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8.For milling operations, loosens the quill lock lever and uses the quill feed lever or the fine feed knob to set the cutting tool height according to the workpiece. Then, presses the FORWARD or REVERSE button to start the spindle and uses the table handwheels to move the table so the cutter removes mate- rial evenly from the workpiece.
For drilling operations, presses the FORWARD button and uses the quill feed lever or fine feed knob to lower the drill bit into the workpiece, then raises the drill bit out of the workpiece using the same controls.
9.Presses the STOP button to stop the spin- dle.
Basic Controls
Use the descriptions and figures below to become familiar with the basic controls of your machine.
Depth Stop: Stops the spindle travel at a pre- determined depth.
Quill Lock: Locks the quill in position.
Depth
Stop
Quill lock
Figure 23. Head controls.
Fine Downfeed Handwheel: Provides fine con- trol over vertical spindle travel.
Locking Knob: Engages/disengages the micro- adjustment handwheel.
Quill Downfeed Levers: Provide coarse control over vertical spindle travel.
Fine Downfeed |
Handwheel |
Locking Knob |
Quill Downfeed Levers |