OPERATION & ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING!
For your own safety, turn the switch OFF and remove the plug from
the power source before making any adjustements. To avoid injury from thrown
parts due to the spring release, follow instructions carefully and wear safety
glasses.
INSTALLING DRILL BITS
Insert the drill bit (A) Fig.18 into the chuck (B) far enough to obtain the maximum
gripping of the chuck jaws. When using a small drill bit, do not insert it so far that
the jaws touch the flutes (spiral grooves) of the bit.
Make sure the drill bit is centered in the chuck before tightening the chuck with
the chuck key (C). Tighten the drill bit well, so that it doesn’t slip while drilling. Turn
the chuck key clockwise to tighten, counterclockwise to loosen.
DRILLING TO A SPECIFIC DEPTH
To drill a blind hole (not all the way through) to a given depth, proceed as follows.
1. Mark the depth of the hole on the workpiece.
2. Loosen the depth scale lock knob (A) Fig.19.
3. With the switch OFF, bring the drill bit down until the tip of the lips of the drill bit
are even with the mark (B).
4. Turn the depth scale (C) counterclockwise until it stops moving.
5. Tighten the depth scale lock knob.
6. The drill bit will stop at this depth until the depth scale is readjusted.
ANOTHER WAY- DEPTH SCALE
1. With the power OFF, loosen the depth scale lock knob (A) Fig.19.
2. Place workpiece on table. Adjust table until the tip of the drill is just a little above
the top of the workpiece.
3. Turn the depth scale (C) clockwise until the depth scale indicator (D) points to
the desired drilling depth on the scale.
4. Tighten the depth scale lock knob.
5. The chuck or drill will now be stopped after traveling downward the distance
selected on the depth scale.
ADJUSTING THE qUILL RETURN SPRING
NOTE: The return spring tension is set at the factory and should not require fur-
ther adjustment.
1. With the chuck at its highest possible position, turn the depth scale (C) Fig.19
clockwise until it stops and tighten the depth scale lock knob (A) Fig.19. This
will prevent the quill from dropping while tensioning the spring.
2. Lower the table for additional clearance.
3. Work from the left side of the drill press.
4. Place screwdriver in the lower front notch (A) Fig.20 of the spring cap (B), and
hold it in place while loosening and removing the outer nut (C) (only).
5. With screwdriver remaining in the notch, loosen inner nut (D) (approx. 1/8”)
until the notch disengages from the boss on the head. Do not remove this nut.
6. Carefully turn screwdriver counterclockwise and engage the next notch (E) in
the boss. Do not remove screwdriver.
7. Tighten nut with wrench only enough to engage boss. Do not over tighten as
this will restrict quill movement.
8. Check tension while turning feed handles.
9. If there is not enough tension on the spring, repeat steps 4-8 moving only one
notch each time and checking tension after each repetition.
FIGURE 18
FIGURE 19
FIGURE 20
