Installing Freehand Cutting Guide; Changing Collet Insert; Adjusting Freehand Cutting Guide - Craftsman 183.172540 Owner's Manual

CHANGING COLLET INSERT
The cuffing bits for this toot are locked into place with a
collet nut (t) and coflet (see Fig. 3). The l/a" collet (2) is
used for holding hobby tool accessory bits. The ¼" collet
(3) is supplied for holding SMALL router bits with a ¼"
shank.
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Fig. 3
To change from one coltat size to the other:
1, Remove bit from the tool
2. Continue taming the callet nut counter clockwise until
it can be removed from the motor shaft (4).
Pull the collet out of the motor shaft and replace it
with the other one,
NOTE: Each collet is the same on both ends, so
either end can be inserted into the motor shaft.
4. Re-install the collet nut and slightly tighten it by hand.
5. Install the new b_t as outlined in INSTALLING
CUTTING BITS on Page 11.
NOTE: Tightening the caller nut without a bit in the collet
will cause the coflet hole to become smaller and make
installing bff, s difficult. When storing the tool "with no bit
installed, leave collet nut loose.
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INSTALLING FREEHAND CUTTING GUIDE
The freehand cutting guide is designed for basic
freehand cutting with the cuffing bit. It is ideally suited for
cuffing electrical ou'det holes in drywall.
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Do NOT use the freehand cuffing guide with router
bits. Limited control with this accessory could cause
you to loose control and Increase the chance of
serious Injury.
INSTALLING FREEHAND CU'I-rlNG GUIDE - cont'd
1. Slide fi'eehand cutting guide mounting bracket (1)
onto the bottom of motor housing (2) until the slot in
the bracket (3) lines up with the shaft locking button
(4) in the motor housing (see Fig. 4).
NOTE: The mounting bracket must be pushed onto
the motor housing as far as it will go.
2. Lock the cutting guide to the motor housing by
snapping the quick locking lever (5) firmly against the
mounting bracket.
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Fig. 4
ADJUSTING FREEHAND CUTTING GUIDE
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Adjust freehand cutting guide depth by loosening the
depth gauge locking knob (6) and rotating the
adjusting knob (7) to move the cutting guide in or out
as required (see Fig. 5).
NOTE: Set the depth gauge so the cutting bit
protrudes beyond the cutting guide l/a" more than the
thickness of the material being cut. For example, if
you are cutting sis"drywall, the bit should protrude ¾"
beyond the cutting guide.
Securely tighten depth gauge knob.
Before starting to cut you should re-check bit depth.
Make sure cutting guide is at dght angles to the bit
and securely tightened. Re-check the collet to make
sure the bit is securely fastened.
Fig. 5
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