutting bit. Use router tables
that are UL classified and identified as suitable
for use with this specific router model. Failure
to comply could result in serious personal in-
jury.
• Only use router tables with on-board, switch-
controlled receptacles. Failure to use router
tables with all the appropriate safety features
could result in serious personal injury.
• Disconnect the tool from the power source
before making any adjustments or changing
cutting bits.
• Be careful not to touch the collet/nut or cut-
ting bit with your hands or fingers if you are
changing a bit immediately after use. The heat
buildup from cutting could cause severe burns.
Always use the wrench provided.
• Avoid “climb cutting.” See the Operation sec-
tion In this manual. “Climb cutting” increases
the chance for loss of control resulting in pos-
sible serious injury.
WARNING: Use of this product can generate
dust containing chemicals known to cause can-
cer, birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Some examples of these chemicals are:
• Lead from lead-based paints.
• Crystalline silica from bricks and cement and
other masonry products. . Arsenic and chromi-
um from chemically treated lumber.
Your risk from these exposures varies, depend-
ing upon how often you do this type of work.
To reduce your exposure to these chemicals:
• Work in a well-ventilated area.
• Work with approved safety equipment, such
as those dust masks that are specially designed
to filter out microscopic particles.
Avoid prolonged contact with dust from power
sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other
construction activities. Wear protective cloth-
ing and wash exposed areas with soap and wa-
ter. Allowing dust to get into your mouth, eyes
or lie on the skin may promote absorption of
harmful chemicals.
WARNING: Use of this tool can generate and/
or disburse dust, which may cause serious and
permanent respiratory or other injury. Always
use NIOSH/ OSHA approved respiratory protec-
tion appropriate for the dust exposure. Direct
the particles away from face and body.
UNPACKING
WARNING: Your router should never be con-
nected to the power source when you are as-
sembling parts, making adjustments, installing
or removing collets/nuts or cutting bits, clean-
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