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Maintaining your Drill Press
Regular maintenances are essential when considering the long-term use of the drill press.
Warning!
Always isolate the drill press from its power source before carrying out any
maintenance procedure
Maintenance after each use
1. Clean the work area and drill press
2. Vacuum shavings and dust from the headstock, table and base
Monthly maintenance
1. Wax coat the exposed cast iron parts with a good quality paste wax. Buff off thoroughly.
2. Check tightness of nuts and bolts
3. Clean all tapers to ensure a secure fit
6month Maintenance
1. Lubricate the gear and the rack in the table elevation mechanism, spindle splines and grooves on the
quill with a #2 tube grease
2. Lubricate the teeth of the feed shaft assembly and quill shaft with one or two drops of light weight oil.
Speed Chart for Metal Drilling
The NOVA Viking DVR drill press is capable of handling both metal and wood work due to the high-power DVR
motor. Table below shows the reference speed when cutting into different metals with a twist drill bit.
Material
Cast Iron
Mild Steel
Aluminium & Copper
Feed Rate
Tool Diameter
m/min
Ft/min
m/min
Ft/min
m/min
Ft/min
24
80
30
100
60
200
mm
Inch
Cutting Speed [RPM]
2
1/16
3820
4890
4775
6000
6000
6000
3
1/8
2545
2445
3185
3055
6000
6000
5
3/16
1530
1630
1910
2035
3820
4075
6
1/4
1275
1220
1590
1530
3180
3055
8
5/16
955
980
1195
1220
2390
2445
10
3/8
765
815
955
1020
1910
2035
11
7/16
700
700
870
870
1740
1745
13
1/2
590
610
735
765
1470
1530
16
5/8
480
490
600
610
1200
1220
19
3/4
380
405
480
510
955
1020
The speeds highlighted requires the drill press to be unlocked to its high-speed drilling mode
*Refer to page24 to unlock speed for high speed metal drilling functions*
Note:
These speeds are based on High Speed Steel (HSS) cutting tools. Cutting speeds and feed rate will vary
between different tool materials.