Drilling To Depth - Craftsman 113.213780 Owner's Manual

getting to know your drill press
HEAD LOCK HANDLE ... locks the head to the column.
ALWAYS have it locked in place while operating the drill
press.
HEAD SUPPORT COLLAR ... prevents the head from
dropping when the head lock handle is loosened.
ALWAYS have the collar LOCKED into position against
the UNDERSIDE of the head.
TABLELOCK HANDLE .,. locks the table to the column.
ALWAYS have it locked in place while operating the drill
press,
ALWAYS hold the table while unlocking it.
TABLE SUPPORT COLLAR . .. Prevents the table from
accidently dropping all the way to the bottom when the
table lock handle is loosened.
ALWAYS have the collar LOCKED into position
approximate{y 34 in. from the floor for average drilling
operations.
CHUCK KEY ... is used to tighten or loosen the chuck. It
has a spring loaded EJECTOR pin to "pop" it out of the
chuck when you let go of it. This action is designed to
preclude throwing of the chuck key from the chuck when
power is turned "ON". Do not use any other key as a
substitute, order a new one if damaged or lost. When not in
use, ALWAYS store the key in the hole in the table.
CHUCK LOCKING COLLAR .,. draws the chuck onto
the spindle nose.
It prevents the chuck from coming loose during operation,
ALWAYS have the collar tightened.
DRILLING TO DEPTH
To drill a BLIND hole (not all the way through) toa given
depth, can be done two ways,
1. Mark the depth of the hole on the side of the
workpiece.
2. With the switch OFF bring the drill down until the TIP
or lips are even with the MARK ... LOCK the QUILL.
3. Move the POINTER a!l the way down and tighten the
thumb screw.
4, Tighten the STOP NUT against the pointer,
5. Unlock the quill.
6. Feed the drill into the workpiece until it is stopped by
the pointer.
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ANOTHER WAY-
1. With the switch OFF, bring the drill down until the TiP
touches the TOP of the WORKPIECE ... lock the
quill.
2. Set the POINTER to the desired DEPTH ,.. lock it
and TIGHTEN the STOP NUT against it. For example
,.. if you want to drill a hole one inch deep . .. set
the pointer at the one inch mark in the scale,
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