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INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10" Contractor’ s Saw (Models 36-978, 36-979) P ART NO. A13253 - 09-15-05 Rev . B Copyright © 2005 Delta Machinery T o learn more about DEL T A MACHINER Y visit our website at: www .deltamachinery .com. For Parts, Service, W arranty or other Assistance, please call 1-800-223-7278 ( In Canada call 1-800-463-3582).
2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Read and understand all warnings and operating instructions before using any tool or equipment. When using tools or equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to r educe the risk of personal injury .
3 Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will r esult in death or serious injury . Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could r esult in death or serious injury . Indicates a potentially haz ard ous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or mod er ate injury .
4 1. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY , READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE OPERA TING THE MACHINE. Lear ning the machine’ s application, limitations, and specific hazards will gr eatly minimize the possibility of accidents and injury . 2. WEAR EYE AND HEARING PROTECTION.
5 F AILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MA Y RESUL T IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJUR Y . ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them often and use them to instruct others. 1 . DO NOT OPERA TE THIS MACHINE until it is assembled and installed according to the instructions.
6 A separate electrical circuit should be used for your machines. This cir cuit should not be less than #12 wire and should be protected with a 20 Amp time lag fuse. If an extension cor d is used, use only 3-wire extension cor ds which have 3-prong gr ounding type plugs and matching receptacle which will accept the machine’ s plug.
7 Fig. C GROUNDED OUTLET BOX CURRENT CARR YING PRONGS GROUNDING BLADE IS LONGEST OF THE 3 BLADES EXTENSION CORDS USE PROPER EXTENSION CORDS. MAKE SURE YOUR EXTENSION CORD IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND IS A 3-WIRE EXTENSION CORD WHICH HAS A 3-PRONG GROUNDING TYPE PLUG AND MA TCHING RECEPT ACLE WHICH WILL ACCEPT THE MACHINE’S PLUG.
8 Delta Models 36-978 and 36-979 are left-tilting 10" contractor saws with a built-in mobility kit. The saws have a powerful 1½ HP induction motor which can handle tough cutting operations. The 36-978 comes with sheet metal wings and the 36-979 comes with cast iron wings.
9 EXTENSION WINGS Fig. 2 MODEL 36-978 2 SHEET MET AL EXTENSION WINGS MODEL 36-979 2 CAST IRON EXTENSION WINGS ST AND AND MOBILE BASE P ARTS 24. Plastic Foot (4) 25. Corner Bracket (left side) 26. Corner Bracket (right side) 27. Wheel (2) 28. Short Side Leg Support (2) 29.
10 HARDW ARE 1. 7 / 16 -20 x 3 / 4 " Hex Head Screw (6) (For Sheet Metal) 2. 7 / 16 -20 x 1 1 / 4 " Hex Head Screw (6) (For Cast Iron) 3. 3 / 8 -16 x 1 1 / 2 " Flat Head Screw (1) 4. 5 / 16 -18 x 3 / 4 " Carriage Head Screw (12) 5.
MOBILE BASE AND ST AND ASSEMBL Y FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY , DO NOT CONNECT MACHINE TO POWER SOURCE UNTIL MACHINE IS COMPLETEL Y ASSEMBLED AND YOU READ AND UNDERST AND THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. The mobile base and stand should be put together upside down to ease assembly .
9. Repeat for other similar cor ner bracket. These brackets, (G) Fig. 13 are wher e the rubber leveling feet will be installed. 10. The brackets with the open end, as shown at (M) Fig. 14, are attached in a similar manner as described in Steps 6 to 9.
T o install the dust chute and back brace, place the saw unit upside down on the floor as shown in Fig. 25. PROTECT THE SAW’S T ABLE TOP BY PLACING SOMETHING BETWEEN THE SAW AND THE FLOOR, SUCH AS A PIECE OF CARDBOARD, CARPET ETC. T o install dust chute (A) Fig.
14 BLADE TIL TING AND RAISING HANDWHEEL 1. Place blade tilting handwheel (A) Fig. 29, onto shaft (B). Make certain slot (C) in handwheel is engaged with roll pin (D) on the shaft. 2. Place a 10mm Nylon Flat W asher (E) onto shaft (B) and then thread locking knob (F), onto the shaft.
MOTOR AND MOTOR MOUNTING PLA TE TO SA W 1. Insert the tapered end of pin (G) Fig. 32, into the inside holes in each side of bracket (H). 3. Assemble spring (I) Fig. 32, onto the non-tapered end of each pin (G) as shown. 4. Position motor and motor mounting plate (A) Fig.
16 3. Slide the belt and pulley guard bracket (I) Fig. 36, between the motor plate (J) and motor mounting plate (K), as shown. 5. Position belt and pulley guard bracket (I) Fig. 37, so the motor pulley (K) is centered and thr ough the hole in the belt and pulley guard bracket (I), as shown in Fig.
17 9. Place a ¼" flat washer and then a spacer (P) onto the ¼-20x1-1/2" hex head screw (L) Fig. 37. Then thread a ¼-20 Hex Nut (Q) Fig. 37, onto the scr ew post until it tightens the spacer onto the pulley guard (I) Fig. 37. 10. Align the hole (S) Fig.
