Craftsman 183.172540 Owner's Manual

SEI-FING PLUNGE DEPTH - cont'd4, Loosen both height adjusting knobs (6) by turningthem counter-clockwise.NOTE: Only loosen height adjusting knobs enough torelease the tension on the guide rods (7).5, Slide router base (8) up or down to obtain the desireddepth of cut.6, Re-tighten height adjusting knobs when the desiredcut depth is reached.7. Push the depth stop quick release button and lowerdepth stop rod until it contacts the turret stop screw(9). After releasing the quick release button, fineradjustments can be made by turning the depth stoprod.8. Lock both the lower (1) and upper (2) depth stop locknuts against the router body to lock the depth stoprod in place.NOTE: Do not use pliers to tighten lock nuts. Turnlock nuts by hand only,9, Lock shortest turret stop screw by tightening lock nut(10).NOTE: Do not over t_ghten lock nut.10. Loosen both height adjusting knobs just enough toallow router to freely slide up and down on the guiderods.11. Two additional depths can be pre-set in a similar waysetting th_ other two turret stop screws to the desireddepth,NOTE: To select pre-set plunge depth, simply rotatethe turret until the correct turret stop screw is alignedunder the depth stop rod.SET'rING ROUTER BASE BEVELBevel cutting with the cutting bit can be done with therouter base tilted to the desired angle.1. Loosen both bevel adjusting locks (1) by pulling themoutward from the router base (2) (see Fig. 18).2. Tilt router base to the desired angle.NOTE: There are detents for locking the router baseat 0°, 15°, 30 ° and 45 °. These are the four mostcommon angles for bevel cutting.3, Lock both bevel adjusting locks by pushing themfirmly back into position against the router base.4. Check bevel angle between router base and routerbit to ensure they are at correct angle.5. Check router depth of cut and re-set the depth ifrequired,NOTE: Depth of cut will usually have to be increasedafter tilting the router base for bevel cutting.21Fig. 18Fig. 17 18