DEPTH ROD AND TURRET
The depth
rod and the depth
stop turret
are
used to control cutting depth as follows;
1. With the bit installed,
gently lower the motor
until the tip of the router bit just contacts the
level surface the router is sitting on. This is
the "zero" position,
from which further depth
adjustments
can be accurately
made.
2. Rotate depth stop turret until the lowest step
is aligned with the depth rod. Loosen depth
indicator
knob and lower the depth rod until
it contacts the lowest step of the turret. Slide
the depth indicator
until the red line indicates
zero on the depth scale, indicating
the point
at which
the bit just
contacts
the work
(Fig. 40).
3. Slide the depth
rod up until the red depth
indicator
line attains
the desired
cutting
depth,
and secure
the rod in position
by
firmly tightening
the depth indicator knob.
4. The desired
depth
of cut may
now
be
achieved
by plunging
the router
until the
depth
rod contacts
the lowest
stop on the
turret.
ALTERNATE
SET-UP FOR
DEPTH ROD AND TURRET
1. An alternative
to place a jig of the desired
routing depth (such as a hinge which needs
to be mortised)
on the bottom
step of the
turret.
2. Next,
lower the depth
rod until it contacts
the jig.
3. Secure
the
rod
in
position
by
firmly
tightening the depth indicator knob.
4. Finally, remove the jig.
DEEP CUTS
For deeper cuts, make several
progressively
deeper cuts by starting with the highest step on
the depth turret, and after each cut, rotate the
depth
turret
to progressively
lower steps as
desired, until the final depth (lowest step or flat)
is reached. Steps progress by 1/8" increments.
To be certain that your depth
settings
are as
desired,
you may want to make test cuts in
scrap material before beginning
work.
FINE ADJUSTMENT
The PR011
plunge
base is equipped
with a
fine adjustment
system
that allows
you to
micro adjust the plunge depth of the router bit
for superior
routing accuracy.
Each
complete
revolution
of
the
fine
adjustment
knob adjusts the plunging
depth by
1/32", and each of the four indicator
marks on
the knob represents
1/128".
DEPTH
INDICATOR
DEPTH
KNOB
DEPTH RODFINE
ADJUSMENT
KNOB
@
DEPTH STOP
TURRET
To use the fine adjustment
knob,
once the
depth rod and turret have been set, check the
final depth setting and fine-adjust
as follows:
To micro-increase
the plunge depth,
raise the
fine adjustment
stop
by turning
it counter-
clockwise by the desired amount.
To micro-reduce
the plunge
depth,
lower the
fine adjustment
stop by turning it clockwise
by
the desired amount.
Notes:
• When micro-adjusting
the plunge depth, it is
more
convenient
to
move
the
fine
adjustment
stop
up than
down.
Before
setting the depth rod and turret, make sure
the fine adjustment
stop has been turned
several
revolutions
down
from
its top
position so that it can be adjusted upward.
• The fine adjustment
stop cannot be used to
reduce the plunge depth when the depth rod
is already touching the depth stop turret.
The router
must
be raised
before
such an
adjustment
can be made.
THE PR012 ROUTER
DUST COLLECTION
FOR PLUNGE BASE
This dust extraction
hood is designed
for use
the plunge base (PR011) when routing is clone
in the middle of the workpiece,
such as when
creating
slots or routing
patterns
for inlays.
If
you have a shop
vacuum
system,
you can
attach the dust extraction
hood for improved
visibility,
accuracy
and utility,
particularly
in
freehand
routing.
To attach,
position
as shown
and secure
adapter
to base
with
the
thumbscrews
provided (Fig. 41).
The dust extraction
hood can also be installed
with the hose outlet facing the front of the tool.
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