Shopsmith 555970 manual Before You Begin, Which Mounting Holes ?, Install The Depth Stop Rod

555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER

BEFORE YOU BEGIN . . .

It’s a good idea to clean all major metal parts with mineral spirits to remove any dirt or grease residue. Any burrs found on parts should be removed with a fine file or emery cloth. If required, clean your router motor according to the instructions in its Owner’s Manual.

Wax and buff the Worktable surface, apply- ing the wax sparingly, then buffing it out thoroughly. If you apply too much wax or fail to buff it out properly, the wax will mix with the sawdust you generate, impede the movement of the Overarm Router’s parts and leave residue on your workpieces.

Remove all accessories from the MARK V’s Headstock and prepare the machine as you would for Drill Press operations. Remove the Worktable from the Carriage (this will make it easier for you to raise the machine to ver- tical position).

Slide the Headstock all the way to the left until it rests against the Way Tube Tie Bar. Tighten the Headstock Lock lever.

Position the Carriage so the distance between the Carriage and the Headstock is about 15". Tighten the Carriage Lock Handle. Raise the MARK V into Drill Press position. NOTE: Shopsmith’s Lift-Assist Accessory will make this task much easier.

WHICH MOUNTING HOLES ?

Before mounting the Overarm Router to the MARK V, the two Mounting Brackets (11) must be bolted to the Arm of the tool with four 5-1/4" long x 5/16" dia. socket head cap screws, washers and wing nuts (finger-tight only at this time). Do not install your router motor yet.

There are six pairs of mounting holes in the Arm, providing a total of five mounting po-

sitions in the Brackets. For most operations, the 2nd and 3rd set of holes nearest the busi- ness-end of the Arm are used as shown in Figure 1. If you need more throat depth, choose the four holes that best suit your needs.

Figure 1. Normal Mounting Position

NOTE

When mounting, drop the capscrews through the TOP of the Brackets and into the Arm, with flat washers and wing nuts on the bottom. This way, the bolts won’t drop out of position when you remove the wing nuts and washers to change Arm po- sitions.

INSTALL THE

DEPTH STOP ROD (6)

Thread the 1/4"-20 wing nut onto the Depth Stop Rod, then thread the Rod (with wing nut) into the threaded hole in the top of the Dovetail Slide.

Once the Brackets are mounted to the Arm, use the Depth Control Handle (8) to “lower” your Motor Brackets (4) to the “bottom” of their travel in the Dovetail Assembly

(7). . . and unscrew the Depth Stop Rod (6) so it is all the way to the “top” of its travel.

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