Parts Identification & Description - Axminster AW16BMST User Manual

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Headbox
This is the 'morticing machine' and the descriptions of its various parts and
components are detailed as follows:-
Headbox casting This is the main casting to which the motor, chuck and other
(See figs 5,6)
The motor
(See fig 5)
On/Off switch
(See fig 5a)
Auger mounting A 13mm drill chuck that is mounted directly onto the motor shaft. Access
chuck
(See figs 7a,7b)
Chisel mounting The chisel mounting flange is an annular housing machined at the
flange
(See fig 5b)
Chuck access
doors
(See figs 5,6,7a)
Headbox support The support column is a pillar casting which houses the rise and fall
column
(See fig 6)
Counterbalance
return spring
(See fig 6)
Double depth
stops
(See fig 5)
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components are attached, which holds the butt of the chisel and takes
the force of the cut as you pull the chisel into your work.
To the left of the casting there are three gib strip adjusters to keep the
headbox stable while it is being moved up/down the support
column slides.
Standard 230V 50Hz single phase four pole motor rated at 370W,
mounted on the top of the headbox.
The switch assembly is mounted in a box which is bolted to the side of
the Motor assembly. The two button switches are marked with the
standard 'O' for stop and 'I' for start. The assembly is an NVR type so
any loss of the supply during operation, when re-established, will not
cause the motor to restart.
to the chuck is via the doors on either side of the headbox. The chuck
holds the auger, which drills out the bulk of the timber as the body of the
chisel squares out the mortice.
bottom of the headbox. It has a 3/4" adaptor pressed into it, which is
used to clamp the chisel in position.
The keyed chuck is accessed via openings on either side of the
headbox casting. Hinged doors cover these apertures,and are held
closed by a sprung catch moulded into each door.
mechanism assembly and is bolted to the rear of the base casting by
four M10 bolts and washers. Two slides, one on either side at the front
of the pillar provide the vertical travel for the headbox assembly
to plunge the chisel when the operating lever is pulled down.
This is a gas powered return strut mounted to the left side of the
headbox casting which acts between the support column and the rear of
the headbox to counterbalance the weight of the motor and headbox
assembly.
These are located on the right side of the support column, and are
two ring collars which can be locked in the required position by
tightening the star knobs to clamp the collars in position on the depth
stop assembly to set the height of the headbox rise and the depth of the
mortice.