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basic drill press
Follow the following instructions for operating your drill
press to get the best results and to minimize the likeUi-
hood of personal injury.
WARNING: For your own safety, aSways observe
the safety precautions here and on
pages 2, 3, and 4,
1. Protection: Eyes, Hands, Face, Ears and Body
WARNING: To avoid being pulled into the
spinning
tool --
1. Do NOT wear:
-
gloves
-- necktie
-
loose clothing
-
jewelry
2. Do tie back long hair
a,
b,
c,
d.
If any part of your drill press is missing, malfunc-
tioning, has been damaged or broken..,
such
as the motor switch, or other operating control,
a safety device or the power cord, turn the drill
press off and unplug it until the particular part
is properly repaired or replaced.
Never place your fingers in a position where
they could contact the drill or other cutting tool
if the workpiece should unexpectedly shift or
your hand should slip.
To avoid injury from, parts thrown by the spring,
follow instructions exactly as given and shown
in adjusting spring tension of quill.
To prevent the workpie,ce from being torn from
your hands, spinning of the tool, shattering the
tool or being thrown, always properly support
your work so it won't shift or bind on the tool:
-- Always position BACKUP MATERIAL (use
beneath the workpiece) to contact the left
side of the column.
-- Whenever
possible, position the WORK-
PIECE to contact the left side of the col-
umn-if
it is too short or the table is tilted,
clamp solidly to the table. Use table slots or
clamping ledge around the outside edge of
the table.
-- When using a drill press VISE, always fasten
it to a table.
-- Never do any work "FREE HAND" (hand-
holding workpiece rather than supporting it
on the table), except when polishing.
operation
-- Securely tock Head to Column, Table Sup.-
port to Column, and Tabte to Table Support
before operating dril! press.
-- Never move the Head or Table while the
tool is running.
--
Before starting the operation, jog the motor
switch to make sure the drill or other cutting
tool does not wobble or cause vibration.
-- If a workpiece overhangs the table such that
it will fall or tip if not held, clamp it to the
table or provide auxiliary support,
-- Use fixtures
for unusual
operations
to
adequately hold, guide and position work-
piece.
-- Use the SPINDLE SPEED recommended
for the specific operation and workpiece maN.
terial--check
the panel inside the guard
cover for drilling
information;
for acces-
sories, refer to the instructions provided with
the accessories.
f. Never climb on the drill press Tabte, it could
break or pull the entire drill press down on you.
g. Turn the motor Switch Off and remove the
Switch Key when leaving the drill press.
h. To avoid injury from thrown work or tool contact,
do NOT perform layout, assembly,
or setup
work on the table while the cutting tool is rotat-
ing.
2. Use onJy accessories
designed
for this drill
press to avoid serious injury from thrown bro-
ken parts or work pieces.
a. When Cutting
Large Diameter Holes:
Clamp the workpiece firmly to the table. Other-
wise the cutter may grab and spin it at high
speed.
Use only one piece, cup-type, hole cutters.
DO NOT use fly cutters or multi-part hole cutters
as they can come apart or become unbalanced
in use.
Keep speed below 1,500 RPM.
b. Drum sanders must NEVER be operated on
this drill press at a speed greater than 1800
RPM.
c. Do not install or use any drili that exceeds 7" in
length or extends 6" below the chuck jaws. They
can suddenly bend outward or break.
d. Do not use wire wheels, router bits, shaper cut-
ters, circle (fly) cutters or rotary planers on the
drill press.
INSTALLING
DRILLS
Insert drill into chuck far enough to obtain maximum
GRIPPING of the CHUCK JAWS . . . the jaws are
approx. 1" long. When using a small drill do not insert
it so far that the jaws touch the flutes (spiral grooves)
of the drill.
Make sure that the drill is CENTERED in the chuck
before tightening the chuck with the key.
Tighten the drill sufficiently, so that it does not SLIP
while drilling.
Turn
the chuck
key clockwise
to tighten--coun-
terclockwise to loosen.
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CHUCK
JAWS
CHUCK KEY
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