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8740144
MAGNETIC DRILL
V1.0
26
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PROBLEM(S) POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
SUGGESTED SOLUTION(S)
Drill jammed
on slide.
1. Slide mechanism
misaligned.
2. Slide mechanism
damaged.
3 Debris jamming
internal gear.
1. See Care & Maintenance
– Slide Adjustment.
2. Remove guide from tool
for repair.
3. Remove guide from tool
and clean gears of
debris. Replace
components if damaged.
Elliptical drill
hole created.
1. Drill chuck is loose
and drill bit wanders.
2. Drill bit misaligned.
3. Drill bit cutting point
and flutes dull.
4. Magnetic base
moving during
cutting.
1. Tighten chuck.
2. Realign drill bit.
3. Sharpen drill bit and
flutes.
4. See Troubleshooting
above - Magnetic base
works, will not grip
surface.
Elliptical
cutter hole
created.
1. Arbor is loose and
cutting bit wanders.
2. Cutting bit dull.
3. Magnetic base
moving during
cutting.
1. Tighten grub screws at
arbor spindle.
2. See Troubleshooting -
Excessive cutter wear.
3. See Troubleshooting
above - Magnetic base
works, will not grip
surface.
Cutter skips
out of centre-
punch mark
at initiation of
cut
1. Magnetic base is not
holding effectively.
2. Worn arbor bushing
(#8.16, #8.17) and/or
ejector collar.
3. Too much downward
pressure at start of
cut.
4. Cutter is dull, worn,
chipped or incorrectly
sharpened.
1. See Troubleshooting
above - Magnetic base
works, will not grip
surface.
2. Replace the parts.
3. Begin with light pressure
into a groove is cut, then
increase pressure. The
groove will guide the
cutting bit.
4. See Troubleshooting -
Excessive cutter wear.