DeWalt DCW604 - Router Base Setup and Depth Control; Plunge Base Dust Extraction Setup; Fixed Base Motor Installation and Setup; Plunge Base Motor Installation and Setup

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ENGLISH
Attaching a Dust Extraction System to the
Plunge Base (Fig.J)
DCW604
1. Remove the motor unit from the base. Refer to Removing
the Motor from the PlungeBase.
2. Slide tab
31
(inset) on dust extraction system
attachment
35
into slot in plunge base and snap tab
32
(inset) into hole in plungebase.
3. Secure to base with supplied plastic washer
33
and thumb
screw
34
. Tighten thumb screw securely byhand.
4. Attach hose adaptor to dust extraction systemattachment.
When using dust extraction system attachment, be aware of
the placement of the dust extraction system. Be sure the dust
extraction system is stable and its hose will not interfere with
thework.
Set-Up: Fixed Base (Fig.A,K, L)
Inserting the Motor into the Fixed Base
1. Open the locking lever
12
on thebase.
2. If the depth adjustment ring
5
is not on the motor
6
,
thread the depth adjustment ring onto the motor until the
ring is about halfway between the top and bottom of the
motor as shown. Insert the motor into the base by aligning
the groove on the motor
6
with the guide pins
17
on the
base. Slide the motor down until the depth adjustment ring
snaps intoplace.
NOTE: Guide pin grooves
9
are located on either side of the
motor so it can be positioned in twoorientations.
3. Adjust the depth of cut by turning the depth adjustment
ring. Refer to Adjusting the Depth ofCut.
4. Close the locking lever
12
when the desired depth is
achieved. For information on setting the cutting depth, refer
to Adjusting the Depth ofCut.
Adjusting the Depth of Cut (Fig.L)
1. Open the locking lever
12
and turn the depth adjustment
ring
5
until the bit just touches the work piece. Turning
the ring clockwise raises the cutting head while turning it
anticlockwise lowers the cuttinghead.
2. Turn the micro-adjustment scale
11
clockwise until the
0on the scale lines up with the pointer on the bottom of
the depth adjustmentring.
3. Turn the depth adjustment ring until the pointer lines up
with desired depth of cut marking on the micro-adjustment
scale
11
.
NOTE: Each mark on the adjustment scale represents a
depth change of 0.4 mm and one full (360º) turn of the ring
changes the depth 12.7mm.
4. Close the locking lever
12
to lock thebase.
Removing the Motor from the Fixed Base (Fig.K)
1. Remove the battery pack from the motor. Refer to Installing
and Removing the BatteryPack.
2. Open the locking lever
12
on thebase.
3. Grasp the motor unit with one hand, depressing both quick
release tabs
45
.
4. With the other hand, grasp the base and pull motor from
thebase.
Set-Up: Plunge Base (Fig.A,M)
DCW604
Inserting the Motor into the Plunge Base
1. Remove the depth adjustment ring
5
from the motor
6
. It
is not used with the plungebase.
NOTE:Snap depth adjustment ring onto fixed base, when
not in use, to preventloss.
2. Open the plunge base locking lever
40
.
3. Making sure the spindle lock button is facing front, insert the
motor
6
into the base by aligning the groove on the motor
with the guide pins
17
on the base. Slide the motor down
until the motor stops on the motor stop
19
.
4. Close the locking lever
40
.
Adjusting the Plunge Routing Depth (Fig.M)

WARNING: Laceration hazard. Do not change the
turret stop while the router is running. This will place
your hands too near the cutterhead.

WARNING: To prevent loss of control, ALWAYS
tighten the travel-limiting nuts together. Inadvertent
movement could prevent full bitretraction.

WARNING: To prevent loss of control, set the
travel-limiting nuts so that bit can be retracted into
the base of the router, clear of theworkpiece.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, NEVER adjust
or remove the stop nut. Motor can disengage resulting
in loss ofcontrol.

CAUTION: Turn the router on before plunging the
cutter head into theworkpiece.
1. Unlock the plunge mechanism by pulling down the plunge
lock lever
16
. Gently push down on the two handes to
plunge the router down as far as it will go, allowing the bit
to just touch theworkpiece.
2. Lock the plunge mechanism by releasing the plunge lock
lever
16
.
3. Loosen the depth adjustment rod
15
by turning the thumb
screw
41
anticlockwise.
4. Slide the depth adjustment rod
15
down so that it meets
the lowest turret stop
14
.
5. Slide the zero adjuster tab
42
on the depth adjustment
rod down so that the top of it meets zero on the depth
adjustment scale
43
.
6. Grasping the top, knurled section of the depth adjustment
rod
15
, slide it up so that the tab
42
aligns with the
desired depth of cut on the depth adjustment scale
43
.
7. Tighten the thumb screw
41
to hold the depth adjustment
rod inplace.