X Y Z 18 BLADE GUARD AND SPLITTER ASSEMBL Y AND ALIGNMENT 1. Fasten the r ear splitter mounting bracket (A) Fig. 43, to the rear trunnion. Align the two holes in the rear splitter mounting bracket (shown at B) with the two holes in the trunnion.
19 7. Assemble the blade guard and splitter assembly (G) Fig. 47, between the lar ge washer (C) and the splitter bracket and tighten screw (H) with wr ench supplied. Slide splitter as far down as it will go. 8. Fasten the rear of the blade guard and splitter bracket assembly (G) Fig.
20 10. Using a straight edge, check to see if the rear of the splitter (G) is aligned with the saw blade, as shown in Fig. 51. If alignment is necessary , loosen the screws (B) Fig. 43, align splitter (G) with the saw blade, and tighten two screws (B) Fig.
ON/OFF SWITCH Insert a 3/8-16x 1½" Flat Head Screw (F) Fig. 54, through hole (B) in the fr ont the saw table and then through the hole (E) in the switch bracket. Place a 3/8" Flat W asher (G), then a 3/8" Lockwasher (H), onto the screw (F).
RAISING AND LOWERING BLADE T o raise the saw blade, loosen lock knob (C) Fig. 59, and turn the blade raising handwheel (D) clockwise. When the blade is at the desired height, tighten lock knob (C). T o lower the blade, loosen lock knob (C) and tur n the handwheel (D) counterclockwise.
23 Fig. 63 Fig. 64 A B C D E ASSEMBLING MITER GAUGE Place a flat washer (A) Fig. 62 on the threads of the miter gauge lock handle (B) and then thread the handle into the hole (C) in miter gauge bar . Insert washer ( D) Fig. 64 into the miter gage slot (E) and slide miter gauge onto saw table.
24 ALIGNING MITER SLOTS TO BLADE The saw table has been aligned at the factory so the miter gauge slots are parallel to the saw blade. However , it is recommended to check the alignment befor e initial operation as follows: DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE.
25 BACKLASH ADJUSTMENTS FOR BLADE RAISING AND BLADE TIL TING MECHANISMS If any play is detected in the blade raising or blade tilting mechanisms, the following adjustments should be made. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE. NOTE: The machine has been turned upside down and the blade removed for clarity and safety .
26 KEY P AR TS AND SAFETY FEA TURES ON YOUR SAW 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 13 11 12 18 14 15 17 19 16 BACK VIEW 13. Belt Guard 14. Motor 15. Overload Reset Button 16. Mobile Base 17. Motor Cord 18. Mobile Base Foot Pedal 19. Blade Wr enches 20. Leveling Feet 5a 6a 7a 11a 20 FRONT VIEW 1.
27 CROSS-CUTTING Cross-cutting r equires the use of the miter gauge to posi- tion and guide the work. Before starting the cut, raise the blade so it is about 1/8” (3.2mm) higher than the top of the workpiece. Place the work against the miter gauge and advance both the gauge and work toward the saw blade, as shown in Fig.
NEVER USE THE FENCE AS A CUT -OFF GAUGE WHEN CROSS-CUTTING. When cross-cutting a number of pieces to the same length, a block of wood (B), can be clamped to the fence and used as a cut-off gauge as shown in Fig.
29 Fig. S8 Fig. S9 A Fig. S10 Ripping, as shown in Fig. S8, is cutting lengthwise through a boar d. The rip fence (A) is used to position and guide the work. One edge of the work rides against the rip fence while the flat side of the board r ests on the table.
30 BEVEL RIPPING Bevel ripping (as shown in Fig. S12) is the same as ripping except the bevel angle is set to an angle other than 0 degrees. WHEN POSSIBLE, PLACE THE FENCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BLADE SO THA T THE BLADE IS TIL TED AWA Y FROM THE FENCE AND HANDS.
31 Fig. S15 NOTE: THE OUTSIDE ARBOR FLANGE CAN NOT BE USED WITH THE MOULDING CUTTERHEAD. TIGHTEN THE ARBOR NUT AGAINST THE CUTTERHEAD BODY . DO NOT LOSE THE OUTSIDE ARBOR FLANGE.
32 Fig. S20 Fig. S18 Fig. S19 1. Dadoing is cutting a rabbet or wide groove into the work. Most dado head sets are made up of two outside saws and four or five inside cutters, (Fig. S17). V arious combinations of saws and cutters are used to cut grooves fr om 1/8 ″ to 13/16 ″ for use in shelving, making joints, tenoning, grooving, etc.
33 CONSTRUCTING A FEA THERBOARD Fig. S23, illustrates dimensions for making a typical featherboard. The material which the featherboar d is constructed of, should be a straight piece of wood that is free of knots and cracks. Featherboar ds are used to keep the work in contact with the fence and table, as shown in Fig.
34 WHEN RIPPING WORK LESS THAN 6 INCHES WIDE, A PUSH STICK SHOULD BE USED TO COMPLETE THE FEED AND COULD EASIL Y BE MADE FROM SCRAP MA TERIAL BY FOLLOWING THE P A TTERN SHOWN IN FIG.
35 If you desire to make a shelf for your saw , use the diagram below for the size of plywood and placement of holes. Be sure to attach the shelf to the stand and mobility kit while it is still upside down during the assembly pr ocedure.
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