Powermatic 2800, Operating Instructions And Parts Manual

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4. Connect power to the drill press, and turn on
the laser using the button at the front of the
drill press head.
Vertical Alignment
5. Manually rotate the laser assembly (A
2
) and
move the board from side to side as
required until the laser light (M) lines up with
the board marking (N) to look like (O). Then
carefully tighten the three setscrews (E).
Repeat step 5, if necessary, until the light
and marking are aligned.
6. Adjust the other laser in the same manner.
Two parallel laser markings should look like
O and P in Figure 24 – the distance
between the lines will vary with board
thickness; however, the lines must be
parallel.
Cross Hair Alignment
7. Place board (R) flat on the table. Do not
allow the board to move from this position;
use clamps if needed. Bring the bit down
until it leaves a slight perforation in the
board; then raise it back up.
8. Loosen one laser setscrew (F, Fig. 23) and
adjust (G, Fig. 23) so the laser line crosses
the perforation (S). Tighten setscrew (F).
9. Adjust the other laser assembly in the same
manner until the laser lines form cross
hairs (S) exactly over the perforation in the
board.
10. Tighten setscrew (F, Fig, 23). Re-check the
vertical alignment to insure that the laser
lines did not shift during the tightening
process.
The laser is now calibrated properly and the
location of your holes can be centered at the
cross hairs for accurate drilling.
11. Assemble guards with pan head screws
over the laser on each side.
Figure 24 (repeated)
Figure 25