Powermatic 511 manual

Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual Vertical P anel Saw M odel 5 11 WMH T OOL GR OUP 2420 Vantage Dr iv e El g in, I llinoi s 60123 Part No . M - 0460280 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s ion D 1/05 www.wm ht oolgroup. co m Copyri ght © W MH Tool Group[...]

2 Thi s m anual has been prepar ed f or the owner and op erators of a Powermat ic Model 511 P anel Saw. It s purpose, as i de f ro m m achine operat ion, is to pr omot e saf ety using acc epted operati ng and m a i ntenance procedur es . To obtai n m aximum lif e and e ff icienc y f rom your panel s aw and to ai d in us i ng i t saf ely, please rea[...]

3 Ta ble o f C onte nts W a r r ant y and Ser v ice .............................................................................................................................. 2 Warn ing ................................................................................................................................................... 4 General Op[...]

4 Wa r n i n g 1. Read and under st and t he enti r e owners manual before attempti ng as sem bly or operat i on. 2. Read and understand t he w ar ni ngs po sted on the m achine and i n thi s m anual. Failure t o co m ply with all of t hes e warning s m ay cause s er iou s i njur y. 3. Replac e the warning l abe l s if they bec om e obscured or rem[...]

5 blah blah blah 20. Mak e y our workshop chi l d proof wi t h padl ocks, master switc hes or by r e m o v ing s tart er keys. 21. G i v e your work undiv ided attenti on. Looking around, c arr ying on a conv ers ati on and “horse-play ” are carel ess act s that can r esul t i n serious injur y . 22. Mai nta i n a balanc ed s t ance at all time[...]

6 Fam ili arize your self wit h the locati on and c ont en t o f thes e decal s on your m ach i ne.[...]

7 Gene ral O perat ing I nst ructio ns The sugge sti ons l isted bel ow are meant to giv e you a general idea of how your ne w Panel Sa w is int ended to be operat ed. No am ount of i ns t ructi on can r eplace good com mon sense an d experi ence. Be sure the operat ors of y our new Panel S aw are giv en enough tim e and m ateri a l t o beco m e f [...]

8 511 Panel Saw Features[...]

9 Introduct ion Thi s manual i s pro v ided by Pow er mat ic c o v ering the saf e operati on and m aintenance procedur es f or a Model 511 Verti cal Panel Saw . T his m anual cont a i n s inst ructi ons on i ns t all ation, saf e t y precaut ions, general operati ng procedures, mai ntenance instr uctions and parts breakd own. T his m achi ne has b[...]

10 Insta llat i on of Panel Saw Uncr ating Rem o v e the panel saw from the shippi ng contai ner and chec k f or dam age. Repor t any dam age to the f reight com pany imm ediately . A wooden block and three cabl es hav e been f astened to the c ounterweight to secure it duri ng shipm ent. Thi s w ooden block and cables m us t be rem o v ed be f ore[...]

11 The gr een w i r e m ust be the onl y w i re c onnected to t he mac h i ne’s gr oundi ng s y stem and must nev er be attached to an el ectricall y “live” ter mi na l . A tem porary adapter , shown in Fi gure 6, can be used to con nect a grounde d plug t o a two- prong outl et. The green ri g i d ear or lug ex tending from the adapt er m us[...]

12 Operati n g Tips 1. Use industri al c arb i de saw blades that ar e sharp. Dul l bl ades m ay c aus e chi ppi ng, chatt er or o v erloadi ng of the m otor. If you’re not sure w het her a bl ade i s sharp, repl ace i t with a new one. 2. F eed mat erial thr ough the saw (ri pping) or lower t he carri age (crosscutti ng) slowly, smoot hly and wh[...]

13 5. S lide workpi ece int o pos i tion agai ns t t he adjust able stop, whil e double c hecking t he cut s ize vi a the cros scut ru lers. Make s ure workpiec e i s adequatel y supported. Use one hand to gui de i t. Do n ot hold w o rkpiece so that your han d is behi nd the car riage or gui d es o r n ear the p ath of the blade. 6. Star t m ot or[...]

14 3. S elec t hei ght o f saw bl ade abov e the r ol ler s . Mov e the car r i age until the index t ab is ali gned with t he correspondi ng dim ension on the v er tical rul er. Lock t he carri age securel y t o the guides w i th t he loc ki ng k nob. 4. Star t m ot or and allow it to reac h full s peed. 5. Pl ace workpiec e on the si de of m achi[...]

