Craftsman 17540 Operation Manual - Page 15

Installing And Removing The Cutting Bit Figs. 3, 4 And 4a - router 1 2 inch collet

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INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE CUTTING BIT (Figs. 3, 4 and 4a) _ Fig° 4 --Bit Shank INSTALLING THE CUTTER BIT 1, Turn motoroff and unplugfrom power source. 2. Remove motor housingfrom plunge base. NOTE: See Instructions on removing and Installing the motor housing from the plunge base on page 17. 3. Set the molar upsidedown on Its top cap, with cofleVnutpotnUngup. 4. Press spindlelock buttonto engage and lock the splndte shaft and caller!nut,(Fig. 3), 5. Place the wrench on the coIlal/nutand turn countar-clockw|se and loosen colleVnut eNghtlyto accept cutterbit shank, 6. Insert cutter bit shank lnlo coflel/nutassembly as far ae It will go, then back the shank out untllthecuttersare approximately 1t8 to 1/4-Inchaway fromthe face of the coileVnut(Fig° 4, 4a) 7. With culler bit Inserted and spindlelock bulton pressed In engaging shaft, place wrench on collet/nutand turn clockwiseunU[router cutter bit and cotlaVnutera firmly lightened. WARNING: TIGHTEN COLLETiNUT SECURELY to prevent the cutter bit from slipping, ff the caller/nut Is not securely tightened, the cutter bit may detach during use, causing serious personal injury NOTE:To ensure proper gripping of cutter bit shank and minimize run-out_ the shank of the cutter bit must be Inserted Into the caller/nut at least 5/8-inch, /_ CAUTION'To prevent damage to tool, do not tighten coltet/nut without a cutter bit Installed° 15

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INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE CUTTING BIT (Figs. 3, 4 and 4a)
INSTALLING
THE CUTTER
BIT
1, Turn motoroff
and
unplug
from
power
source.
2.
Removemotorhousing
from
plunge base.
_
Fig°4
--Bit
Shank
NOTE:
See
Instructions on removing and Installing the motor housing from the
plunge base on page 17.
3.
Set the
molar
upside
down
on
Its
topcap,withcofleVnutpotnUng
up.
4.
Pressspindle
lock
buttonto engage and
lock the splndte
shaft and caller!nut,(Fig. 3),
5.
Place the wrench on the coIlal/nut
and
turn countar-clockw|se
and
loosen colleVnut
eNghtly
to accept
cutter
bit shank,
6.
Insert
cutter
bit shank lnlo
coflel/nut
assembly as
far
ae It
willgo, then
back the
shank
out untllthecutters
are approximately
1t8 to 1/4-Inch
away
fromthe face
of the
coileVnut(Fig° 4, 4a)
7. With
culler bit Inserted
and spindle
lock bulton
pressed In
engaging
shaft,
place
wrench
on collet/nutand turn clockwiseunU[routercutter
bit and
cotlaVnutera firmlylightened.
WARNING:
TIGHTEN COLLETiNUT SECURELY to prevent
the
cutter bit
from slipping, ff the caller/nut Is not
securely
tightened,
the
cutter bit
may
detach
during use, causing
serious
personal
injury
NOTE:To ensure
proper gripping of cutter bit shank and
minimize
run-out_
the
shank of the cutter bit must be Inserted Into the caller/nut
at
least 5/8-inch,
/_
CAUTION'To
prevent damage to tool, do not tighten coltet/nut without
a
cutter
bit Installed°
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