Patent ID: 6558091
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B23C,B27C,Y10T

Abstract:
A plunge base router having a motor to rotate a bit, the router comprising:a base; a housing encasing a motor and being moveable relative to the base on at least one guide post; a cutting depth adjustment mechanism comprising: a rod vertically mounted on the housing and being axially moveable relative to the housing to set a cutting depth of the router, the rod including a threaded portion; a course adjustment knob connected to a gear mounted within the housing and engaging the threaded portion of the rod, the course adjustment knob and gear being rotatable to cause axial movement of the rod relative to the housing; a gear lock lever for locking the course adjustment knob and a gear in a selected position; and a fine adjustment knob secured to one end of the rod and being rotatable with the rod around a longitudinal axis of the rod, the fine adjustment knob and rod being rotatable, when the gear lock lever locks the gear in a selected position, to cause axial movement of the rod relative to the housing.