Depth Stop

Feed Shaft Spring

Calibration

Tension

The drill press comes fitted with a depth stop to use when drilling multiple holes at the same depth. The scale on this depth stop can be calibrated if it ever becomes incorrect.

The feed shaft return spring is adjusted at the factory; however, during the life of the drill press you may want to adjust the feed shaft return spring so the feed shaft return pressure suits your operating needs.

To calibrate the depth stop:

 

 

 

1.

Loosen the jam nut and calibration nut shown

 

 

 

in Figure 41.

 

 

Wear safety glasses when

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adjusting springs. Serious

 

 

 

 

injury may occur if this

 

 

 

 

warning is ignored!

 

Depth

Stop

To adjust the feed shaft spring tension:

 

 

 

 

Flange

1.

UNPLUG THE DRILL PRESS!

 

 

 

 

Jam Nut

2.

Wipe off any oil on the spring lock cover so it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

does not slip in your fingers when you hold the

 

 

 

 

cover from spinning (see Figure 42).

 

Calibration

 

 

 

 

Nut

 

 

Spring Cover

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 41. Depth stop assembly.

 

 

Lock Slot

 

 

 

 

2.Use the calibration nut to zero the depth stop scale with the depth stop flange.

3.Hold the depth stop at zero, and tighten the jam nut to hold the depth stop in position.

4.Test the depth stop by measuring how far the spindle actually moves with respect to where you set the depth stop.

Spring Lock Cover

Jam Nut and Cover Nut

Figure 42. Feed shaft return spring assembly.

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