Owner's Manual ELECTRONIC PLUNGE ROUTER Double Insulated Model No. 315.175070 Save this manual for future reference • ILCAUTION: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions before first use of this product. Customer Help Line: 1-800-932-3188 Sears, Roebuck and Co., Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 USA Visit the Craftsman web page: www.sears.
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The purposeof safetysymbolsis to attractyourattentionto possibledangers.Thesafetysymbols,and the explanationswiththem,deserveyour carefulattentionandunderstanding.Thesafetywarningsdo not by themselveseliminateanydanger.Theinstructionsor warningsthey give are not substitutes for proper accident prevention measures. SYMBOL & MEANING SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL: Indicates caution or warning. May be used in conjunction with other symbols or pictographs.
RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION (Continued) M PROTECT YOUR LUNGS. Wear a face or dust Repair Center. Stay constantly aware of cord location. mask if the operation is dusty. M PROTECT YOUR HEARING. Wear heating protection during extended pedods of operation. B = DO NOT ABUSE CORD. Never carry tool by cord or yank it to disconnect from receptacle. Keep cord from heat, oil, and sharp edges. n = SECURE WORK. Use clamps or a vise to hold work.
AWARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: • lead from lead-based paints, • crystalline silica from bricks and cement and other masonry products, and • arsenic and chromium from chemically-treated lumber. Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of work.
KNOW YOUR PLUNGE ROUTER As the name implies your router can be used for making plunge cuts in workpieces, routing grooves, edge routing, routing circles, and freehand routing. When used with recommended accessories, such as a router table, edge guide, and circle cutting attachment; it becomes even more versatile. Various types of cutters, both with and without roller bearings as guides also add to the versatility of this tool. See Figures I and 2.
HEAVY DUTY MOTOR LOCK-ON FEATURE Your muter has a powerful 9 amp motor with sufficient power to handle tough muting jobs. It delivers 1-3/4 horsepower for heavy duty performance. The motor also has extemally accessible brushes for ease of servicing. Your muter is equipped with a "lock-on = feature that is convenient when continuous operation for extended periods of time is required.
ACCU-STOP TM MICRO-ADJUSTABLE DEPTH STOP SYSTEM flexibility of adjusting the motor speed to required job conditions. An electronic speed control module senses the load applied to the motor, and increases or decreases motor voltage to compensate for and maintain desired RPM. The Accu-Stop TM Micro-Adjustable depth stop located on the base of your router provides precise stops for repetitive depth of cut changes. A depth adjustment scale makes quick adjustments to depth of cut changes possible.
n COLLETNUT WARNING: Your router should never be connected to power supply when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, installing or removing cutters, cleaning, or when not in use. Disconnecting router will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury. INSTALLING/REMOVING CUTTERS See Figures 3 and 4. • & Unplug your router. WARNING: Failure to unplug your router could result in accidental starting causing sedous injury. TO TIGHTEN COLLETNUT _ ) LOOSEN COLLEr NUT Fig.
DEPTHOF CUT ADJUSTMENTS • Adjust cutter until it is inside router subbase. See Figures 5 and 6. See Figures 5, 6 and 7. When routing a groove that is too deep to safely cut in one pass, it is best to make the cut in several passes. We recommend that cuts be made at a depth not exceeding 1/8 in. and that several passes be made to reach deeper cuts. Proper depth of cut depends on several factors: horsepower of router motor, type of cutter being used, and type of wood being routed.
• Rotate depth stop to desired position, loosen lock knob and adjust stop bar until it touches depth stop. • Slide zero-reset indicator up or down the scale on stop bar until rod line on zero-reset indicator aligns with a desired reference point. For example, align rod line with 1 in. mark on the scale. When installed properly, the optional depth control knob is spring loaded against hex nut. If you adjust it up too far, it will pop off threaded rod.
