Starting Operation - Bosch POF 1200 AE Manual Original

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Fitting the chip protection (see figure C)
Push the chip protection (5) into the guide from the front so
that it clicks into place. To remove it, hold the sides of the
chip protection and pull it forwards.
Operation
Products that are only sold in AUS and NZ: Use a resid-
u
ual current device (RCD) with a nominal residual current
of 30 mA or less.
Pay attention to the mains voltage. The voltage of the
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power source must match the voltage specified on the
rating plate of the power tool. Power tools marked
with 230 V can also be operated with 220 V.

Starting Operation

Preselecting the speed
You can preselect the required speed using the speed
preselection thumbwheel (23), even during operation.
1−2 low speed
3−4 medium speed
5−6 high speed
The values shown in the table are guide values. The required
speed is dependent on the material and the work conditions
and can be determined by practical trials.
Material Router bit
diameter [mm]
Hardwood (beech)
Softwood (pine)
Chipboard
Plastics
Aluminium
Switching On and Off
Before switching on, set the required routing depth.
To switch on the power tool, first press the lock-off
button (1), then press and hold the on/off switch (22).
POF 1400 ACE: A lamp lights up the routing area.
To switch off, release the on/off switch (22).
POF 1400 ACE: The lamp slowly goes out.
Note: For safety reasons, the on/off switch (22) cannot be
locked; it must remain pressed during the entire operation.
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Thumbwheel
position
4–10 5–6
12–20 3–4
22–40 1–2
4–10 5–6
12–20 3–6
22–40 1–3
4–10 3–6
12–20 2–4
22–40 1–3
4–15 2–3
16–40 1–2
4–15 1–2
16–40 1
Constant electronic control
POF 1400 ACE
The Constant Electronic keeps the speed at no load and un-
der load virtually consistent, guaranteeing uniform perform-
ance.
Setting the routing depth (see figure D)
The routing depth must only be set while the power tool is
switched off.
To set the rough routing depth, proceed as follows:
– Place the power tool with a fitted router bit onto the work-
piece you want to machine.
– POF 1400 ACE: Set the fine adjustment path to the
centre position using the knob (18). To do this, turn the
knob (18) until the markings (19) match those shown in
the figure. Then turn the scale (17) to 0.
(19)
– Set the step buffer (9) to the lowest step; the step buffer
audibly clicks into place.
– POF 1200 AE: Turn the adjusting screws for the step
buffer (24) until it is halfway in/out.
– Loosen the wing bolt on the depth stop (11) so that the
depth stop (13) moves freely.
– Push the clamping lever for locking the routing
depth (16) in direction ➊ and slowly move the router
down until the router bit (21) is touching the surface of
the workpiece. Release the clamping lever for locking the
routing depth (16) again to lock this depth. If necessary,
push the clamping lever for locking the routing
depth (16) in direction ➋ to fully lock it.
– Press the depth stop (13) down until it is resting on the
step buffer (9). Set the slide with the index mark (12) to
position 0 on the routing depth scale (14).
– Set the depth stop (13) to the required routing depth and
tighten the wing bolt on the depth stop (11). Take care
not to accidentally move the index mark (12).
– Push the clamping lever for locking the routing
depth (16) in direction ➊ and move the router to the
highest position.
For larger routing depths, you should perform the cut in sev-
eral phases, so that only a small amount of material is re-
moved after each cut. You can use the step buffer (9) to di-
vide the routing process into several steps. To do this, set
the required routing depth with the smallest step of the step
buffer and, for the first cutting phases, select the higher
steps to start with.
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