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Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual Single End Dovetailer Model DT 65 Pow ermatic 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Part No . M-1791305 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s i on A 4 05/2014 www.powerm ati c. c om Copyri ght © 2014 Powerm ati c This .
2 Warrant y and Service Powe rm ati c war rants eve ry pr oduct i t sel ls against manu f acture rs’ defe ct s. If one of our t ools ne eds se rvi ce o r repair, please cont act Te chnical Se rvice by calling 1-800- 274-6846, 8A M to 5P M CST , Monday t hrough F riday.
3 Ta ble of Cont ents W a rrant y and Ser v ic e .............................................................................................................................. 2 Tab l e o f Con ten ts ..............................................
4 Wa r n i n g 1. Read and under st and t he enti r e ow ner ’s m anual bef ore attempti ng ass em bl y or operation. 2. Read and understand t he w arni ngs po sted on the m achi ne and in thi s m anual. Failur e to comply wit h all of these warning s may cause s eri ous i nj ury.
5 21. G i v e your work undiv ided attenti on. Looking around, c ar ryi ng on a con v ersati on and “horse-play” are carel ess ac t s that can r es ul t in seri ous injury . 22. Mai ntain a balanc ed s tanc e at al l tim es s o t hat you do not f all or lean agai ns t the cut ter or other m ov ing parts.
6 Introduct ion Thi s manual i s pr o v i ded by Powerm ati c covering t he safe oper ation and m ai n tenanc e procedure s f or a Model DT65 Si ngle End Dov e t ailer. T his m anual contai ns i ns truc tions on i ns t all ation, s af ety precauti ons , general operati ng procedures, m aint enance i ns t ructi ons and part s breakd own.
7 Features of the DT65 Dovetailer Ter m in ol og y Bel ow are t he t erms used in this manual to identif y types of c uts and m easurement s..
8 Unpacking Open shi pping cont ainer and c heck for s hi pping dam age. Report any dam age immediatel y to your di stri butor and shippi ng agent. Do not discar d any shippi ng mat erial until the Dov etail er is assem bled and r unning pr oper l y. Rem o v e t he box from inside t he cabinet .
9 Instal l at i on & A ssembl y Too l s re q ui red for assemb l y f orklift or hoi st wit h straps/sli ngs 14mm wrench (pr ov i ded) [NOT E: A s oc ket s et w ith ra tche t wr ench may speed assem bly] 4mm hex wrench (pr ov i ded) knif e or w i re cutt er fl at head screw dr iv er 1.
10 In stalling Dust Chu te Rem o v e t he f our socket head c ap s c rews at t he rear of t he cabinet , using a 4mm hex w r ench. Pl ace t he 4” di a m eter dust chute ( Figure 5) ov er the hol e, and re- insert and ti ghten t he f our socket head c ap scre ws.
11 230 Volt Op er ation As receiv ed f rom t he f actor y, the DT 65 Dov etail er i s desi gned to run on 230 v olt power only . You may eit her connect a UL/CSA li sted 230V pl ug ( s i m ili ar t o t he one shown in Fi gure 6) or “har d-wir e” the m achine di rectly to a cont rol panel.
12 Ad j u s t m e n t s Disco nnect mach i ne f rom pow er source, shut o ff air supp ly an d bl eed resid ual ai r from system, b efore makin g adj ustments. Failu re to co m p ly may cau se se r ious in jury. Clamping Cylin d ers The workpi eces are cl a m ped to the t ab l e by pneum aticall y operat ed a l umi nu m cyli nders (A, Fi gure 9).
13 The c lampi ng cyli nders can also be adj usted lat erall y for be t ter support o f workpi eces w i th diff ering widt hs. Simply loosen t he locki ng handle ( Fi gure 11) and s l ide the c lampi ng cyli nder to posit i on. Re-tight en l ocking handl e.
14 6. Push the head s toc k back and re- connec t the spri ng (Figur e 13) . You must now also s hif t the i nd i cati on templat e (F i gure 16). See “Indic ati on Templat e”.
15 1. T o replace t he f ix ed chaser, rem ove t he thr ee M6 socket head cap scre ws and f lat washers, u sing a 5mm hex wrench a s shown in F igure 17. Remov e the fix ed chaser. 2. Instal l t he new f ix ed chaser and m ake sure it is le v el w ith t h e ma in ta ble .