ZERO RESET INDICATOR See Figure 10. SCALE ZERO RESET INDICATORWITH REDUNE DEPTH STOPKNOB LOCKKNOB STOPBAR ACCU-,STOP TM MICRO'ADJUSTABLE DEPTHSTOP EACH COMPLETE ROTATION _60_ OF DEPTH STOP KNOB EQUALS 1116 IN. CHANGE IN DEPTHOFCUT EACH90° ROTATIONOFDEPTHSTOP KNOBEQUALS 1/64 IN. CHANGEIN DEPTHOFCUT Fig. 10 The zero reset indicator allows you to use the scale provided on the housing to make quick depth of cut changes to existing depth of cut settings.
PRACTICE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL SELECTOR See Figure 1I. r--- CUTTER ACTUAL USE See Figure 11. We suggest that you practice with the variable speed feature of your router before installing a cutter and making cuts in wood.
_i, ROUTING WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when using your router. Failure to do so could result in dust, See Figure 13, shavings, chips, loose particles, or foreign objects being thrown in your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. If the operation is dusty, also wear a face or dust mask. LOCK-ON BUTTON See Figure 12. SWITCH TRIGGER LOCK-ON BUITON Fig.
RATE OF FEED FORCE FEEDING IMPORTANT: The whole "secret" of professional routing and edge shaping lies in making a careful set-up for the cut to be made and in selecting the proper rate of feed. Clean, smooth routing and edge shaping can be done only when the bit is revolving at a relatively high speed and is taking very small bites to produce tiny, cleanly severed chips. If your router is forced to move forward too fast, the RPM of the bit becomes slower than normal in relation to its forward movement.
TOO SLOWFEEDING It is alsopossibletospoila cutby movingthe router forward too slowly. When it is advanced into the work too slowly, a revolving bit does not dig into new wood fast enough to take a bite; instead, it simply scrapes away sawdust-like particles. Scraping produces heat, which can glaze, burn, or mar the cut -- in extreme cases, can even overheat the bit so as to destroy its hardness.
ROUTING EDGE ROU_NG Whenever you are routing a groove, your travel should be in a direction that places whatever guide you are using at the right-hand side. In short, when the guide is positioned as shown in the first part of Figure 18, tool travel should be left to right and counterclockwise around curves. When the guide is positioned as shown in the second part of Figure 18 tool travel should be dght to left and clockwise around curves.
Arbor-typebitswithpilotsareexcellentforquick, easy,edgeshaping.Theywillfollow workpiece edges ROUTING GROOVES See Figure 21. that are either straight or curved. The pilot prevents the bit from making too deep a cut; and holding the pilot firmly in contact with the workpiece edge throughout prevents the cut from becoming too shallow.
FREEHANDROUTING • Depress plunge lock release and raise cutter from any preset depth of cut. This also permits raising cutter inside router subbase. • Place router on workpiece inside pattern to be routed. • Grasp handles securely and depress switch trigger to start your router. • Let motor build to full speed, then gradually plunge cutter into workpieca until stop bar comes into contact with depth stop. • Release plunge lock release to secure depth of cut setting.
_i, GENERAL WARNING: When servicing, use only identical Craftsman replacement parts. Use of any other part may create a hazard or cause product damage. BRUSH Only the parts shown on parts list, page 23, are intended to be repaired or replaced by the customer. All other parts represent an important part of the double insulation system and should be serviced only at a Sears Service Center. REPLACEMENT See Figure 23.
OPTIONALDEPTHCONTROLKNOB ADJUSTMENTS •Tum remaining hex nut countemlockwise until 1/4 in. of threads are remaining at the top of depth adjustment rod. See Figure 24. €_ ®1 • Place compression spring on top of hex nut as shown in figure 24. OPTIONAL DEPTH CONTROL • Place optional depth control knob on top of compression spring and align tabs on depth control knob with flats on hex nut. KNOB • Carefully compress spdng by pushing down on top of depth control knob.
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CRAFTSMAN I ELECTRONIC PLUNGE ROUTER - MODEL NO. 315.175070 The model number will be found on a plate attached to the motor housing. Always mention the model number in all correspondence regarding your PLUNGE ROUTER or when ordering repair parts. I SEE BACK PAGE FOR PARTS ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS PARTS LIST Key No.
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