Craftsman 315.275062, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...lly CRRFTSMRN Industrial Electronic Plunge Router Double Insulated Thank You for Buying Craftsman Tools Warranty Introduction Unpacking Features Adjustments Operation Maintenance Repair Parts Designed exclusively lot and sold only by SEARS ROEBUCK AND 30 Ho fman Estates IL 60t 79 6 95 Prlnled in U S A ...

Page 2: ... potentialhazards related tothistool 2 GUARD AGAINST ELECTRICAL SHOCK BY PREVENTINGBODY CONTACT WITH GROUNDED SURFACES Forexample Pipes radiators ranges refrigeratorenclosures 3o KEEP GUARDS tN PLACE and in workingorder 4 KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN Clutteredareasand benchesinviteaccidents 5 WOLDDANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT Don tusepowertoolindampor wetlocations orexpose torain Keepwork area waitiIL 6 KEEP CHIL...

Page 3: ...e el cordlocation 27 INSPECT EXTENSION CORDS PERIODICALLY andreplacetfdamaged 28 KEEP HANDLES DRY CLEAN AND FREE FROM OIL AND GREASE Always use a cleanclolhwhencleaning Never use brake fluids gasoline petroleum based producls orany strong solventsto cleanyour tool 29 STAYALERT Watchwhat you are doing anduse commonsense Donor operate toolwhen you aretired Donot rush 30 CHECK DAMAGED PARTS Before lu...

Page 4: ...s is looked if you connect routerto power supply beforeunlocking spindle NOTE Yourrouterwillnotrun if spindleis locked LOCK ON FEATURE Your router Is equipped with a lock on feature that is convenientwhencontinousoperation forextendedperiods of time is required LARGE HANDLES Your router has large oversized handlesfor easyhandling and maintaining proper controlwhen routing The left handle allows yo...

Page 5: ...ACTUATOR FRONT VIEW OF ROUTER SPINDLE LOCK INDICATOR LIGHT POSILOCK SPINDLE LOCK SWITCH HANDLE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL SELECTOR SCALE INCH AND METRIC CHIP 5 18 18 UNC_2B 114 tN_ADAPTER COMBINATION WRENCH 3t8 IN 7IB IN ZERO RESET INDICATOR KNOB ADJUSTMENT KNOB DEPRESSING CENTER OF KNOB QUICK RELEASES STOP BAR STOP BAR NUT DEPTH STOP BLOCK TURRET DEPTH S fOP BLOCK ROTATES FOR DEPTH OF CUT CHANGES Pag...

Page 6: ...rsuppiy thatts 120voltr 60 Hz AC only normal househotdcurrent Do not operatethistoo ondirectcurten PC A vo lagedrop of more than10percent wil cause a loss ofp_we_and overheating ifyour tooldoes not operatewhen plugged into an oulf_ t double check thepower supply_ i _ Z _11 The operation of any route csn result n fore gn objects being thrown Into your ayes which car i i _U_ _e_u_t_nsever_eyedamage_...

Page 7: ... easily slip fromcolletat_erlooseningcolietnut 6 The collar is machined to precisiontolerancesto tit cutters with I 2 in diametershanks If usinga cutter with a 14 in diametershank place the 1 4 in adapter providedin the colleL See Figure 5 7 Insert shankof cutter into coltet unlit shank bottoms out thenpuii fl out 11t6 in Ioallow forexpansionwhen the bit getshot 8 Tighten Ihe coital nut securely b...

Page 8: ...by depressing plunge release aduatoro See Figure 6 3 Adjust depth control knob unti c _tter is inside router subbese See Figure 7 4 Place router on a fiat surface 5 Lower router unlit tip of cutter barely touches flat surface See Figure 8 6 Squeeze plunge lock actuator to lock cutter at zero depth of cut NOTE tf desired adjpst depth control knob until hex nul comes in contact with slop flange This...

Page 9: ...hex nut If you adjustittoo farand it popsOffthreaded rod referto DEPTH CONTROL KNOB ADJUSTMENTS in maintenance sec tion for properreassembly DEPTH STOP SYSTEM See Figure 10 Thedeplhstopblocklocated onthebaseofyourroutermakes itpossibletomake deep orheavycutsin successive passes by usa of preset depth of cut changes Both t_xsdand adjustablestopsam provided making depth of cut changes quick and easy...

Page 10: ... willnow increase ordecrease theexact distancethe Stopb _rwasadjusted Remember Each mark_ the inchscaleIndk ates a t 32 tnch changein depthsetting whileeach markon the metrk scatssquats s lmm changein depthsetting depthcon re1 knobshould beusedformakingpreciseadjustmentstodepth ofcut anddepressing centerofdepthadjustment knobquick releasesstop bar VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL SELECTOR See Figure 12_ You...

