Use and Care Manual

9
Head Assembly
Referring to Figure 7:
1. With the aid of a second person, carefully lift
the head onto the column top and slide it
down into position.
The head assembly is heavy!
Use care when lifting onto the column!
2. Rotate head assembly until sides of the pulley
cover are parallel with the sides of the base.
3. Tighten two setscrews (A) with a 5mm hex
wrench (provided) until they are snug.
4. Install three downfeed handles (B) into the
downfeed hub (C).
Chuck and Arbor Installation
Referring to Figure 8:
1. Thoroughly clean the internal and external
taper of the arbor (A), and chuck (B) and
spindle (C).
Important: These three pieces must be free
of any rust protection, or lubricant. If they are
not clean, the arbor and chuck may fail to seat
in the spindle.
2. Place arbor (A) into the chuck (B).
3. Twist the chuck to fully retract the chuck jaws.
4. Place arbor and chuck assembly into the
spindle (C).
5. Turn the arbor and chuck assembly until the
tang on the arbor engages the slot at the end
of the spindle.
6. Use a few taps from a rubber mallet, or a
hammer and a block of wood, against the
bottom of the chuck to seat the chuck
securely onto the arbor. Do not use a steel-
faced hammer directly against the chuck.
Chuck and Arbor Removal
1. Unplug machine from the power source.
2. Raise the table until it is about seven inches
below the chuck.
3. Place a piece of scrap wood on the table, and
lower quill (A, Fig. 9) using the downfeed
handle.
4. Rotate spindle to align the keyhole in the
spindle with the keyhole in the quill.
5. Insert the drift key (B, Fig. 9) into the aligned
slots and tap lightly. The chuck and arbor
assembly should fall from the spindle.
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9