Woodstock Shop Fox W1805, Owner'S Manual

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Model W1805 (For Machines Mfd. Since 7/15)
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Dovetail.Setup
Setting up the dovetail machine is a complex procedure
that involves trial-and-error and may take a fair amount of
time to complete.
Once you have the machine setup for a particular stock
size, you can repeat dovetails for that size indefinitely
without additional adjustments. However, if you change
stock size, then you must repeat this entire setup section.
Before starting any setup, you must prepare workpieces
for one drawer. These must be exactly the same size as
the drawers you will make during your production run.
Since trial-and-error is involved, this first drawer may end
up as scrap; therefore, do not prepare ALL the drawer
pieces for your production run until you have properly
setup the machine and have achieved satisfactory dovetail
joints on your test workpieces.
The setup procedures that follow refer to the drawer
pieces by their position during cutting. To avoid confusion
during the instructions, remember this:
Drawer Sides (L,R) = Vertical Workpiece
Drawer Front/Back (B, F) = Horizontal Workpiece
Follow the procedures in this section in order to properly
setup your machine for operation.
Setting.Clamping.Thickness
1. Check the current distance between the clamps and
the tables in relation to your workpiece thickness.
—If your workpiece fits between the clamps, then
further adjustments are not necessary.
—If your workpiece does not fit between the clamps,
then proceed to
Step.2
.
2.
Use an adjustable wrench to loosen the hex nuts
shown in Figure.18 away from the clamp mounting
bracket.
Figure.18.
Hex nuts for adjusting clamping
thicknesses (only one side shown).
Vertical Clamp
Hex Nuts
Horizontal Clamp
Hex Nuts
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