Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 36-426 Delta
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2 GENERAL SAFETY RULES W oodworking can be danger ous if safe and proper operating procedur es are not followed. As with all machinery , there are certain hazar ds involved with the operation of the product. Using the machine with r espect and caution will considerably lessen the possibility of personal injury .
3 ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR T ABLE SA WS 1 . DO NOT OPERA TE THIS MACHINE until it is assembled and installed according to the instructions. 2. OBT AIN ADVICE FROM YOUR SUPERVISOR, instructor , or another qualified person if you are not familiar with the operation of this machine.
4 POWER CONNECTIONS A separate electrical circuit should be used for your tools. This cir cuit should not be less than #12 wire and should be protected with a time lag fuse. If an extension cor d is used, use only 3-wire extension cor ds which have 3-prong grounding type plugs and matching r eceptacle which will accept the machine’ s plug.
5 Use proper extension cor ds. Make sure your extension cord is in good condition and is a 3-wir e extension cord which has a 3-prong gr ounding type plug and matching receptacle which will accept the machine’ s plug. When using an extension cord, be sur e to use one heavy enough to carry the current of the machine.
6 UNP ACKING AND CLEANING Carefully unpack the table saw and all loose items fr om the shipping containers. Remove the protective coating from the machined surfaces of the saw . This coating may be removed with a soft cloth moistened with kerosene (do not use acetone, gasoline or lacquer thinner for this purpose).
1. Combination Dust Chute/ Support Panel 2. Motor Pulley 3. Motor 4. Pulley Guard 5. Drive Belt 6. Spring 7. Pins (2) for Mounting Motor 8. Motor Mounting Plate 9. Lockwashers (4) 10. Flat W ashers (4) 11. 5/16-18 x 3/4 ″ Carriage Head Screws (4) 12.
BIESEMEYER T -SQUARE FENCE SYSTEM The T -Square ® Commer cial Fence System includes the fence assembly , fr ont rail, rear rail, fr ont guide tube and right extension table Model 78-943 for 30 ″ capacity . IMPORT ANT : The T -Square ® Fence System is designed to be used ONL Y with a supporting extension table.
9 Fig. 5 Fig. 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 17 18 11 15 14 13 12 19.
10 Fig. 7 20 21 22 23 24.
11 ASSEMBL Y INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: MAKE SURE THE SA W IS SECUREL Y A TT ACHED TO THE ST AND BEFORE PERFORMING ANY CUTTING OPERA TIONS. DO NOT OPERA TE THIS MACHINE UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERST AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Fig. 8 Fig. 9 Fig. 10 ASSEMBLING SA W ST AND 1.
12 MOTOR The motor shipped with your saw is a 1-1/2 H.P . at 115 volts or 2 H.P . at 230 volts, Ball Bearing, Capacitor Start/Capacitor Run motor . This motor has been especially selected to best supply power to your machine, and the relative safety of the machine is enhanced by its use.
13 Fig. 18 Fig. 17 ASSEMBLING MOTOR AND MOTOR MOUNTING PLA TE TO SA W WARNING: WHEN ASSEMBLING THE MOTOR AND MOTOR MOUNTING PLA TE TO THE SA W , MAKE CERT AIN THE MACHINE IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE. 1. Depr ess two pins (X) Fig. 16 and insert into holes (D) in each side of bracket (B).
14 Fig. 19 Fig. 20 Fig. 21 Fig. 22 ASSEMBLING MOTOR PULLEY , BEL T AND PULLEY GUARD, AND DRIVE BEL T WARNING: WHEN ASSEMBLING MOTOR PULLEY , BEL T AND PULLEY GUARD, AND DRIVE BEL T , MAKE CE RT AIN THE MOTOR IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE. 1. Remove the motor shaft key that is taped to the motor .
15 Fig. 23 Fig. 24 Fig. 25 Fig. 26 7. Lift the motor and assemble the drive belt (H) Fig. 23 to the arbor pulley and motor pulley (B). The weight of the motor will provide the corr ect belt tension. 8. WARNING: IMMEDIA TEL Y AFTER ASSEMBLING THE BEL T , RAISE THE SAW BLADE TO ITS MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND TIL T THE SAW BLADE TO 45 DEGREES.
16 Fig. 27 Fig. 28 Fig. 29 Fig. 30 2. Fig. 27, illustrates the motor cor d connected to the switch assembly . ASSEMBLING BLADE GUARD AND SPLITTER ASSEMBL Y WARNING: DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE . 1. Fasten the r ear splitter mounting bracket (A) Fig.
17 Fig. 31 Fig. 32 Fig. 33 Fig. 34 5. If an alignment is necessary , loosen the two screws (F) Fig. 31, align bracket (D) with the arbor flange (E), and tighten screws (F). 6. Loosely assemble large washer and scr ew (C) Fig. 31, to the inside splitter bracket.