Page 11: ...o develop full speed Remainaledand watchwhatyou aredoing DONOToperate router when fatigued FEED DIRECTION When muting thecutter rotates clockwise Therefore you should feed the muter into the workpiecefrom leftto right Whenfed fromleft to right the rotation of thecutterpullsthe muter against thework_iece If fedtn the opposite direction the rotation forcesof the spinningbi willtendto throwthe mutera...

Page 12: ...eding conditions the rstative RPM o the bit can become so slow and the bites it has to lake so large that chips wgt be pa_atty knocked off rathor than fully cut off with resulting splintering and gouging of the workpiecao See Figure 15 Your Craftsman router is an extremely high speed tool 25 000 RPM no load speed and will make clean smooth cuts if allowed to run treefy without the overload of a fo...

Page 13: ...heextremely high speed of bit rotation during a properfeeding operation there is very liL1te kickback to contendwithunder normal conditions However should the bit strikea knot hard grain foreign object etc that would alfect the normal progress of thecullingaction thereWillbe a slightkickback sufficientto spoi the truenessofyourCUt if you are not preparad_Such _ ktckback Jsalways tn the directionop...

Page 14: ...hebitset too low so that there willbe no uncutedge to _de the pilot against an extraboardto act asaguide mustbepiecedunder the workpieceoThts guide board mt_l have exactlythe samecontour slraight orcurved as theworkpieceedge Ifit ispesHienedso thatits edgeksflushwiththe workplace edge thebit willmake a fuUcut In as far as the bftradius Ontheotherhand iftheguide tspositioned asshowninFfgure 20 out ...

Page 15: ...ideattachment on yourmuter _Theedge guide attachesto a guide holder then the guidebars fit into openingsin the muterbase Kttobscrewsin the basesecurethe guidebars inposition Adjustments are made bylooseningthe wingbolton guide holder placingtheedge guide thedesireddistance fromthe cutter thenretighientng wingbolt Fine adjustments canbe made withedge guideadjustmentknobon the end of guide holder Wh...

Page 16: ...minates withlhe milerguide useastrelght cutting bit or a roundn0se bit Positiontherof erguide even with the Inside cutting edge of router bit The roller guide followsthe edge ot the wed piece whilethe bit trimsoff the ovedlanginglaminate See Figure27 ROUTING WITH GUIDE BUSHINGS See Figures28 and29 Youcan accuratelyduplicatecurvesandcomplexshapesby fitting yourrouterwtlha templateguide bushingthai ...

Page 17: ...thof cuL Thiswilt providebettercontrolas wellas being a quideforlhe next pass 4 Do not rout deeperthan 1 8in per passor cut Freehand ro_tlng is an excellent a_ampleof howto use the plunge routing feature of your route_ t Choose the appropriatecutter set desired depth of cut carefullycheckset up end secure workplace 2 Make a test cut in a scrap piece of woodfrom the same workplaceifpossible 9 3 Dep...

Page 18: ...itchandgumfrom cuttersafter each use When sharpeningculters sharpen only the inside of the cutting edge_Nevergrindtheoutsidediameter 8e surewhen sharpening theend ofaculler togrind theclearance angle the same as orlglna ly ground BRUSH REPLACEMENT See Figure3I Your router has externally accessible brush assemblies that shouldperlodlcallybe checkedfor wear PROCEED AS FOLLOWSWHEN REPLACEMENT IS RE Q...

Page 19: ...ile tightening socket head screw 9 Once socket head screw touches base assembly rod secure it by tightening hex nul againsl plunge lock actuator l0 Do not let socket head screw slip or turn while lighten ing hex nut 11 Slip compression spring over peg or plunge release actualor Then locate tabs n actuat r in slide gre ves Make sure that end of compression spring rests against wall ofslop pocket 12...

Page 20: ... KI_OB 1 UNPLUG YOUR ROUTER 2 Turn hex nut counterclockwise until 1 4 In of threads are remaining at the top of depth adjustment rod 3 Place compression spring on top of hex nut as shown in figure 34_ 4 Place deplh control knob on top of compression qpdng and align tabs on depth control knob with fiats on hex nut 5 Carefully compress spring by pushing down on top of depth control knob 6 With sprin...

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Page 24: ...t or visit The model number of your router wil be found on a plate attached to the motor housing WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS ALWAYS GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PART NUMBER PARTDESCRIPTION MODEL NUMBER 315_275062 IqAME OF ITEM IndustrialElectronic Plunge Router All parts listed may be ordered from any Sears Service Center and most Sears stores If the parts you need are not stocked locally your or...