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CUTTER INSTALLATION (Fig. 3 & 4)
UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER.
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WARNING
Failure to unplug your router could result in
accidental starting causing serious injury.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock,
always allow motor to come to a complete stop
before engaging spindle lock.
Remove chip shield (7) from router base (16).
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Depress spindle lock (5).
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Lay router down on workbench in order to gain easy
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access to collet nut (22). Place the spanner (19)
provided through front of router base onto collet nut
and turn counterclockwise to loosen.
WARNING
If you are changing a cutter immediately after
use, be careful not to touch the cutter or collet
with your hands or fingers. They will get burned
because of the heat buildup from cutting. Always
use the wrench provided.
Install cutter (21) once collet nut is loose. If changing
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cutters, cutter will easily slip from collet (24) after
loosening collet nut. For example: The collet is
machined to precision tolerances to fit cutters with
1/2" (12.7 mm) diameter shanks. To use cutters with 1/4"
(6.35 mm) diameter shanks, insert the 1/4" (6.35 mm)
collet adaptor(18) into the 1/2" (12.7 mm) collet.
Inser t shank of cutter until shank bottoms out,
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then pull it out 1/16" (1.6 mm) to allow for expansion
when the bit gets hot.
Tighten the collet nut securely by turning clockwise
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with the wrench provided.
Release spindle lock.
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Replace chip shield.
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WARNING
If the collet nut is not securely tightened,
the cutter may detach during use causing serious
personal injury.
WARNING
Do not use cutters with undersized shanks.
Undersized shanks will not tighten properly and
could be thrown from the tool causing injury.
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DEPTH OF CUT (Fig 17 & 18)
When routing a groove that is too deep to safely cut in
one pass, it is best to make the cut in several passes.
We recommend that cuts be made at a depth not
exceeding 1/8 in. (3.2 mm) and that several passes be
made to reach deeper cuts.
Proper depth of cut depends on several factors
horsepower of router motor, type of cutter being used,
and type of wood being routed. A lightweight, low
horsepower router is designed for making shallow cuts.
A router with high horsepower rating can safely cut
deeper. For example: small bits, such as veining bits with
1/16 in. (1.6mm) cutting diameters, are designed to
remove only small amounts of wood. Large bits, such as
straight-flute bits, are made to remove larger amounts of
wood in a single pass. Cuts can be made deeper in soft
woods, such as white pine, than in tough hardwoods,
like oak or maple. Based upon these considerations,
choose a depth of cut that will not place excessive strain
on router motor. If you find that extra force is needed or
that the motor speed slows down considerably, turn off
router and reduce the depth of cut.
Then, make the cut in two or more passes.
As previously mentioned, the depth of cut (27) is
important because it affects the rate of feed that, in turn,
affects the quality of the cut (and, also, the possibility of
damage to your router motor and bit). A deep cut requires
a slower feed than a shallow one, and a too deep cut will
cause you to slow the feed so much that the bit is no
longer cutting, it is scraping, instead.
Making a deep cut is never advisable. The smaller bits —
are easily broken off when subjected to too much side
thrust. A large enough bit may not be broken, but if the cut
is too deep a rough cut will result — and it may be very
difficult to guide and control the bit as desired. For these
reasons, we recommend that you do not exceed 1/8 in.
(3.2 mm) depth of cut in a single pass, regardless of the
bit size or the softness or condition of the workpiece.
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WARNING
Do not use cutters that are larger in diameter
than the opening in router base. Use of such
cutters will come in contact with the router base
and damage both the cutter and router base.
This situation could also cause possible loss of
control or create other hazardous conditions that
could cause possible serious personal injury.
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