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OPERATOR’S MANUAL
FIXED BASE ROUTER
DOUBLE INSULATED
R163
Your router has been engineered and manufactured to our high standard for dependability, ease of operation, and operator
safety. When properly cared for, it will give you years of rugged, trouble-free performance.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury, the user must read and understand the operator's manual before using
this product.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... Warranty .......................................................................................................................................................................... General Safety Rules ...........................................................................................
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GENERAL SAFETy RULES Remove any adjusting key or wrench before turning the power tool on. A wrench or a key left attached to WARNING! a rotating part of the power tool may result in personal Read all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions injury. listed below may result in electric shock, fire and/or Do not overreach. k eep proper footing and balance serious injury. The term “power tool” in all of the warn- at all times. This enables better control of the power tool ings l
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GENERAL SAFETy RULES SERVICE When servicing a power tool, use only identical replace- ment parts. Follow instructions in the Maintenance sec- Have your power tool serviced by a qualified repair tion of this manual. Use of unauthorized parts or failure to person using only identical replacement parts. This will follow Maintenance instructions may create a risk of ensure that the safety of the power tool is maintained. shock or injury. WARNING! To reduce the risk of injury, user must re
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Sy MBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning. Proper interpretation of these symbols will allow you to operate the tool better and safer. Sy MBOL NAME DESIGNATION/EXPLANATION V Volts Voltage A Amperes Current Hz Hertz Frequency (cycles per second) W Watt Power min Minutes Time Alternating Current Type of current Direct Current Type or a characteristic of current n o No Load Speed Rotational speed, at no load Class II Construction Dou
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Sy MBOLS The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. Sy MBOL SIGNAL MEANING Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result DANGER: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result WARNING: in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in CAUTION minor or moderate injury. (
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ELECTRICAL DOUBLE INSULATION EXTENSION CORDS Double insulation is a concept in safety in electric power When using a power tool at a considerable distance from tools, which eliminates the need for the usual three- a power source, be sure to use an extension cord that has wire grounded power cord. All exposed metal parts are the capacity to handle the current the tool will draw. An isolated from the internal metal motor components with undersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage, resul
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FEATURES PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Depth of Cut.................................................................. in. No Load Speed ................................... 5,000 r/min (RPM) Collet..........................................................................1/4 in. Input ...................................... 1 0 V, 60 Hz, AC only, 8.5 A Peak Horsepower .................................................... 1.5 HP ON/OFF SWITCH LOCk LEv Er SPINDLE LOCk DEPTH a Dju STm ENT k NOb CHIP SHIE
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FEATURES k NOW y OUR ROUTER ERGONOMIC DESIGN See Figure 1. The design of this tool provides easy handling when operat- The safe use of this product requires an understanding of ing in different positions and at different angles. the information on the tool and in this operator’s manual as LED WORk LIGHTS well as a knowledge of the project you are attempting. Before use of this product, familiarize yourself with all operating The LED worklights, located on the bottom of the router mo- features
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OPERATION a Dju STm ENT bar WARNING: SPINDLE LOCk Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you care- less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side shields when operating power tools. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. LOCk LEv Er APPLICATIONS You may use this tool for the purposes listed below: Rout groove
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OPERATION COLLET Nu T WARNING: If the collet nut is not securely tightened, the bit may detach during use, causing serious personal injury. TO LOOSEN WARNING: Never use bits which are larger in diameter than the open- ing in the router subbase. These situations could cause possible loss of control or create other hazardous condi- TO tions that could cause possible serious personal injury. TIg HTEN CAUTION: To prevent damage to the spindle or spindle lock, always SPINDLE allow motor to co
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OPERATION SELECTING DEPTH OF CUT DEPTH Proper depth of cut depends on several factors: the a Dju STm ENT horsepower of the router motor, the type of bit, and the type k NOb of wood. A lightweight, low horsepower router is designed TO for making shallow cuts; a router with higher horsepower is INCr Ea SE TO designed for deeper cuts. Small bits, such as veining bits DEPTH DECr Ea SE with 1/16 in. cutting diameters, are designed to remove only DEPTH small amounts of wood. Large bits, su
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OPERATION NOTE: To adjust the depth of cut when the router is mounted to a router table, unplug the router, loosen the lock lever, turn the depth adjustment knob until the bit reaches the desired depth of cut, and retighten the lock lever. ON/OFF When the router is mounted to a router table, depth adjust- SWITCH ments can be made easily by using a T-handle wrench. To make through table adjustments: Unplug the router. Loosen the lock lever. Insert a T-handle wrench through the hole in
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OPERATION OPERATING THE ROUTER When routing straight cuts across a workpiece, clamp a STra Ig HT straight edge to the workpiece to use as a guide. EDg E NOTE: Edge guides for the router are also available. See Accessories. Position the straight edge parallel to the line of cut and offset the distance between the cutting edge of the bit and the edge of the router base. Hold the router base against the straight edge and rout the groove. When routing a groove wider than the diameter of the b
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OPERATION WARNING: Do not use large router bits for freehand routing. Use of large router bits when freehand routing could cause loss of control or create other hazardous conditions that could result in personal injury. If using a router table, large bits should be used for edging only. FREEHAND ROUTING See Figure 10. When used freehand, the router becomes a flexible and versatile tool. This flexibility makes it possible to easily rout signs, relief sculptures, etc. When freehand routing
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OPERATION DIRECTION OF FEED AND THRUST See Figures 12 - 13. 6 5 The router motor and bit revolve in a clockwise direction. This gives the tool a slight tendency to twist in a counterclockwise 3 direction, especially when the motor revs up. Pr OPEr Feed the router into the workpiece from left to right. When 2 Cu TTINg 4 fed from left to right, the rotation of the bit pulls the router SEqu ENCE against the workpiece. If fed in the opposite direction, the rotation of the spinning bit will te
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OPERATION FEEDING TOO FAST See Figure 14. 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 you force the router to move forward too fast, the RPM of the bit becomes slower than normal in relation to its forward movement. As a result, the bit must take bigger bites as it revolves. Bigger bites mean bigger chips and a rougher finish. Also, because bigger bite
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OPERATION DEPTH OF CUT See Figures 16 - 17. Depth of cut is important because it affects the rate of feed DEPTH that, in turn, affects the quality of the cut and the possibility OF Cu T WIDTH OF Cu T of damage to the tool’s motor and bit. A deep cut requires a slower feed than a shallow one. A cut that is too deep will slow the feed so that the bit is scraping rather than cutting. A too deep cut can cause smaller bits to be broken off. Bits that are 1/16 in. in diameter are easily broken
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MAINTENANCE Electric tools used on fiberglass material, wallboard, spackling WARNING: compounds, or plaster are subject to accelerated wear and possible premature failure because the fiberglass chips and When servicing, use only identical replacement parts. grindings are highly abrasive to bearings, brushes, commuta- Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause tors, etc. Consequently, we do not recommended using this product damage. tool for extended work on these types of material
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OPERATOR’S MANUAL FIXED BASE ROUTER DOUBLE INSULATED R163 WARNING: Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities con- tains 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
