Powermatic 54HH, 54A Installing the Pulley Cover, Installing Cutterhead Guard

4.Pull down on the motor to achieve the desired belt tension.

The V-belt is properly tensioned when finger pressure on the belt half way between the two pulleys causes 1/2" deflection (Figure 7).

5.Tighten the mounting bolts.

After two hours of operation, check belt tension again. Readjust the tension if necessary.

Installing the Pulley Cover

Referring to Figure 8:

1.Place the pulley cover (A) over the opening in the stand.

2.Line up the holes in the stand with the holes in the guard.

3.Attach the pulley cover to the stand using four 1/4-20 x 1/2” pan head screws and 1/4” flat washers (B).

Installing Cutterhead Guard

1.Remove the screw from the guard post. Referring to Figure 9:

2.Turn spring knob (B) approximately one-half revolution counter-clockwise (as viewed from the top) and hold.

3.Insert the guard post into hole in table. Make sure that the spring inside the spring knob (B) engages the slot in guard post. If needed, slightly turn the knob until the guard seats itself.

4.Thread the screw (C) back into the guard post.

5.Check for proper operation. The cutterhead guard (A) must return fully to the fence when released. If guard does not return fully, pull guard, apply more tension to the spring knob

(B)by turning it another half turn counter- clockwise, and re-insert guard. If guard closes too quickly and strikes fence too hard, reverse the process.

6.Insert screw (C) back into the guard post.

Installing Access Door and Dust Chute

Referring to Figure 10:

Install access door (C) by placing bottom of panel in the stand and fastening with four 1/8 x 3/8 pan head screws (A) and four 1/8" flat washers (B).

Attach the dust chute (D) to the base with four 1/4" x 1/2" machine screws and four 1/4" flat washers (D).

Figure 8

Figure 9

Figure 10

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