Porter-Cable 691 Router User Manual


 
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1. Stand router upside down on its motor cap (Fig. 8).
2. Clean and insert shank of bit into collet until the shank bottoms. Then
back it out approximately 1/16".
3. Place one wrench on flats on chuck and one wrench on collet nut (Fig.
8). Tighten firmly.
4. To remove the bit, reverse the procedure.
Do not allow the wrenches to contact the columns (A) Fig. 9.
Columns could be damaged, restricting the plunge action.
Avoid possible damage to collet. Never tighten collet without a bit.
ADJUSTING THE PLUNGE BASE
DISCONNECT TOOL FROM POWER SOURCE.
1. Loosen depth rod locking knob (A) Fig. 10, and depth indicator knob (D)
Fig. 10, allowing the depth rod (E) Fig. 10 to contact one of the turret
stops (B) Fig. 10. Normally the deepest desired cut is set with the depth
rod resting on the shortest turret stop (A) Fig. 11. The other two fixed
stops (B) Fig. 11 provide reduced cutting depths of 1/4" and 1/2"
respectively. The three adjustable stops (C) Fig. 11 may be adjusted to
any desired height. Any combination of fixed and/or adjustable stops may
be utilized to achieve the desired depths required for a particular job.
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
D
A
A
B