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Hold Down
Figure 17.
Bracket in the lowest position.
Figure 18.
Bracket in the highest position.
The hold down acts as a clamp, holding the
workpiece to the table surface. This helps to
keep the workpiece from raising when extract-
ing the chisel after a cut is made.
The hold
down must be used.
1.
Support the head with the hand lever
and unlock the depth stop lock knob.
Allow depth stop rod to touch the base
surface and secure the rod in place.
2.
The hold down support rod has a flat
portion along its length. Place the com-
pletely round portion into the fence. Do
not tighten the screw in the fence at
this time.
3.
The hold down bracket may be placed
on the support rod in two positions.
If placed on the support rod as in
Figure 17
, the bracket will hold down a
workpiece slightly taller than the fence.
When placed in the position shown in
Figure 18
, the bracket will hold down
a workpiece that measures
3
⁄
8
" less than
the height of the support rod.
There are 3 hold down support rods supplied
with the mortising machine. The length of
the support rod used will be determined by
the height of the workpiece. More informa-
tion about using the hold down is detailed in
the section titled
Adjustments.
ASSEMBLY
