ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENT
SETTING THE CUTTING DEPTH
The cutting depth of the router is indicated by the distance between the
bottom of the depth stop pole and the depth set turret.
1. Install the desired router bit as described in page 10.
2. Place the router on a flat surface. Loosen the depth lock knob (Fig. 11
- 5) and raise the depth stop pole (Fig. 11 - 2) by turning the depth adjust-
ment dial (Fig. 11 - 3).
3. Loosen the plunge lock lever (Fig. 12) and lower the router’s body until
the bit is barely touching the workpiece surface. Tighten the plunge lock
lever.
4. Bring down the depth stop pole until the bottom of the pole touches
the depth stop turret.
5. Make note of this initial scale reading on the depth stop pole indicated
by the arrow.
6. Unlock the plunge lock lever and bring up the router body.
7. Now to set the depth of cut, add your desired depth of cut to the initial
reading at step 5. For example, if the initial scale reading is 1-1/2 inch and
the desired depth of cut is 1/2 inch, 1-1/2+1/2=2 inch. So the depth set
pole should be set to read 2 inch at the arrow. Raise the depth set pole
to the calculated height and tighten the depth lock knob to lock the pole
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in place.
8. Alternatively, you can set the cutting depth visually by placing the router at the edge of the workpiece and plunging
it down to your desired depth by watching the depth of the router bit. Tighten the plunge lock lever. Bring down the
depth stop pole until it touches the stop turret and lock it in place with the depth lock knob. Then you can unlock
the plunge lock lever.
9. Use the fine-tune adjustment dial (Fig. 11 - 1) to make minor adjustments if needed.
DEPTH OF CUT
The depth of cut the router is able to make with each pass depends on the size of the bit and the material being
worked on. Making a deep cut in a single pass could overload the motor and reduce the quality of the cut. Always
test your cuts on a scrap piece of material similar to your workpiece to confirm the cutting depth.
When making a deep cut, progress to the desired depth by making several consecutively deeper cuts. This will help
you achieve clean cuts and reduce damage to your router bit and workpiece. Use the depth set turret to adjust each
cutting depth by 1/8 inch (3 mm) increments. So if the final depth of cut is set using the shortest of the steps, start the
initial cut with the taller steps and progress downwards by rotating the depth set turret until the desired depth is met.
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