Shopsmith 555970 manual Troubleshooting Guide, Problem, Possible Cause, Solution

555970 MARK V – MOUNTED OVERARM PIN ROUTER

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Problems with your Overarm Router usually have simple solutions. Under normal use, you should rarely have to service the Tool. Most problems can be corrected by simple maintenance, alignment, adjustment or a change in your work habits. This Troubleshooting Guide has been developed to help you diagnose and remedy any problems which may arise when using your Shopsmith Over- arm Router.

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Poor quality cut	Depth-of-cut excessive	Reduce depth-of-cut on each pass
	Feed rate too fast	Feed workpiece into the bit at a slower rate
	Router bit dull	Sharpen or replace bit
	Overarm or motor loose,	Tighten Overarm on MARK V Way Tubes, Gibs
	causing “wobble”	or Router Motor Clamp
Workpiece “burning”	Dull Router Bit	Sharpen or replace Bit
	Motor running too fast	Slow down your variable speed Router Motor or
		purchase an electronic motor speed control for
		single-speed Routers
Guide Pin and Router	Router Table – to MARK V	Tighten screws – re-align Pin & Bit
Bit work out of alignment	Table mounting screws loose
	Table Insert loose	Tighten Table Insert - re-align Pin & Bit
	Arm Clamps loose	Tighten Arm Clamps around MARK V Way Tubes
		– re-align Pin & Bit
	Motor Clamp and Guard loose	Tighten Motor Clamp and Guard - re-align Pin & Bit
Depth Control Handle won’t	Loose nut (44) on left side	Tighten nut (44)
hold position when tightened	of Clutch Shaft
	Poor seating surface on	Unscrew Depth Control Handle from Clutch Hub and
	Control Handle	examine seating surface at end of Handle shaft. If
		surface is rounded, file a new, FLAT seating surface
		on end of Handle shaft.
Dovetail Slide sticks or grabs	Brass Gib adjusted too tightly	Loosen Gib adjustment setscrews (26)
Depth Control casting	Ball Plunger (41) screwed in	Unscrew Ball Plunger in quarter-turn increments until
won’t release	too far – or defective	casting releases from and engages groove in Depth
		Control casting shaft, replace Ball Plunger if defective.
Walls of your cuts are	Worktable and Router Bit are	Adjust MARK V Worktable
“stepped”	not perpendicular to one another
Router motor overheats	Motor too close to Deflector (20)	Loosen motor and raise to allow 1/8" clearance
		between bottom of router motor and Deflector
	Overworking motor	Stop and allow motor to cool
	Taking too heavy a cut	Reduce depth-of-cut
	Feeding stock too rapidly	Slow down your feed rate
	through the cut
Depth-of cut changes while	Bit loose in Router motor	Tighten Bit
making a cut	Router motor loose in Motor	Tighten Clamp, by tightening nuts (7)
	Clamp (1 & 9)

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