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iNSTALLiNG AND REMOVING THE CUTTING BiT (Figs. 7, 8, 8a)
iNSTALLiNG THE CUTTING BiT
1. Turn router motor off
and unplug it from the
power source.
2. Remove the router motor
from its base.
NOTE: See instructions for
removing and installing the router
motor in the fixed base, plunge
base, and D-handle base.
3. Place the router motor
upside down on its top
cap with the collet/nut
pointing up.
4. Press the spindle-lock
button to engage and
lock the spindle shaft and
collet/nut (Fig. 7).
5. Place the wrench on the
collet/nut, and turn it
counter-clockwise to loosen
collet/nut slightly to accept
the cutting-bit shank.
6. Insert the cutting bit
shank into the collet/nut
assembly as far as it will
go, then back the shank
out until the cutters are
approximately 1/8 to 1/4-
inch away from the face of
the collet/nut (Fig. 8, 8a).
7. With the cutting bit
inserted and the spindle
lock button pressed in to
engage the shaft, place
the wrench on the collet/
nut and turn it clockwise
until the router-cutting
bit and the collet/nut are
firmly tightened.
Fig. 7
Nut
\
Collet
Spindle Lock
Fig. 8 /
Cutters
Bit Shank
Spindle Lock
Fig. 8a
Cutters
_ Collet/Nut
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