Craftsman 315.175040 Owner's Manual

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DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENTS WHENROUTER IS MOUNTED TO A ROUTER TABLESee Figure 7.The depth of cut is readable from both sides of the depthindicator ring. The bottom ring is convenient when usingyour router mounted upside down to a router table. Theindicator point on the base can also be used when usingyour router mounted to a router table.Set the cutter at zero depth of cut, rotate depth indicator ringto desired depth of cut on the scale, then tighten lockingknob securely.VARIABLE SPEED(MODEL NOS. 315.175050 AND 315.175060)See Figure 8.If your router is either one of these two models, it has avariable speed control selector designed to allow operatorcontrol of speed and torque limits. To increase the speed andtorque of your router, tum the variable speed controlselectorto a higher setting. Turn to a lower setting to decrease speedand torque.NOTE: If you do not want to use the variable speed controlselector, turn to the highest possible setting and the featurewill not be active.PRACTICE BEFORE ACTUAL USEIf your router is Model No. 315.175050 or 315.175060, wesuggest that you practice with the vadable speed feature ofyour router before installing a cutter and making cuts inwood. Check the following before connecting your routerto power supply.• Make sure power supply is 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only.• Make sure the spindle lock is in the unlocked position./• Make sure the _gger is not in the lock-on position.• Make sure there is not a cutter in the collet.• Make sure the collet does not extend below the subbase.• Choose the desired speed from the speed selectionchart. See Figure 8.• Turn the variable speed control selector to the desiredsetting.• Plug your muter into power supply source. ..• Grasp your router firmly with both hands and turn on.MODELNOS.315.175050AND315.175060CUTTER SIZE'SPEEDSELECTIONCHARTPOWERHANDLETO DECREASESPEEDANDTORQUE/TO INCREASESPEEDANDTORQUEVARIABLESPEEDCONTROLSELECTORFig. 8Page12