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rbfe4ch47 · 12-08-2007, 08:12 AM

I bought this router and table as a combo. I have used it maybe 5 times in the last year or so. I went to use it the other day and could not for the life of me get the depth to change. On the side is a release handle to turn the router up or down but it would not move. Just wondering if anyone out there knows a trick to get this thing to move? I hate to trash it. Thanks in advance.

mwm500 · 12-08-2007, 08:38 AM

Hello rbfe,
If your router is a fixed base model, saw dust can get down in between the adjustment ring and the motor causing a lot of problems. I had to spray a teflon lube on mine and had to clean it out quit frequently. That's why I think most people use a plunge base on a table setup. I bought a craftsman combo fixed base and plunge base and mounted it to a homemade table but had the same problem with the fixed base. Sears has redesigned their routers to work more like the porter cable wish I had waited.

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rbfe4ch47 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 View rbfe4ch47's Gallery	Report This Post! Craftsman 315.275000 Problem I bought this router and table as a combo. I have used it maybe 5 times in the last year or so. I went to use it the other day and could not for the life of me get the depth to change. On the side is a release handle to turn the router up or down but it would not move. Just wondering if anyone out there knows a trick to get this thing to move? I hate to trash it. Thanks in advance.
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12-08-2007, 08:38 AM	#2
mwm500 Registered User Dedicated Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 44 View mwm500's Gallery	Report This Post! Hello rbfe, If your router is a fixed base model, saw dust can get down in between the adjustment ring and the motor causing a lot of problems. I had to spray a teflon lube on mine and had to clean it out quit frequently. That's why I think most people use a plunge base on a table setup. I bought a craftsman combo fixed base and plunge base and mounted it to a homemade table but had the same problem with the fixed base. Sears has redesigned their routers to work more like the porter cable wish I had waited.
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