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Assembly
To assemble this drill press you will need a wrench to tighten the column to the base.
1.
Remove your drill press from the box. Use a clean cloth to remove any excess oils from
the painted portions of the machine. At this time, it is not necessary to remove all the
plastic from the unassembled parts as the oil could make assemble difficult.
2.
Place the column on the base and use the three washers and bolts to connect the two
pieces. Use the wrench to tighten the bolts.
3.
Remove the plastic from the column.
4.
Place the rack inside the inside the table brace. The corrugated side of the rack should
face outward; there is a designated spot in the table brace for the rack.
5.
Place the table and rack over the column together.
6.
Slide the rack ring over the column. The side of the ring with an interior slant will face
downward. This part will fit over the rack.
7.
Adjust the rack and rack ring until the rack snuggly fits between the base of the column
and the ring. Use the provided allen key, a.k.a. hex key, to tighten the screw on the ring.
8.
Place the handle crank on the shaft that comes out of the table brace. Use the provided
allen key to tighten the handle crank on.
9.
Lower the table down the column, align the table over the base, and tighten the table
locking handle.
10.
Carefully lift the drill press head and place it onto the column as far as it will go.
11.
Align the drill press head with the table.
12.
Use the allen key to tighten both screws on the head to the column.
13.
Clean the spindle and the spindle adaptor of grease and dirt.
14.
Place the tang (the narrow portion of the spindle adaptor) of the spindle adaptor into
the spindle, make certain the tang engages with the mate slot inside the spindle.
15.
Rotate the chuck until the chuck’s jaws are fulling retracted.
16.
Place the chuck on the taper of the spindle adaptor.
17.
Use a rubber mallet or a block of wood and hammer to set the chuck.
18.
To screw in the feed handles thread the pilot feed levers into the holes on the shaft hub.
19.
Mount your drill press to a solid flat work surface.