18 Fig. 35 Fig. 36 Fig. 37 Fig. 38 9. With the blade guar d (L) Fig. 35, in the raised position, assemble the saw blade (K) on the saw arbor with two arbor wrenches supplied. 10. Use a straight edge to check to see if the saw blade is aligned with the rear of the splitter (G) in Figs.
19 Fig. 40 Fig. 41 Fig. 42 ASSEMBLING EXTENSION WING 1. Assemble extension wing (A) Fig. 39, to the saw table using three 7/16-20 x 1-1/4 ″ scr ews (B) and lockwashers (C) Fig.
20 UNIFENCE ASSEMBL Y INSTRUCTIONS Fig. 43 ASSEMBLING T ABLE BOARD TO SA W 1. Lay the table boar d upside down on the floor or bench, Fig. 44. 2. Assemble the two table legs (A) Fig. 45 to the bottom of the table using eight #8 x 3/4 ″ self tapping wood screws.
21 Fig. 48 4. Assemble shelf support bracket (M) Fig. 48 to the table legs (A) using two U-clamps (N), 1/4 ″ flat washers, and 1/4-20 hex nuts (P). NOTE: Height adjustments to the bracket can be made later . 5. Fasten the fr ont table support (F) Fig.
22 Fig. 53 Fig. 54 D E F Fig. 55 J K L L ASSEMBLING UNIFENCE T ABLE TO SA W 1. Remove scr ew (I) Fig. 49 (D Fig. 54) before placing table on brackets. Position table board (A) Fig.
23 Fig. 59 Fig. 60 Fig. 61 Fig. 62 ASSEMBLING UNIFENCE GUIDE RAIL 1. Locate the T -Slot Guide Rail and mounting hardwar e Fig. 59 from the packing material of the Unifence. Remove the end caps (A) Fig. 59, prior to assembly , by inserting a flat headed screwdriver (B) into the channel and tap gently .
24 Fig. 64 Fig. 65 Fig. 67 Fig. 63 7. Move the square (H) Fig. 62, to the end of the Unifence table and check to make certain the same distance is kept from the top surface of the extension table (K) to the top surface of the guide rail (C). Move the front table support (L) Fig.
25 Fig. 71 Fig. 72 Fig. 73 Fig. 70 C E F B D A A B G G B B A ASSEMBLING CURSOR TO UNIFENCE BODY 1. Remove two scr ews and flat washers (A) Fig. 68, and assemble the cursor (B) to the Unifence body (C). Replace the two screws and flat washers (A). 2. Fig.
26 Fig. 75 Fig. 76 Fig. 74 ASSEMBLING UNIFENCE TO UNIFENCE BODY 1. The fence (A) can be assembled to clamp plate (B) in either the horizontal position as shown in Fig. 74, or the vertical position as shown in Fig. 75. Make certain that the two lock knobs (C) are loose and slide fence (A) onto clamp plate (B) as shown.
27 Fig. 81 6. If the accessory right extension table for use with the T -Squar e ® fence was not purchased, construct an extension table by following the dimensions shown in Fig.
28 7. Mark the position of the four leg mounting holes fr om each end of the table (Fig. 82). Use a 1/4 ″ drill bit to drill four through holes thr ough the end piece (J) of the table at the dimensions shown at (K) (L) and (M). 8. Position the two legs (H) Fig.
29 Fig. 87 11. After the holes have been drilled in the edge of the front and r ear extension table board, fasten both fr ont and rear rail to table using the 1-1/2 ″ flat head Phillips screws (T) Fig. 87, 1-1/4 ″ O.D. flat washers (U) and hex nuts (V).
30 Fig. 97 A F ASTENING ST AND TO SUPPOR TING SURF ACE IF , DURING OPERA TION, ANY TENDENCY EXISTS FOR THE SAW TO TIP OVER, SLIDE OR WALK ON THE SUPPORTING SURF ACE, THE SAW ST AND SHOULD BE SECURED TO THE FLOOR SURF ACE. THE RUBBER FEET OF THE ST AND FEA TURE HOLES WHICH ALLOW EASY MOUNTING WITHOUT REMOVING THE SAW FROM THE ST AND.
31 Fig. 98 Fig. 99 C B F A Fig. 100 E D A B C D E RAISING AND LOWERING THE BLADE T o raise the saw blade, loosen lock knob (A) Fig. 98, and turn the blade raising handwheel (B) clockwise. When the blade is at the desired height, tighten lock knob (A).
32 Fig. 101 Fig. 101A Fig. 101B H F G F A B D C BACKLASH ADJUSTMENTS FOR BLADE RAISING AND BLADE TIL TING MECHANISMS After a period of extended use, if any play is detected in the blade raising or blade tilting mechanisms, make the following adjustments: WARNING: Disconnect machine fr om power source.
