Axminster SIEG Super X2 Mill, User Manual

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Collet Chuck Assembly (Optional)...
The chuck can be removed and replaced with an optional collet chuck for milling operations. Please fol-
low the instruction below for chuck removal.
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DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE MAINS SUPPLY
1) Unscrew the draw bar cover and safely put to one side (See fig 8). Turn the spindle lock handle
clockwise to lock the spindle. (See page 11)
2) Open the chuck guard, locate a 8mm hex key and the tommy bar. Insert the tommy bar into the blind
pocket’s recess in the spindle (See fig 9), insert the 8mm hex key into the top of the arbor, as shown in
figs 8 & 10.
3) While holding the tommy bar rotate the hex key anticlockwise (one turn) until part of the arbor is
showing (See fig 10)
4) Remove the hex key and tommy bar, support the chuck with one hand and using a brass or wooden
hammer strike the arbor to release the chuck taper from the spindle taper. Unscrew the chuck from the
arbor and remove. (See figs 11 & 12)
Fig 8
Fig 9
Fig 10 Fig 11
Draw bar cover
Hex key recess
Blind pocket
Spindle
Tommy
bar
Arbor
Arbor Hex key
Brass/wood hammer
Fig 12
13mm
chuck
B16 taper
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