Craftsman 973.111471 Cordless Drill User Manual


 
REMOVING BITS
See Figure 7.
Lockswitch trigger on your drill by placing the
direction of rotation selector incenter position.
See Figure 2.
Loosen the chuckjaws from drillbit.
To loosen: grasp and hold the collar of the chuck
with one hand, while rotating chuck body with your
other hand. Note: Rotate chuck body in the
direction of the arrow marked UNLOCK to loosen
chuck jaws.
Do not use a wrench to tighten or loosen the
chuck jaws.
Remove drillbit from chuck jaws.
ADJUSTABLE TORQUE CLUTCH
See Figure9.
Your drill is equipped with an adjustable torque clutch
for driving different types of screws into different
materials. The proper setting depends on the type of
material and the size of screw you are using.
TO ADJUST TORQUE
Identify the twenty four torque indicator settings
located on the front of your drill. See Figure 9.
Rotate adjusting ring to the desired setting.
1 - 4 For driving small screws.
5 - 8 For driving screws into soft
material.
9 - 12 For drivingscrews into soft and hard
materials.
13 - 16 For driving screws in hard wood.
17 - 20 For driving large screws.
21 - ,11 For heavy ddlling.
TO DECREASE
TORQUE ADJUSTING
RING
,_ WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown into your eyes, resulting inpossible
serious injury.
LEVEL DRILLING
See Figure 10.
A convenient feature provided with your drill is a level.
It is recessed in the motor housing ontop of your drill.
It can be used to keep drill bits level during drilling
operations.
LEVEL
Fig. 10
TOINCREASE
TORQUE
Fig. 9
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