Robland XSD310 - Mortiser; Putting the Mortiser Unit Onto the Frame (Fig. 29); Height Adjustment (Fig. 28); Planer Protection During Mortising (Fig. 30)

Mortiser
Warning:
1. Always make sure both the mortiser chuck and the planer arbor safety guards are in place
before starting work.
2. Only use left hand drill bits and, whenever possible, short drills.
3. Make sure the drill bit is fastened correctly.
4. Make sure the workpiece is firmly secured onto the table with the woodclamp
5. An adjustable workpiece support can be fitted onto the mortising table.
Putting the mortiser unit onto the frame (fig. 29)
1. Clean both mounting surfaces (1.2)
2. Slide the unit onto the two bolts (3).
3. Make sure the table is mounted horizontally before tightening the two bolts (3).
Height adjustment (fig. 28)
1. After locking the height with the locking lever (4), the height adjustment is made with the
handwheel (3). One turn of this handwheel equals 4 mm in height.
2. The mortiser is equiped with 2 levers (5+6). These enable the table to move in 2 directions.
3. Lever (5) is for longitudinal stroke, lever (6) is for transversal stroke.
4. Lever (6) can be removed when machining large pieces. The workpiece itself is then used as
a lever.
5. The unit has an adjustable depth stop (7) and two length stops (8) to facilitate repitition hole
boring.
6. In case deep holes have to be drilled, it is recommended to drill in steps (each time 10 mm).
You will obtain far better results than when drilling the full depth in one step.
7. When mortising, it is recommended to drill first two holes at the extremities of the mortise;
then drill the necessary holes next to one another at the correct depth and cut away the
remaining material.
Planer protection during mortising (fig. 30)
Warning:
Always put the planer protection bridge (1) in position above the planer arbor. This prevents
accidental contact of the operator's hands with the planer arbor and knives during mortising.
Alternatively, slide the planer fence fully forward (covering the planer arbor with the planer
fence rear protection).
Fixing the mortising chuck to the spindle (fig. 30)
Always ensure that both the spindle and chuck threads are absolutely clean before assembly.
Warning : the mortiser chuck has a left hand thread !
Put the chuck onto the spindle arbor upto the end and check if the V- groove (2) in the spindle
matches with the 2 holes in the chuck (if not, the spindle thread will be damaged !).
Introduce the 2 Allen screws (1) and tighten them well.
These press screws are needed to prevent the chuck from loosening.
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