Inserting the Router Bit (see figure A)
- Wearing protective gloves while fitting and changing router bits is recommended.
Router bits are available in a wide variety of designs and qualities depending on the intended application.
Router bits made of high-performance high-speed steel (HSS) are suited to machining soft materials such as softwood and plastic.
Router bits with carbide tips are especially suitable for hard and abrasive materials such as hardwood and aluminium.
Original router bits from the extensive range of Bosch accessories are available from your specialist dealer.
Only use undamaged and clean router bits.
- Swivel the spindle locking lever (6) anticlockwise as far as it will go (➊). If necessary, turn the motor spindle by hand until you hear it engage.
- Loosen the cap nut (4) with the open-ended spanner (31) (width across flats 19 mm) by turning it clockwise (➋).
- Slide the router bit into the collet. The bit shank must be inserted into the collet at least up to the mark.
- Tighten the cap nut (4) with the open-ended spanner (31) (width across flats 19 mm) by turning it anticlockwise. Lock the spindle locking lever (6) fully back into place.
- Do not insert a router bit with a diameter larger than 50 mm when the guide bushing is not mounted. These router bits will not fit through the base plate.
- Do not, under any circumstances, tighten the collet with the tightening nut until a router bit has been fitted. The collet may otherwise become damaged.