Delta 36-550 - Manuals

8 ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLING BLADERAISING AND LOWERINGHANDWHEEL 1. Insert M6 x 55mm cheese head screw (14) Fig. 3,through handle (E) Fig. 5 and assemble handle (E) tohandwheel (A) by threading screw (D) Fig. 5 clockwiseinto handwheel. 2. Fig. 6, illustrates the handle (E) assembled tohandwheel (A). 3. Asse...

16 OPERATING CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS STARTING ANDSTOPPING SAW 1. The on/off switch is located underneath the switchshield (A) Fig. 41. To turn the saw “ON” , move switch trigger (B) to the up position. 2. To turn the saw “OFF” , push down on switch shield (A) Fig. 42. LOCKING SWITCH INTHE “OFF” POS...

17 BLADE TILTING CONTROL To tilt the saw blade, loosen blade tilting lock handle (A)Fig. 45, move handwheel (B) until the blade is at thedesired angle and tighten lock handle (A). NOTE: The lock handle (A) is spring-loaded and can be repositionedby pulling out on the handle (A) and repositioning it ...

18 RIP FENCE OPERATIONAND ADJUSTMENTS 1. To move the rip fence (A) Fig. 48, along the table, liftup fence locking lever (B), slide the fence to the desiredlocation on the table and push down fence locking lever(B) to lock the fence in position.2. A pointer is supplied to indicate the distance thefen...

19 ADJUSTING BLADEPARALLEL TOMITER GAGE SLOTS The blade was adjusted parallel to the miter gage slotsat the factory. In order to insure accurate cuts and helpprevent kickback when cutting, this adjustment shouldbe rechecked and if necessary, readjusted as follows: 1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SO...

20 OPERATION Common sawing operations include ripping and cross-cutting plus a few other standard operations of a fundamentalnature. As with all power tools, there is a certain amount of hazard involved with the operation and use of the tool.Using the tool with the respect and caution demanded as fa...

21 If the ripped work is less than 4 inches wide, a push stickshould always be used to complete the feed, as shownin Fig. 124. The push stick can easily be made from scrapmaterial as explained in the section “CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK.” When ripping material under 2 inches in width, a flatpushboard ...

22 CONSTRUCTING A FEATHERBOARD Fig. 60, illustrates dimensions for making a typical featherboard. The material which the featherboard is constructedof, should be a straight piece of wood that is free of knots and cracks. Featherboards are used to keep the work incontact with the fence and table and ...

23 CONSTRUCTING A PUSH STICK When ripping work less than 4 inches wide, a push stick should be used to complete the feed and could easily bemade from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig. 62. Fig. 62 PUSH STICK MAKE FROM 1/2” OR 3/4” WOOD OR THICKNESS LESS THAN WIDTH OF MA T’L. TO BE...

24 Two Year Limited Warranty Delta will repair or replace, at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory whichin normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, provided that the customer returns the productprepaid to a Delta factory servic...