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Page 2 - SAFETY RULES

2 SAFETY RULES Woodworking can be dangerous if safe and proper operating procedures are not followed. As with all machinery, thereare certain hazards involved with the operation of the product. Using the machine with respect and caution willconsiderably lessen the possiblity of personal injury. Howe...

Page 4 - UNPACKING

4 UNPACKING Your drill press is shipped complete in one container. Carefully unpack the drill press and all loose items from thecontainer. Figure 2 illustrates the drill press and all loose items supplied with the machine. WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, DO NOT CONNECT THE DRILL PRESS TO THE POWER SOU...

Page 5 - CLEANING; ASSEMBLING THE DRILL PRESS

5 CLEANING Remove the protective coating from the machined surfaces of the drill press and all loose items. This coating may beremoved with a soft cloth moistened with kerosene. DO NOT use acetone, gasoline, or lacquer thinner for this purpose. ASSEMBLING THE DRILL PRESS Fig. 3 1. Assemble the colum...

Page 8 - FASTENING DRILL PRESS TO

8 Fig. 15 Fig. 16 11. IMPORTANT: Make certain the spindle taper (Q) Fig. 15, and tapered hole in chuck (R) are clean and free ofany grease, lacquer or rust preventive coatings. NOTE: Household oven cleaner can effectively remove any sub-stance from the spindle and chuck; however, carefullyfollow the...

Page 9 - MINIMUM GAUGE EXTENSION CORD; GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS

9 POWER CONNECTIONS A separate 110-120 volt, grounded electrical circuit should be used for your drill press. This circuit should not be lessthan #12 wire and should be protected with a 20 amp fuse or circuit breaker. Before connecting the drill press to thepower line, make sure the switch is in the...

Page 10 - SPINDLE SPEEDS

10 This tool is intended for use on a circuit that has anoutlet and a plug that looks like the one shown in Fig. 19.A temporary adapter, which looks like the adapter illus-trated in Fig. 20, may be used to connect this plug to a2-pole receptacle, as shown in Fig. 20, if a properlygrounded outlet is ...

Page 11 - SWITCH

11 CHANGING SPEEDS ANDADJUSTING BELT TENSION Fig. 23 Fig. 24 1. Disconnect the drill press from the power source. 2. Lift up the belt and pulley guard (A) Fig. 23. 3. Release belt tension by loosening tension lock knob (B) Fig. 23, and pivoting the motor toward the front of thedrill press, as shown....

Page 12 - TABLE ADJUSTMENTS

12 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 TABLE ADJUSTMENTS 1. The table can be raised or lowered on the drill press column by loosening the table clamp handle (A) Fig. 27,and turning the table raising and lowering handle (B) Fig.28. After the table is at the desired height, tighten handle(A) Fig. 27. NOTE: Final position...

Page 13 - DRILLING HOLES TO DEPTH; OPERATION

13 Fig. 32 Fig. 33 Fig. 34 Fig. 35 DRILLING HOLES TO DEPTH Where a number of holes are to be drilled to exactly thesame depth, a depth stop is provided in the pinion shafthousing and is used as follows: 1. Loosen lock screw (A) Fig. 32, and rotate housing (B) until the pointer (C) lines up with the ...

Page 15 - NOTES

Delta 11-985 - Manual

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