Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product W1500 Woodstock
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The Shop Fox ® ITEM W1500 COPYRIGHT © 1995 BY WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. REG.# VA 742-641 WARNING: NO PORTION OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. REVISED APRIL 1998, PRINTED IN TAIWAN P.
Shop Fox ® -1- I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2 A. Safety Instructions for all Tools .........................................
-2- Shop Fox ® WARNING: For Your Own Safety, Read Instructions Before Using The Shop Fox ® A. Safety Instructions For All Tools These safety rules cannot cover every situation in a workshop. Consider your individual workshop conditions when setting up or operating any machine.
Shop Fox ® -3- B. Ad dit ion al Sa fet y R ul es Fo r Th e Sho p F ox ® 18. NEVER LEAVE THE TOOL RUNNING UNAT- TENDED - TURN POWER OFF. Do not leave the tool until it comes to a full stop. 19. DO NOT OPERATE THE TOOL IF USING DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OR MEDICATION.
-4- Shop Fox ® C. Commentary The Shop Fox ® is a multi-functional accessory fixture which can be used in conjunction with a router table, horizontal borer, shaper, bandsaw, table saw, sander, and various other woodworking machines. Its purpose is to help cut, shape and sand wood, wood composites, and plastics.
Shop Fox ® -5- SECTION II: ASSEMBLY Figure 1. Lock knob installation. B. Clamping Mechanism To attach the horizontal clamping mechanism to the Shop Fox ® : 1. Press the rubber clamping pad onto the head of the 2" carriage bolt. 2. Thread the carriage bolt into the toggle clamp.
-6- Shop Fox ® C. Angle Bracket The Shop Fox ® Face Plate features a variety of pre- drilled holes for mounting the angle bracket. The Angle Bracket is adjustable and supports your workpiece at a variety of angles.
Shop Fox ® -7- SECTION III: ADJUSTMENTS A. Sliding Table Ensure that the Shop Fox ® slides freely on the base plate assembly. Figure 5. To Test: 1. Place the Shop Fox ® in any 3 / 8 " x 3 / 4 " miter slot, i.e.: your table saw or shaper. WARNING: Disconnect tool from power source before testing.
-8- Shop Fox ® C. Face Plate The Shop Fox ® is a precision right angle fixture and should be exactly perpendicular to your table surface. To check the accuracy of the Face Plate: 1. Place the Shop Fox ® in an appropriate miter slot and place a high quality machinist’s square against the table and face plate.
Shop Fox ® -9- E. Parallelism Alignment of the miter bar parallel to the front edge of the base plate is important for optimum performance. Two methods of adjustment are described here. Method 1: 1. Loosen the two (2) mounting screws that secure the miter bar to the base plate.
-10- Shop Fox ® SECTION IV: SET-UP C. Horizontal Clamping Use the sliding hold-down bracket and toggle clamp to hold work flat against the sliding table as shown in Figure 7. Place your work inside the Shop Fox ® and adjust the toggle clamp to yield adequate clamping pressure.
Shop Fox ® -11- D. Vertical Clamping There are many ways to clamp your workpiece to the face plate of the Shop Fox ® . However, when clamping your workpiece vertically to the face plate, always use two clamps. 1. There are 3 / 8 " pre-drilled holes that accept our W1301 6" Vice Clamp (not included).
-12- Shop Fox ® F. Clearance Even though there are many ways to affix your workpiece to the Shop Fox ® , there is one thing in com- mon with all of these arrangements. You must have the proper clearance between the Shop Fox ® , the clamps and the cutting/sanding tool.
Shop Fox ® -13- SECTION V: OPERATIONS A. General Procedures You will find that using the Shop Fox ® with a table saw or shaper is a real time saver for positioning and holding your work effectively and safely. Many cuts and operations that you thought were impossible with traditional clamping methods are now accomplished with ease.
-14- Shop Fox ® B. Horizontal Work To position the workpiece in the Shop Fox ® : 1. Place your workpiece either face up or face down on the sliding table depending upon application. Position the workpiece, so it touches the side hand hold on the outfeed side.
Shop Fox ® -15- Figure 16. Making a splined dovetail joint with a router bit. D. Angled Work You can position your workpiece anywhere from 90° vertical to 45° left or right from vertical on the face plate. Figure 16. This is particularly useful when angle slotting or cutting angled tenons.
-16- Shop Fox ® The following pages contain a part diagram, part list and general specifications. If you need parts or help in assembling your Shop Fox ® , or if you need operational information, we encourage you to contact your Woodstock distributor.
Shop Fox ® -17- SECTION VII: SPECIFICATIONS MODEL W1500 SHOP FOX ® Construction ............................................................ Aluminum Plate and Cast Aluminum Components Depth: Fully Extended ..........................................
-18- Shop Fox ® SECTION VIII: PART DIAGRAM.
Shop Fox ® -19- PART # DESCRIPTION 1 HOLD DOWN BRACKET 2 FACE PLATE 3 SIDE HAND-HOLD (RIGHT) 4 SIDE HAND-HOLD (LEFT) 5 SLIDING TABLE 6 SLIDING TABLE SUPPORT 7 LOCKING KNOB BRACKETS 8 SLIDING RAIL 9 B.
-20- Shop Fox ® Woodstock International, Inc. (Woodstock) warrants this product against defects in workmanship and mate - rials for a period of one year from the original date of purchase.
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