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Figure 12.
Indexing handle by swinging out.
Figure 13.
Compressing gas spring to assemble.
Gas Spring
The gas spring can be secured to 3 different
locations along the side or back of the left col-
umn. Each location offers a different range of
motion for the mortising head. In the instruc-
tions below, we will cover only the side loca-
tion. Further explanation will follow in the
Adjustments
section.
1.
Adjust the depth stop lever until it touches
the table surface.
2.
Lift the head using the hand lever. If neces-
sary, index the lever
(Figure 12)
to make
multiple turns of the hub so the head moves
to its highest elevation.
Be sure to position
the depth stop rod so that it touches the
base of the machine and lock it in place
before indexing the handle. This ensures
the weight of the head casting is sup-
ported while adjustments are made.
3.
The gas spring ends snap into place over
the ball-end junction. It may be necessary
to compress the gas spring slightly to align
sockets in gas springs with ball-end junc-
tion.
See Figure 13.
Position depth stop to
touch table and secure
with lock knob before
indexing the hand lever.
The head may drop sud-
denly, causing injury.
ASSEMBLY
