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OPERATION
ON / OFF SWITCH
1. To turn drill press ON, insert the yellow safety key (Fig. 16
- 1) into the switch housing (Fig. 16 - 2). As a safety feature,
the switch cannot be turned ON without the safety key.
2. Flip the switch upward to the ON position.
3. To turn the drill press OFF, flip the switch downward.
4. To lock the switch in the OFF position, remove the safety
key from the switch. Store the safety key in a safe place out
of the reach of children.
POSITIONING THE TABLE AND WORKPIECE
Always place a piece of scrap material (wood, plywood,
etc.) on the table underneath the workpiece. This will pre-
vent splintering on the underside of the workpiece as the
drill bit breaks through. To keep material from spinning out
of control, it must contact left side of the column as illus-
trated, or be clamped (not included) to the table (Fig. 17).
NOTE: For small workpieces that cannot be clamped to the
table, use a drill press vise (not included). The vise must
be clamped or bolted to the table to avoid injury. Drill press
clamps and drill press vises can be purchased at
wenproducts.com.
Fig. 16
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Fig. 17
ON
OFF
GENERAL DRILLING GUIDELINES - DRILLING A HOLE
WARNING! To prevent the workpiece and the backup material from slipping from your hand while drilling,
position the workpiece and backup material to the left side of the column. If the workpiece and the backup
material are not long enough to reach the column, clamp the workpiece and backup material to the table.
Failure to do this could result in personal injury.
1. Mark where you want to drill in workpiece by using a center punch or a sharp nail, or turn ON the laser to mark
your drilling point.
2. Before turning the drill press ON, turn the feed handles to bring the drill bit down. Line the drill bit tip up with the
mark. Clamp the workpiece in place.
3. Turn ON the drill press and pull down on the feed handles with the appropriate force needed to allow the drill bit
to drill through the material.
NOTE: Feeding too slowly might cause the drill bit to turn in the chuck. Feeding too rapidly
might stop the motor, cause the belt to slip, force the workpiece loose, or break the drill bit. Practice with scrap
material to get the feel of the machine before attempting to do any drilling operation.
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