Use and Care Manual

OPERATION

POSITION THE TABLE AND WORKPIECE

Always place a piece of backup material (wood, plywood, etc.) on the table underneath the workpiece . This will

prevent splintering on the underside of the workpiece as the drill bit breaks through. To keep the material from

spinning out of control, it must contact the left side of the column, or be clamped (not included) to the table.

Note: For small workpieces that cannot be clamped to the table, use a drill press vise (not included). The vise

must be clamped or bolted to the table to avoid injury.

GENERAL DRILLING GUIDELINES - DRILLING A HOLE

WARNING: To prevent the workpiece and the backup material from slipping from your hand while drilling,

position the workpiece and backup material to the left side of the column. If the workpiece and the backup mate-

rial are not long enough to reach the column, clamp the workpiece and backup material to the table. Failure to do

this could result in personal injury.

1. Mark where you want to drill the workpiece by using a center punch or a sharp nail. Turn ON the laser to

mark your drilling point also.

2. Before turning the drill press ON, turn the feed handles to bring the drill bit down. Line the drill bit tip up with

the mark. Clamp the workpiece in place.

3. Turn ON the drill press and pull down on the feed handles with the appropriate force needed to allow the drill

bit to drill the material.

Note: Feeding too slowly might cause the drill bit to turn in the chuck. Feeding too rapidly

might stop the motor, cause the belt to slip, force the workpiece loose, or break the drill bit. Practice with scrap

material to get the feel of the machine before attempting to do any drilling operation.

Fig. 15b

LASER LINE ON/OFF SWITCHES (Fig. 17)

The laser switch (1) is located on the lefthand side of the drill press.

1. Pull the tab located below the laser switch and lift up the laser switch

cover (2).

2. Install two AAA batteries into the battery slots and close the switch

cover.

Fig. 17