Delta 43-505 Installing Overhead Cutter Guard, Installing Accessory Shaper Spindle

INSTALLING OVERHEAD CUTTER GUARD

An overhead cutter guard, shown in Fig. 31, is supplied as standard equipment with your Router/Shaper and should always be used for operations that require the fence to be removed. To install the overhead cutter guard, proceed as follows:

1.DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.

2.Remove the fence assembly from the table.

3.Insert rod (A) Fig. 31, of overhead cutter guard through hole in rear of table, as shown, and into bracket

(C). NOTE: It may be necessary to loosen bracket (C) in order to insert rod (A). Adjust the height of the overhead guard (D) until the rim of the guard (D) lays flat on the workpiece and tighten two screws, both of which are shown at (E) Fig. 31. The guard raises as the workpiece moves against the cutter, and lowers at the completion of the cut.

INSTALLING ACCESSORY SHAPER SPINDLE

An optional 1/2” shaper cutter spindle that accommo- dates 1/2” bore shaper cutters is available for use with your Router/Shaper and can be installed as follows:

1.DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.

2.Raise spindle as far as it will go and lock spindle height lock knob.

3.Assemble collet (A) Fig. 32.

4.Insert accessory shaper spindle (B) Fig. 33, into collet (A). Tighten shaper spindle (B) Fig. 34, in collet (A) using wrenches supplied (C).

5.Fig. 35, illustrates the shaper spindle (B) and shaper cutter (D) installed in the collet (A). After installing shaper cutter, fences (E) Fig. 35, should be moved as close as possible to the cutter (D) without touching. IMPORTANT: Always use table insert whenever possible.

B

C

C A

Fig. 34

D

C A

EE

Fig. 31

A

Fig. 32

B

A

Fig. 33

EB E

D

A

Fig. 35

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