Mounting The Motor - Powermatic 64S Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

3. Attach the elevating and tilting handwheels with
the lock knobs to the elevating and tilting screws on
the machine, as shown in Figure 5. Make sure the
slot in both handwheels engages with the roll pins in
the elevating and tilting screws.

MOUNTING THE MOTOR

Tools required
10mm and 12mm wrenches
3mm and 4mm hex wrenches
WARNING: Make sure the motor is
!
disconnected from the power source while
assembling the saw.
1. Carefully set the motor on its end with the pulley
sticking straight up as shown in Figure 6.
2. Install two 5/16-18 x 1-3/4 carriage bolts through
the holes in the pulley cover seat. See Figure 7. Slip a
bushing over the bolt shafts and temporarily install two
5/16 fiber washers, two 5/16 wing nuts, and two E-
rings as shown in Figure 7.
3. Lay the pulley cover seat on the motor as shown
in Figure 8.
4. Install the motor base plate with four 5/16-18 x 1
hex head screws, four 5/16 flat washers, four 5/16 lock
washers, and four 5/16 nuts, with the screw heads on
the motor side, as shown in Figure 8. Finger tighten
two of the nuts to temporarily secure the components.
5. Assemble the motor base plate to the cast mo-
tor bracket as shown in Figure 9. Slip the pin through
and secure it with the hex head set screw.
IMPORTANT: Before mounting the motor assembly
to the saw, turn the trunnion handwheel so that the
saw blade is in the 90 o
pointer is on the zero mark).
6. Install the motor assembly onto the protruding
studs at the back of the saw as shown in Figure 10.
7. Tighten down the setscrews in the top of the cast
motor bracket with the hex wrench as shown in Figure
10.
8. Use an assistant or get a support block (a 2 x 4
for example) approximately 21" to 22" long. Lift the
motor up and position the block under the motor to
support its weight.
9. Loosen the motor base screws slightly.
vertical position (the saw's
FIGURE 6
FIGURE 7
FIGURE 8
FIGURE 9
11