Sears 315.17473 Router User Manual


 
OPERATION
PRACTICE BEFORE ACTUAL USE
SeeFigure7.
Wesuggestthatyoupracticewiththevariablespeedfeature
ofyourrouterbeforeinstallinga cutterand makingcutsin
wood.CHECKTHE FOLLOWING BEFORECONNECTING
ROUTERTO POWER SUPPLY:
1. Makesure powersupply le 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.
2. Makesurethespindlelookisin the unlockedposition.
3. Makesurethetriggerisnot inthe"lock-on"position.
4. Makesurethereis nota cutterinthecollet,
5. Makesurethecolletdoesnotextendbelowthesubbase.
6. Choosethedesiredspeedfromthespeedselectionchart.
See Figure7.
7. Turnthe variablespeed controlselectorto the desired
setting.
8. Plugyourrouterintopowersupplysource.
9. Graspyourrouterfirmlywithbothhandsandturnon.
ROUTING
SeeFigure8.
Forease ofoperationand maintainingpropercontrol,your
routerhastwohandles,oneon eachsideofthemuterbase.
When usingyour router holdit firmlywith bothhandsas
showninfigure8. Turnmuteronandletmotorbuildtoitsfull
speed,then graduallyfeed cutterintoworkpiece.Remain
alertandwatchwhatyouaredoing. DONOT operaterouter
whenfatigued.
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
Yourrouterhasa precisionbuiltelectricmotor. Itshouldbe
connectedto a power supply that is 120 volt=, 60 Hz, AC
only(normal household current). Donotoperatethistool
on directcurrent(DC). A voltagedrop of more than 10
percentwillcausea lossofpowerand overheating.Ifyour
tooldoesnotoperatewhen pluggedintoan outlet,double-
checkthe power supply.
HELPFUL HINTS
/ Alwaysclampworkpiecesecurelybeforemuting.
/ A safe operatoris onewho thinksahead.
/ Alwayswear eye protectionwhenrouting.
/ Make set-up adjustmentscarefully.Then double
check. Measuretwice andcutonce.
/ Keep cutterscleanand propertysharpened.
_/ Don'tletfamiliarity make youcareless.
/ Studyallsafetyrulesanddo thejobsafely.
/ NEVER placeyourhandsinjeopardy.
/ Make certainclampscan'tloosenwhileinuse.
i/ Testdifficultset-upsonscrap---Don'twastelumber.
/ Plan eachoperationbeforeyou begin.
i/ Clean your router frequently, This will provide
smootheroperationofdepthadjustingringandclamp-
ingleverareas. Shakemuterorblowwithanairjet
toremovesawdustbuild-up.
/ THINK SAFETY BY THINKING AHEAD.
DEPTH
RING
POWER
HANDLE
TOINCREASE
SPEED
TO DECREASE
SPEED
VARIABLE SPEED
CONTROL SELECTOR
Fig. 7
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