ADJUSTING BLADE ALIGNMENT WARNING: Blade Alignment is Factory Set and should not need adjustment. Adjusting Blade Alignment, in the field is a difficult and time-consuming pr ocedure. All Saw Blades have some run-out. Therefor e, re- adjusting blade alignment should only be attempted if it becomes necessary .
34 Fig. 105 B A C B Fig. 106 Fig. 107 C A B B A CHANGING THE SAW BLADE 1. WARNING: DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE. 2. NOTE: T wo 7/8 ″ wrenches are supplied with the saw for changing the saw blade: a box end wrench (A) Fig. 107, and open end wr ench (B).
35 Fig. 108 Fig. 109 Fig. 111 STORING THE MITER GAGE, RIP FENCE, AND ARBOR WRENCHES 1. When not in use, the miter gage (A) Fig. 108 can be stored thr ough the hole located at the front side of the stand. 2. The rip fence (B) Fig. 108 can be conveniently stor ed out-of-the-way on the stamped ledges on the right side of the saw stand.
36 Fig. 112 Fig. 113 Fig. 114 Fig. 115 4. T o move the fence along the guide rail, simply lift up clamp lever (A), Fig. 112, slide fence to desired position on the rail, and push down on clamp lever (A) to lock fence in place. 5. The distance the fence is positioned away fr om the blade is indicated by the two witness lines (B) and (C) Fig.
37 Fig. 116 Fig. 117 Fig. 118 Fig. 119 ADJUSTING FENCE 90 DEGREES TO T ABLE Adjust the fence so that the face of fence (A) Fig. 116 is 90 degrees to the table. T o check if the fence is 90 degrees to the table, place a squar e (B) on the table with one end of the square against the fence.
38 COMMON SA WING OPERA TIONS CROSS-CUTTING Cross-cutting r equires the use of the miter gage to position and guide the work. Place the work against the miter gage and advance both the gage and work toward the saw blade, as shown in Fig. 120. The miter gage may be used in either table slot.
Fig. 121A 39 WARNING: NEVER USE THE BIESEMEYER FENCE SYSTEM AS A CUT -OFF GAGE WHEN CROSS-CUTTING WITHOUT USING (B) FIG. 121A . 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 gage as shown in Fig.
40 Ripping is cutting lengthwise through a boar d, (Fig. 125). 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 rests on the table. Since the work is pushed along the fence, it must have a straight edge and make solid contact with the table.
41 Fig. 128 Fig. 127 Fig. 129 Fig. 130 4. When ripping material with a veneer facing that extends over the material, the fence (A) should be in the horizontal position with the veneer (B) extending over the lip of the fence, (Fig.
42 Fig. 131 The moulding head consists of a cutterhead in which can be mounted various shapes of steel knives, (Fig. 131). Each of the three knives in a set is fitted into a gr oove in the cutterhead and securely clamped with a scr ew . The knife grooves should be kept fr ee of sawdust which would prevent the cutter fr om seating properly .
43 Fig. 139 Fig. 140 3. Fig. 140 shows a typical dado operation using the miter gage as a guide. WARNING: NEVER USE THE DADO HEAD IN A BEVEL POSITION. WARNING: AL W A YS INST ALL BLADE GUARD AFTER OPERA TION IS COMPLETED. Fig. 137 Fig. 138 Fig. 136 1.
44 CONSTRUCTING A FEA THERBOARD Fig. 141, 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.
45 BIESEMEYER T -SQUARE FENCE SYSTEM FENCE OPERA TION IMPORT ANT : Before operating fence, make sur e the fence is adjusted parallel to the miter gage slot, as explained later in this manual. Fig. 142 Fig. 143 1. T o move the fence along the guide rail, simply lift up clamp lever (A) as shown in Fig.
46 LUBRICA TION 1. Apply household floor paste wax to fence and guide tube sliding surfaces weekly . Also, saw table and extension table surface should be waxed often. 2. Apply grease to cam lock (A) Fig. 149, and cam foot (B) occasionally to prevent wear .
47 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 be made from scrap material by following the pattern shown in Fig.150. Fig. 150 PUSH STICK MAKE FROM 1/2 ″ OR 3/4 ″ WOOD OR THICKNESS LESS THAN WIDTH OF MA T’L.
48 BLADE GUARD ACCESSORIES Deluxe Uniguar d ® Blade Guard The Delta Model 34-976 Uniguard Blade Guar d with Splitter and Anti-kickback Fingers Fig. 151, is an accessory that can be used in place of the standard blade guard that is supplied with the Contractor’ s Saw .
49 49 T wo Y ear Limited W arranty Delta will repair or r eplace, at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective.
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