How to mount sears 315.17492 to router table

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Welcome to the forum. What brand and model number of router and the other stuff do you have? Photos would be good too.

Bob the model number is in the title of his post.

jthiel1996, I believe there's a locking screw that squeezes the base onto the motor. It should tell you in the manual (if available). If that's the case, it should probably be closed even when it's right side up and opened before adjusting the height.

Thanks @TenGees, I shouldn't post on the way to bed lol.

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I found a manual here. The depth adjustment is shown on page six. That wing-nut is supposed to be the depth lock. This set-up would make it a poor choice for use in a table because you'd have to hold the router up and then lock it. That is unless you pull the router and plate out and adjust it vertically, lock it and drop it back in the hole. I had an old Craftsman in a table but it had a rack and pinion depth adjuster and a round knob to lock it. This could all be done, fairly easily, upside down. I'm pretty sure there was people using routers similar to yours in a table though. Maybe they had a flip (lever) lock?

Note that even using that router hand-held, the lock should be secured before using it. Perhaps the threads are damaged or something is obstructing the slit in the base housing causing it to require pliers to lock.