[kp91]

zach,

The owners manual describes the template adapter on page 17. http://www.hitachipowertools.com/store_item.php?iID=235&arrPath=1,6,42,p235,&tab=2&tab=1#

without seeing it, I can't tell which size template guides your router uses. Two 'standard' sizes are available quite reasonably priced from lee valley at the following link
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=51208&cat=1,43000

If I get to lowes this week I'll see if it fits a standard PC guide, assuming lowes has one on the shelf with the template guide attachment on it.

As a last resort, you can always get a aftermarket plate like the one from Oak park that accepts the larger template guides. They're on sale right now....

http://us.oak-park.com/catalogue.html?list=BP-7BP-&product=BP012


Hope some of this has been helpful

 

[kp91]

zach

Just a couple of pictures, maybe it will clear a little bit up. The first one is one of the standard Porter cable (PC) sub bases. You can hopefully see the center hole has a counter bore in it to acommodate the flange of the template guide. The second picture shows the template guide installed in the baseplate (notice how the bottom of the base plate is flush with the template guide flange.

There are also a couple of pictures of template guides, both the smaller Porter cable ones and the larger lee-valley/oak-park sized ones.

The adapter plate for your hitachi should have the same stepped hole, and that will receive the flange of the guide bushing. The brass nut locks the whole thing together from the inside.

**** OOPS....I forgot to shrink my pictures, hope it isn't too ackward to view*****

Hope this clears things up a bit,

 

[kp91]

Zach,

Looking at your picture, it looks like your template guide adapter is already installed. All you need to do is get yourself a bushing set.

More than likely it is a standard PC (porter cable) sized template set, your hole should be 1-3/16 inch, and the counterbore 1-3/8 to 1-1/2 inch thereabouts.

If you need to spin a larger bit, you can remove the template guide adapter and gain quite a bit more clearance.