Product Features; Working Advice - Bosch TE 600 Originalbetriebsanleitung

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Product Features

The numbering of the product features refers to the illustra-
tions on the graphics pages.
1 Motor unit
2 Plunge base
3 Depth stop
4 Slide with index mark
5 Knurled screw for depth stop
6 Base plate
7 Guide plate
8 Turret stop
9 Sleeve for depth-of-cut fine adjustment
10 Scale for depth-of-cut fine adjustment
11 Scale for depth-of-cut
12 Release lever for plunge action
13 Clamping lever
14 Handle (insulated gripping surface)
The accessories illustrated or described are not included as stand-
ard delivery.
Assembly
 Before any work on the machine itself, pull the mains
plug.
Inserting Motor Unit in Plunge Base
(see figure A)
– Release clamping lever 13, if tightened.
– Bring the two double arrows on the motor unit and plunge
base 2 into alignment.
– Slide the motor unit all the way into the plunge base and
turn the motor unit in a clockwise direction as far as possi-
ble.
– Lock the clamping lever.
 After assembly, always check that the motor unit is
firmly seated in the plunge base.
Operation
Adjusting the Depth-of-cut (see figure B)
 The adjustment of the depth-of-cut may only be carried
out when the router is switched off.
Coarse Adjustment of Depth-of-cut
– Place the machine with the router bit mounted on the
workpiece to be machined.
– Set the scale for fine adjustment 10 to "0".
– Set the turret stop 8 to the lowest setting; the turret stop
can be felt to engage.
– Loosen the knurled screw at depth stop 5, so that the
depth stop 3 moves freely.
– Press the release lever for plunge action 12 and slowly
guide the edge router down until the router bit touches the
workpiece surface. Let go of the release lever 12 again to
lock this plunging depth.
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– Push the depth stop 3 down until it faces against the turret
stop 8. Set the slide with the index mark 4 to the "0" posi-
tion on the scale for depth-of-cut adjustment 11.
– Set the depth stop 3 to the desired routing depth and tight-
en the knurled screw 5 for the depth stop. Take care not to
misadjust the slide with the index mark 4.
– Press the release lever for plunge action 12 and guide the
edge router to the uppermost position.
The set routing depth is only reached when depth stop 3
touches the turret stop 8 while plunging.
For deep cuts, it is recommended to carry out several cuts,
each with little material removal. By using the turret stop 8,
the cutting process can be divided into several steps. For this,
adjust the desired depth-of-cut to the lowest step of the turret
stop and select the higher steps first for the initial cuts. The
clearance of the steps is approx. 3 mm.
Fine Adjustment of Depth-of-cut
After a test run, the depth-of-cut can be set to the required di-
mension by turning the sleeve 9; turning in a clockwise direc-
tion increases the depth-of-cut; turning in an anticlockwise di-
rection decreases the depth-of-cut. The scale 10 can be used
for guidance. One revolution corresponds to an adjustment
range of approximately 1 mm, the maximum adjustment
range is approximately 4 mm.
If the plunge base 2 has gone down to the maximum plunge
depth, a large plunge depth cannot be reached via the fine ad-
justment, as the maximum adjustment range was used.
A fine adjustment is not possible, when the depth stop 3
touches against the turret stop 8.
Adjusting the Depth-of-cut with Template
As a template, use the built-in part, for which the cavity is to
be routed, e.g. a hinge.
– Set the turret stop 8 to the lowest setting; the turret stop
can be felt to engage.
– Place the built-in part on the lowest step of the turret stop.
– Loosen the knurled screw at depth stop 5, so that the
depth stop 3 moves freely.
– Push the depth stop down until it sits on the built-in part
and tighten the knurled screw on the depth stop.
– Remove the built-in part from the turret stop.

Working Advice

Direction of Feed and Routing Process (see figure C)
 The routing process must always be carried out against
the rotation direction of the router bit (up-cutting mo-
tion). When routing in the direction with the rotation of
the router (down-cutting), the machine can break
loose, eliminating control by the user.
For routing with the plunge base 2, proceed as follows:
– Adjust the required depth-of-cut; see Section "Adjusting
the Depth-of-cut".
– Place the machine with the router bit mounted on the
workpiece to be machined and switch the power tool on.
– Press the release lever for plunge action 12 and slowly
guide the edge router down until the router bit touches the
workpiece surface. Let go of the release lever 12 again to
fix this plunge depth.
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1 609 92A 08N | (15.3.13)