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Operating the Drill Press
Adjusting the speed by adjusting the belts and pulleys.
This drill press has 12 different speeds to choose from.
For safety reasons make certain that the drill press is off and unplugged.
1.
Release the belt tension by loosening the belt tension knob on the side of the drill head.
2.
Open the housing assembly
3.
On the inside of the lid is a speed chart, this diagram shows the correlation between
belt placement and speeds.
4.
Loosen the pulley system.
5.
Adjust the belts so they are properly aligned with the proper part of the pulley to
provide the desired speed.
6.
Retighten the pulley system.
7.
Retighten the tension knob on the drill press body. Your pulleys should give
approximately ½ inch when squeezed in the middle.
Drilling to a Specific Depth
Drilling a blind hole (not all the way through) to a given depth can be done two ways:
Method 1: Workpiece
1.
Mark the depth of the hole on the side of the workpiece.
2.
With the switch "OFF", bring the drill bit down until the tip is even with the mark.
3.
Hold the feed handle at this position.
4.
Spin the lower nut down to contact the depth stop on the head.
5.
Spin the upper nut down and tighten against the lower nut.
6.
The drill bit will now stop after traveling the distance marked on the workpiece.
Method 2: Depth Scale
Note: With the chuck up the tip of the drill bit must be slightly above the top of the workpiece.
1)
With the switch "OFF", turn the feed handle until depth stop points to the desired depth
on the depth scale and hold the feed handle in that position.
2)
Spin the lower nut down to contact the depth stop.
3)
Spin the upper nut against the lower stop nut and tighten.
4)
The drill bit will stop after traveling the distance selected on the depth scale.
