assembly

Installing/changing worklight bulb

See Figure 12.

The integrated worklight can be used to help illuminate the work area. The worklight requires a 15-watt, 120-volt,

candelabra­ -base bulb (not included).

To install, insert the bulb into the worklight receptacle and twist clockwise to secure.

Mounting the Drill press

See Figure 13.

If the drill press is to be used in a permanent location, secure it to a workbench or other stable surface.

If the drill press is to be used as a portable tool, fasten it

 

 

permanently to a mounting board that can easily be clamped

 

 

to a workbench or other stable surface. The mounting board

bulb

 

should be of sufficient size to avoid tipping while drill press

Fig. 12

 

is in use. Any good grade plywood or chipboard with a

 

 

 

3/4 in. thickness is recommended.

 

 

Mark holes on surface where drill press is to be mounted

 

 

using holes in drill press base as a template for hole pat-

 

 

tern.

 

 

Drill holes through mounting surface.

mounting

 

Place drill press on mounting surface, aligning holes in

bolts

 

the base with holes drilled in the mounting surface.

 

 

Insert bolts (not included) and tighten securely with lock washers and hex nuts (not included).

If lag bolts are used, make sure they are long enough to

go through holes in drill press base and material the drill press is being mounted to. If machine bolts are used,

make sure bolts are long enough to go through holes in drill press, the material being mounted to, and the lock

washers and hex nuts.

Note: All bolts should be inserted from the top. Install

 

the lock washers and hex nuts from the underside of the

 

workbench.

base

Once the drill press is securely mounted on a sturdy

Fig. 13

surface perform the following:

Check for vibration when the motor is switched ON.

Adjust and retighten the mounting hardware as

necessary­ .

Check the table assembly to assure smooth movement up and down the column.

Check to assure that the spindle shaft moves smoothly.

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