16 NOT E : M ake sure locki ng handles (A & B , Fig ure 19 ) w ill no t in ter fere w ith t he head stock duri ng operati on. 5. Continue t o check the spaci ng by slidi ng t he headstoc k across, unt il the do v etail c uts w i ll be dist ri buted ev enly ac ross the widt h of the workpiec e.
17 Ther e are a total of f our fenc es on the DT 65 Dov etail er – two v erti ca l and two horizont al. These al low two sets of w or kpiec es to b e cut at the sam e tim e.
18 3. To dec rease the dept h of the morti se (f e m al e) cut, tur n the bolt cl ockwise. To inc rease the depth of t he morti se cut, turn the bol t countercl ockwise. 4. Re-t i ghten the hex nut . T h ickness of T en o n Cu t To adj ust t he thick ness of t he tenon (m ale) cut s, you w i ll change the de pth of the t racer pi n (A, Fi gure 24).
19 NOT E : One not c h of t he scale equal s 1mm. 6. W ith your fi nger s on the shank por t ion of t he cutte r, c are full y ro tate the cutter tow ard the plus (+) or minus (-) pos i t i on as needed. 7. W hen sati s fi ed w i th the adjustm ent, ti ghten both set scre ws f i rmly.
20 Operation NOT E : T he foll ow i ng are basic dov etaili ng procedur es as they appl y to t his m ach ine, and are not i ntended t o be a f ull course of instr uc t ion in m aking dovet a ils. Ref er back to t he terminol ogy on page 7 if needed. The Dov etailer can be used to m ake joint s in drawers, box es, cabi nets, et c.
21 5. Activ ate the cl a m p ing c y l inder in f ront o f the RIG H T SI D E workpi ece. 6. Pl ace the drawer BACK on t he hori zont al tabl e, and agai nst the hori zont al f ence. Sli de it fl ush against t he RIGHT SIDE workpi ece. The bot tom groov e on the BACK should f ace downward and oppo sit e the f enc e.
22 Pr eventin g Chip Out As noted prev i ous l y, w hen t he SIDE and FRO N T /BA C K pieces are i nserted i nto the m ach i ne, they are off set a bi t so they’l l m at ch corr ectly when a ssembl ed. I n other word s , t he SIDE w i ll rest slightly to the ri ght o f the FRO N T /BA C K in the m achine.
23 M a intenance Be fore doi ng mai ntena nce on th e machine, disco nnect i t f r om the el ectri cal sup ply and the air su pply, and rel ease any resid ual ai r from the li nes. Fai lure to co m pl y may cause seri ous injury. If the power cord i s worn, cut, or damaged i n any way, hav e it repl ac ed imm ed i ately .
24 Troubleshoot ing t he DT 65 Dove tailer Trou ble Proba ble Ca use R eme dy Machi ne w i ll not s tart/res tar t or repeat edl y tri ps ci rcuit breaker s or bl o w s f use s. Machi ne not plugged i n . Verif y machine is connect ed to power Fuse bl own, or c i rcuit breaker t ri pped.
25 Trou ble Proba ble Ca use R eme dy Cutt er not cutting properl y. Cutt er i n wrong posit i on. Tur n c utt er t ow ards the (+ ) or (-) m ark [page 18] . Cutt er dull or damaged. Sharpen or r epl ace cutt er [page 19] . Do v eta iled par ts fi t too ti ghtly.
26 Replacem ent Parts Replac em ent parts are li sted on the f ollowing page s. To order par ts or reac h our ser v i ce departm ent, c a ll 1-800-274- 6848, M onday through Fr iday ( s ee our websit e f or business hours, www.
27 Base A ssembly.
28 Par t s L ist : Hold-Do wn A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... DT65 - 301 .................Cyl i nder A ssembl y (Index #2 thru #16) .... ............................................. 4 2 ............... DT65 - 302 .
29 Hold-D own A ssembly.
30 Par ts List: Head stock A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... DT45 - 201 .................Spind l e A s se mbly ( Ind ex #2 thru #10) .................................................... 1 2 ............... DT45 - 202 .
31 58 ............. DT65 - 258 .................Du st Ho od ............................................................................................. 1 59 ............. DT45 - 255 .................Wi ndow ..........................................
32 Headstock A ssembly.
33 Par t s L ist : Cabinet A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... DT65 - 401 .................Cab i n et.................................................................................................. 1 2 ...........
34 Electri ca l Connections.
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