Craftsman 973.111330 Owner's Manual page 11

_ WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or
safety glasses with side shields when operating
tools. Failure to do so could result in objects
being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
sedous injury,
DRILLING
See Figure 9.
Move the drill bit into the workpiece applying only
enough pressure to keep the bit cutting. DO not force
or apply side pressure to elongate a hole.
_L WARNING: Be prepared for binding or bit
breakthrough. When these situations occur, drill
has a tendency to grab and kick opposite to the
direction of rotation and could cause loss of
control when breaking through material. If not
prepared, this loss of control can result in
possible serious injury.
When drilling metals, use a light oil on toe drill bit to
keep it from overheating. The oil will prolong the life of
the bR and increase the drilling action.
If the bit jams in work, p iece or it the drill stalls, release
switch trigger immediately. Remove the bit from the
workpiece and determine the reason for jamming.
LEVEL DRILLING
See Figure 10.
A convenient feature provided with your dritl is a level
It is recessed in the motor housing on top of your drill.
It can be used to keep drill bit level during drilling
operations.
When ddllinghard smoothsurfacesuse a center
punchto markdesiredhole location.Thiswill prevent
the drillbitfrom slippingoffcenter as the hole is
started. However,the lowspeed featureallows
startingholes withoutcenter punchingif desired.To
accomplish this, simplyoperate your ddllat a low
speed untilthe hole is started.
The mater_l to be drilled shouldbe secured in a vise
or with clampsto keep it from tumlogas the dditbit
rotates.
Holdtoolfirmly andplace the bit at the pointto be
drilled.Depressthe switchtriggertostart tool
Fig. 10
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