Instruction manual

ENERALSAFETYI UCTI THE
LEWITHUNITIZEDFENCE.
1. ALWAYSUSEEYEPROTECTION
Theoperationof any powertoo!can result inforeign objectsbeing
throwninto the eyes,which can result in severeeyedamage.
Alwayswear safetygoggles beforecommencingpower tool
operation,Safetygoggles areavailableat Searsretail or catalog
stores,
2. KEEPHANDSCLEAROF BITSANDWORKINGAREA
3. MAKEANOUSEA PUSHSTICKTOMOVESMALL
WORKPIECESACROSSTHECUTTINGAREA.
4, KEEPROUTERCLEANAFTEREVERYUSE,CLEANSAWDUST
OFFTHEROUTER.
5. YOURROUTERTABLEiS PROVIDEDWITHADUST
COLLECTINGATTACHMENTALWAYSUSESHOPVACFORALL
ROUTINGOPERATIONSREQUIRINGUSEOFFRONTSIDEOF
UNITIZEDFENCE.(FRONTSiDEtS THESIDEWITHTHE
CRAFTSMANLABEL).
NOTE:Motors usedon wood-working tools areparticularly
susceptibleto the accumulationof sawdustandwood chips and
should be"vacuumed"frequently to preventinterferencewith
normal motor ventilation.
6. CHECKFUNCTIONOFGUARDBEFOREEACHUSE.REMOVE
ALLDUSTANDCHIPSFROMGUARDAREAASNEEDEDTO
MAINTAINGUARDFUNCTION.
7. NEVERPUTYOURFINGERSUNDERTHEGUARDWHENTHE
ROUTERISPLUGGEDIN.
8, ALWAYSUSETHEROUTERTABLEFENCETO GUIDETHE
WORK.DONOTWORKFREEHAND.
When using pilot type bits, keepthe fences as closeto the pilot as
possibleto provideadditional backupand additionalguidanceand
to avoid chancesof an accidentandpossiLllepersonalinjury, ,
9. ALWAYSFEEDAGAINSTTHEROTATIONOFTHECUTTER
WHENROUTINGON THEROUTERTABLE.FEEDWORKPIECESIN
THEDIRECTIONOFTHEARROWASSHOWNONTHELABELON
THESIDEOFTHEFENCEBEINGUSED(WHENFACINGTHE
TABLEFRONT).
10. FORALLEDGECUTTINGANDENDCUTrlNGOPERATIONS,
USEFRONTSIDEOF UNITIZEDFENCE.USEBACKSIDEOF
FENCEONLYFORROUTINGOPERATIONSAWAYFROMEDGEON
THEUNDERSIDEOFWORKPtECESUCHAS GROOVING,
FLUTING,VEINING,CROWNMOLDING,ETC.
11. WHENENDCUTTINGONWORKPIECES'4"WIDEORLESS,
CLAMPAND HOLDANDFEEDTHEWORKPIECEWITHTHEPUSH
BLOCKUSINGBOTHHANDS,AS SHOWNiN FIG.#23. KEEP
FINGERSCLEAROFBITWHENMOVINGWORKPIECEACROSS
THECUTTINGAREA.NEVERPLACEYOURHANDSLOWERTHAN
THETOPOFRETRACTABLEGUARD.
12. ROUTERBITSARE_:_rREMELYSHARP.
Beextracarefulwhen working around them.
13, SOMEROUTERS,WHENUSEDIN AN UPSIDEDOWN
POSITION(SUCHAS ONAROUTERTABLE),WILLFALL(OR
DROP)OUTOFTHEROUTERBASEWHENTHEBASECLAMPIS
LOOSENED+IT IS THEREFOREABSOLUTELYNECESSARYTO
SUPPORTTHEROUTERMOTORFROMBELOWWHENTHEBASE
CLAMPIS LOOSENEDTOMAKEADJUSTMENTS,ORFORANY
OTHERREASON.
t4. ALWAYSLOOKUNDERTHETABLEATTHESWITCHWHEN
TURNINGTHEROUTERON!OFFANDTOUCHNOTHINGBUTTHE
SWITCH,NEVERREACHUNDERTHETABLEWHENROUTERtS
RUNNINGFORANYOTHERREASON.
NOTE:It is far more safeand convenientto usea "Craftsman
+25183 RouterTableSwitchpackage".This switch providesa key
o 1
peratedON/OFFbutton-whichallowsfast andeasyaccesswhen
and if it becomesnecessaryto turn the router "OFF"quickly,The
keycan beremovedto renderthe switch inoperableto
unauthorizedpeople.
15. MOUNTROUTERTABLEFIRMLYANDSECURELYTOA
WORKSURFACEBEFOREUSE.FAILURETO DOSOCOULD
CAUSETABLETOTiP OVERORSLIDEDURINGOPERATION
RESULTINGIN PROPERTYDAMAGEAND/ORSERIOUSBOOILY
INJURY.
16. BEFOREMAKINGANYCUT,UNPLUG
ROUTERANDRETRACTGUARDTO
MAKEABSOLUTELYSURETHATRETRACTABLEGUARDCLEARS
THEROUTERBIT,ANDTHEGUARDIS FUNCTIONING
NORMALLY.SEEFIG. #16.
17. WARNING:ROUTERVIBRATIONS
SOMETIMESCANCAUSEFASTENERS
FORTHETABLE,THEROUTERANDTHEUNITIZEDFENCETO
GETLOOSErPERIODICALLYCHECKFASTENERSTOMAKESURE
THEYARETIGHTAND SECURE,