Craftsman 17540 Operation Manual - Page 16

NOTE: Before Installing motor housing

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REMOVING THE CUTTER BIT (Figs. 3 end 4 see page 15) 1+ Turnmotor off and unp|ugfrom power source 2 Remove motor from plunge base 3+ Set the motorupsidedown on _tetop cap, with co!let/nutpolnl+ngup+ 4+ Press spindle+ockbutton to engage and lock the spindle shaft end colteVnut,(Rg, 3),, 5+ Place the wrench on thecotlet!nutand turn counter-clockwiseand loosen co_laVnut s[IghUyand remove cutterbit shank COL.LET/NUT CARE From time to time, Inspect the colleVnutto make sure it is clean and Is grippingthe cutler bit properly. With the router cutter bit removed, lure the colleVnutcounterclockwise(with spindlelock engaged) until it te free from motor's spindleshaft. Blow the collet out wgh compressedsir, and clean the t_pered inside of the coIleVnutwith a tissue or fine brush+ Always make sure the cutterbit shank, coital/nutand motor spindleare clean and free of wcodchlps,dust, residue, grease and rust before Installing. Apply a slight amount of machine o11to spindle shaft If it looks dry. Replace worn or damaged collate/nutsimmediately+ NOTE: The collar/nut Is aalf-mleeelng; It Is NOT necessary to strike the collar/nut to free the router cutter bit. If cutter bit seems stuck after use, loosen toilet/nut a little more until It releases. J| CUTTER BITS Get faster+more accurate cutting results by keeping cutterbits clean and sharp+Remove al_accumulated pitch and gum fromcutterbite after each use. When sharpeningcutterbits, sharpen only the Inside of the culttngedge, Never grindthe outside diameter. Ba sure, when sharpeningthe end of a cutterbit, to grind the clearance angle the same as originally ground INSTALLING ROUTER MOTOR IN BASE Z_WARNING: NEVER use the muter motor without Installing It Into the plunge base+ Failure to do so could result In serious personal Injury and damage to motor, NOTE: Before Installing motor housing In fixed base, have the toilet/nut and router cutter b.ltyou are going to use already Installed In motor housing+ See page 15' INSTALLING AND REMOVINGTHE CUTTER BIT". Z_ WARNING: ALWAYS turn motor off and unplug muter from power source before making any adjustments or Installing accessories. Failure to turn motor off and unplug router could result in accidental starting which can cause sedoua personal Injury+ 16

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REMOVING
THE CUTTER
BIT (Figs. 3 end 4 see page 15)
1+
Turn
motor
off and unp|ugfrom power source
2
Remove
motor from
plunge
base
3+ Set the motorupsidedown on
_te
topcap,with co!let/nutpolnl+ngup+
4+ Press spindle
+ockbutton
to engage
and
lock the
spindle shaft
end colteVnut,(Rg, 3),,
5+
Place
the wrench on thecotlet!nutand
turn
counter-clockwiseand
loosen
co_laVnut
s[IghUy
and
remove cutter
bit
shank
COL.LET/NUT
CARE
From
time to
time,
Inspect
the colleVnutto make sure
it
is clean
and Is
gripping
the
cutler
bit properly.
With the router
cutter
bit removed, lure the
colleVnutcounterclockwise
(with
spindle
lock
engaged)
until
it
te free from motor's
spindleshaft.
Blow
the
collet
out
wgh compressed
sir,
and clean the t_pered
inside
of the coIleVnutwith
a tissue
or fine
brush+
Always make
sure
the
cutter
bit
shank,coital/nutand
motor
spindleare clean and free of
wcodchlps,dust, residue, grease
and
rust
before Installing.
Apply
a
slight amount
of
machine
o11to
spindle
shaft
If it
looks
dry.
Replaceworn or damaged collate/nutsimmediately+
NOTE: The
collar/nut
Is
aalf-mleeelng;
It Is NOT
necessary to strike the
|
collar/nut
to
free the router cutter bit. If cutter bit
seems
stuck after use, loosen
J
toilet/nut a little
more
until
It
releases.
CUTTER
BITS
Get
faster+
more
accurate
cutting results
by
keeping
cutter
bits
clean
and
sharp+Remove
al_
accumulated
pitch
and
gum fromcutter
bite
after
each
use.
When sharpeningcutter
bits, sharpen
only the
Inside
of
the
culttngedge,
Never
grindthe
outside diameter.
Ba
sure, when sharpening
the end
of
a
cutter
bit,
to grind the clearance
angle
the
same
as originally ground
INSTALLING
ROUTER
MOTOR
IN BASE
Z_WARNING:
NEVER use the muter motor without
Installing
It
Into the
plunge base+ Failure to do so could result
In
serious personal Injury
and
damage
to
motor,
NOTE: Before Installing motor housing
In
fixed
base,
have the
toilet/nut
and
router cutter b.ltyou are going to use already
Installed
In motor housing+
See page
15'
INSTALLING AND REMOVINGTHE CUTTER BIT".
Z_
WARNING:
ALWAYS turn motor off
and
unplug muter from power
source
before
making
any
adjustments or Installing
accessories.
Failure to turn motor
off
and
unplug router
could
result in
accidental
starting
which can cause
sedoua
personal
Injury+
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