DeWalt DCW604 - Router Operation and Cutting Techniques; Proper Hand Grip and Positioning; Motor Control and Feed Direction; Cutting with Fixed and Plunge Bases

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Proper Hand Position (Fig.N1, N2)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position asshown.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
When using the fixed base, one hand should be on top of the
battery and the other hand around the fixed base (Fig.N1).
When using the plunge base, grasp the side handles firmly as
shown in Fig.N2.
OPERATION
Instructions for Use
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WARNING: Always observe the safety instructions and
applicableregulations.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
Starting and Stopping the Motor (Fig.A)
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CAUTION: Before starting the tool, clear the work area
of all foreign objects. Also keep firm grip on tool to resist
startingtorque.
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CAUTION: To avoid personal injury and/or damage to
finished work, always allow the power unit to come to a
COMPLETE STOP before putting the tooldown.
To turn unit on, depress the side of the dust-protected switch
3
that reads “ON” and corresponds to the symbol “I.” To turn the
unit off, depress the side of the switch that reads “OFF” and
corresponds with the symbol “O.”
Cutting with the Fixed Base (Fig. C)
Set up the router to use the fixed base by following the
instructions in the Assembly and Adjustmentssection.
After the router is set-up, install the battery pack as shown
in Fig.C, then set your router speed (refer to Choosing
RouterSpeed).
NOTE: Always feed the router opposite to the direction in which
the cutter isrotating.
Cutting with the Plunge Base (Fig.A)
DCW604
NOTE: The depth of cut is locked in the plunge base's default
state. The plunge lock requires user actuation to enable the
"release to lock" plungemechanism.
1. Depress the plunge lock lever
16
and plunge the router
down until the bit reaches the setdepth.
2. Release the plunge lock lever
16
when desired depth
isreached.
NOTE: Releasing the plunge lock lever automatically locks
the motor inplace.
NOTE: If additional resistance is needed, use the hand to
depress the plunge locklever.
NOTE: If additional clamping strength is required, press the
lock lever further to tighten in the clockwisedirection.
3. Perform thecut.
4. Depressing the plunge lock lever will disable the locking
mechanism allowing the router bit to disengage from
theworkpiece.
5. Turn the routeroff.
Direction of Feed (Fig.O)
The direction of feed is very important when routing and can
make the difference between a successful job and a ruined
project. The figures show the proper direction of feed for some
typical cuts. A general rule to follow is to move the router in
a anticlockwise direction on an outside cut and a clockwise
direction on an insidecut.
Shape the outside edge of a piece of stock by following
these steps:
1. Shape the end grain, left toright.
2. Shape the straight grain side moving left toright.
3. Cut the other end grainside.
4. Finish the remaining straight grainedge.
8. Keeping both hands on the handles, unlock the plunge
mechanism by pulling the plunge lock lever
16
down.
The plunge mechanism and the motor will move up. When
the router is plunged, the depth adjustment rod will hit
the turret stop, allowing the router to reach exactly the
desireddepth.
Using the Rotating Turret for Stepped Cuts
(Fig.M)
If the depth of cut required is more than is acceptable in a single
pass, rotate the turret so that depth rod
15
lines up with taller
turret stop initially. After each cut, rotate the turret so that the
depth stop lines up with shorter post until the final depth of cut
isreached.
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WARNING: Do not change the turret stop while the
router is running. This will place your hands too near the
cutterhead.
Fine Adjustment of Routing Depth (Fig.M)
The knurled knob
44
at the bottom end of the depth
adjustment rod can be used to make minoradjustments.
1. To decrease the cutting depth, rotate the knob clockwise
(looking down from the top of therouter).
2. To increase the cutting depth, rotate the knob anticlockwise
(looking down from the top of therouter).
NOTE: One complete rotation of the knob results in a change of
about 1mm indepth.
Removing the Motor from the PlungeBase
(Fig.M)
1. Remove the battery pack from the motor. Refer to Installing
and Removing the BatteryPack.
2. Open the locking lever
40
on thebase.
3. Grasp the motor unit with one hand and the base with the
other hand, pull motor from theplungebase.