Use and Care Manual

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D3757 Universal Mobile Base Kit
Assembly
Beforebeginningtheassemblyprocess,thereareafew
thingstoconsider.
First,assessthestabilityofthemachineyouwillmount.
Ifitistop-heavyorhasanarrowbase,westronglyrecom-
mend that make your base plate wider than the machine
base (see Figure 3).Also,securethemachinetothe
baseplateaftermountingitforaddedstability—thiswill
reducetheriskoftippingthemachineoverwhenmoving
itaroundtheshop.(Instructionsforsecuringthemachine
to the mobile base follow this section.)
Second,thinkaboutappearances.Ifyouareconcerned
about how the exposed portions of the base plate will
lookinyourshop,youmaywishtopaintorfinishthe
baseplatebeforebeginningtheassemblyprocess.
To assemble the mobile base, do these steps:
1. Measure the width and depth ("footprint") of the
machine base at the floor.
—Ifyouplanonmakingthebaseplatethesame
dimensionsasthemachinebase,addatleast1"
to both your width and depth measurements. This
extraspacewillmakemountingeasierandwill
hardly be noticeable once the machine is mount-
ed.
—Ifyouplanonmakingthebaseplatelargerthan
themachinebasetoincreasethestability,make
surethatyoudon'tmakethebaseplatesolarge
thatitwillbeatrippinghazard.
2. Cut the base plate to your measurements.
3. Use the corner brackets as templates to transfer the
mountingholepatternsonthebaseplate.Markthe
cornersofthebaseplate,soyourememberwhich
bracketgoeswithwhichcorner.
4. Drillthemountingholes.
5. Attach the corner brackets to the base plate (see
Figures 4–6),usingtheincludedfastenersandmaking
sure the top plate tabs slide into corner bracket slots
whenfittingthepiecestogether.
Congratulations!Themobilebaseisnowfullyassembled
and ready for your machine.
Figure 5. Corner bracket secured.
Figure 4.Fittingcornerbracketandtop
plate on base plate.
Tab
Slot
1
2
Machine
Base Base
Plate
2X
X
Figure 3. Mobile base constructed wider
than machine base to improve stability and
reduceriskoftippingwhenmoving.
Figure 6. Mobile base fully assembled.