Craftsman 25481 Instructions For Assembly And Operation Manual

ENERALSAFETYI UCTI THELEWITH UNITIZEDFENCE.1. ALWAYSUSEEYEPROTECTIONTheoperationof any powertoo! can result in foreign objects beingthrowninto the eyes,which can result in severeeyedamage.Alwayswear safety goggles beforecommencing power tooloperation,Safetygoggles are availableat Searsretail or catalogstores,2. KEEPHANDSCLEAROF BITSANDWORKINGAREA3. MAKEANOUSEA PUSH STICKTOMOVESMALLWORKPIECESACROSSTHE CUTTINGAREA.4, KEEPROUTERCLEANAFTEREVERYUSE, CLEANSAW DUSTOFFTHEROUTER.5. YOURROUTERTABLEiS PROVIDEDWITH A DUSTCOLLECTINGATTACHMENTALWAYSUSESHOPVACFORALLROUTINGOPERATIONSREQUIRINGUSEOF FRONTSIDE OFUNITIZEDFENCE.(FRONTSiDEtS THESIDEWITH THECRAFTSMANLABEL).NOTE:Motors usedon wood-working tools are particularlysusceptibleto the accumulation of sawdust and wood chips andshould be "vacuumed" frequently to prevent interferencewithnormal motor ventilation.6. CHECKFUNCTIONOFGUARDBEFOREEACHUSE.REMOVEALLDUSTANDCHIPSFROMGUARDAREAASNEEDEDTOMAINTAINGUARDFUNCTION.7. NEVERPUT YOURFINGERSUNDERTHE GUARDWHENTHEROUTERIS PLUGGEDIN.8, ALWAYSUSETHE ROUTERTABLEFENCETO GUIDETHEWORK.DONOTWORKFREEHAND.When using pilot type bits, keepthe fences as close to the pilot aspossibleto provideadditional backupand additionalguidanceandto avoid chancesof an accidentand possiLllepersonalinjury, ,9. ALWAYSFEEDAGAINSTTHEROTATIONOFTHECUTTERWHENROUTINGON THEROUTERTABLE.FEEDWORKPIECESINTHEDIRECTIONOFTHEARROWAS SHOWNONTHE LABELONTHESIDEOFTHE FENCEBEINGUSED(WHENFACINGTHETABLEFRONT).10. FORALLEDGECUTTINGANDENDCUTrlNGOPERATIONS,USEFRONTSIDEOF UNITIZEDFENCE.USEBACKSIDE OFFENCEONLYFORROUTINGOPERATIONSAWAYFROMEDGEONTHEUNDERSIDEOFWORKPtECESUCHAS GROOVING,FLUTING,VEINING,CROWNMOLDING,ETC.11. WHENENDCUTTINGONWORKPIECES'4"WIDEOR LESS,CLAMPAND HOLDAND FEEDTHE WORKPIECEWITHTHE PUSHBLOCKUSINGBOTHHANDS,AS SHOWNiN FIG. #23. KEEPFINGERSCLEAROF BITWHENMOVINGWORKPIECEACROSSTHECUTTINGAREA.NEVERPLACEYOURHANDSLOWERTHANTHETOPOFRETRACTABLEGUARD.12. ROUTERBITSARE_:_rREMELYSHARP.Be extra careful when working around them.13, SOMEROUTERS,WHENUSEDIN AN UPSIDEDOWNPOSITION(SUCHAS ONA ROUTERTABLE),WILL FALL(ORDROP)OUTOFTHE ROUTERBASEWHENTHEBASECLAMPISLOOSENED+IT IS THEREFOREABSOLUTELYNECESSARYTOSUPPORTTHEROUTERMOTORFROMBELOWWHENTHEBASECLAMPIS LOOSENEDTO MAKEADJUSTMENTS,OR FORANYOTHERREASON.t4. ALWAYSLOOKUNDERTHETABLEAT THESWITCHWHENTURNINGTHEROUTERON!OFFANDTOUCHNOTHINGBUTTHESWITCH, NEVERREACHUNDERTHETABLEWHENROUTERtSRUNNINGFORANY OTHERREASON.NOTE:It is far more safeand convenientto usea "Craftsman+25183 Router TableSwitch package".This switch providesa keyo 1peratedON/OFFbutton-which allows fast and easy accesswhenand if it becomesnecessaryto turn the router "OFF"quickly, Thekey can be removed to render the switch inoperabletounauthorizedpeople.15. MOUNTROUTERTABLEFIRMLYAND SECURELYTOAWORKSURFACEBEFOREUSE.FAILURETO DOSO COULDCAUSETABLETOTiP OVEROR SLIDEDURINGOPERATIONRESULTINGIN PROPERTYDAMAGEAND/ORSERIOUSBOOILYINJURY.16. BEFOREMAKINGANY CUT,UNPLUGROUTERAND RETRACTGUARDTOMAKEABSOLUTELYSURETHATRETRACTABLEGUARDCLEARSTHE ROUTERBIT, ANDTHE GUARDIS FUNCTIONINGNORMALLY.SEEFIG. #16.17. WARNING:ROUTERVIBRATIONSSOMETIMESCANCAUSEFASTENERSFORTHETABLE,THE ROUTERANDTHEUNITIZEDFENCETOGETLOOSErPERIODICALLYCHECKFASTENERSTOMAKESURETHEYARETIGHTAND SECURE,