15 3. Engage s pi ndle l ock (Fi gure 14) on t he m otor to k eep spindl e f rom turning. Use the wrench pr ovi ded to l oos en and rem o v e t he arbor bol t (NO TE: l e f t hand threads, t urn cl ockwise to loosen). See Fi gure 15. 4. Remove out er flange, blade, and inner fl ange. See Fi gure 15. 5. Clean spi ndle, fl anges, bolts and blade t o [...]

16 A lig nment If the saw ev er needs r eali gnment, it should be perf ormed in the f ollowing or der : 1. Ali gn roll ers. 2. Ali gn guides perpendi c ul ar to rollers. 3. Ali gn blade parall e l to gui des. To ensure acc uracy ov er the f ull mo v e ment o f the saw, c onstruct a test s quar e as f oll ow s, (F i gure 17): Use a 6-f oot metal rul[...]

17 Step 2: Ali g n Guides Disco nnect saw from power sour ce be f ore a lig ning the gui des. If the saw does not cut at 90 degree s , the guides m ay not be per pendi cular t o the roll ers. Adj ust as f ollows : 1. Make sure t he r oll ers are aligned. 2. Remove t he blade guard and m ark a bl ade toot h as a ref erence (NO TE: If the saw has a h[...]

18 6. Loos en, but do not re m ov e , t he two nuts holdi ng the i ndexi ng pin assem bly. See Fi gure 21. 7. I f burn m arks appear on the left s ide of t he workpiec e, rotat e s aw clock w i s e unt il entire f ace o f b l ade contact s y our s t rai ghtedge. If burn m arks appear on the r ight si de of workpiec e, rotat e sa w cou nt ercl oc kw[...]

19 Per iodic ally : 1. The carri age is designed t o mov e smoot h l y along t he guide t ubes . If the gui de tubes becom e caked w i th dust, the c arriage may not sl ide evenl y or beco m e stuck . Occ as i onally c l ean the gui de tubes w i th a dam p c l oth and appl y a dry l ubri cant such as a s pr ay sili cone. 2. Rotat e the mot or t o h[...]

20 Replacem ent Parts Replac ements parts are l isted on t he foll owing pages.T o order part s or reac h our serv ice depar t m ent, c a ll 1 - 800 - 274 - 6848 be t w e en 7 :3 0 a . m . and 6 : 00 p . m . ( C S T ) , M onday t h r ough F r i da y . H a v i ng t he Model Number and Serial Num ber of your m ach i ne av a i lable when you c all w i[...]

21 Par t s List : 511 Panel S aw Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty ................ 2078021 .................. Carri age Ass em bl y (I t e m s 15, 17 & 24) .............. .................................. 1 1 ............. 2218033 .................. Fra m e A ss embly ................................................ ...............[...]

22 Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 56 ............ 6813142 .................. Sprin g ................................................................ .................................. 1 57 ............ 6430050 .................. Loc king Kn ob ..................................................... .................................. 1 [...]

23 Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 11 7 .......... 6940064 .................. Cab le Tie ........................................................... .................................. 7 11 8 .......... JW 1317 ................... Hos e C lamp ....................................................... 4" (2 -Ring ).................. 1[...]

24 511 Pan el Saw ref er to parts list, pages 21-23[...]

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26 511 Pan el Saw, Motor with Pu shbu tton A ssembly 2475002 ref er to parts list, pages 21-23[...]

27 511 Pan el Saw Dust Colle ction Sy stem ref er to parts list, pages 21-23[...]

28 Electr ical Connection s ref er to parts list, pages 21-23[...]

29 S-B Fact ory Service Cen ters for th e S kil wo rm dri ve motor 800-815-8665 ST SC # CIT Y TELEPH ONE# ADDRESS Z IP FAX# M A N A GER AZ 77 Ph oeni x (60 2) 27 2-1 121 2729 W . McDow ell R oad 8500 9 ( 602) 272- 130 2 Br ian C herr y CA 41 An ah ei m (71 4) 63 0-3 24 4 12 90 N . Gr ove 9280 6 (71 4) 63 0-9 46 1 Fr ank B and er a 2 On lano (9 09) [...]

30 Par t s List : Skilsaw, Mo del 586, T ype 2 (51 1 Panel Saw ) NOT E : For all par t s and s er vi ce on the Skil worm dri v e mot or , please contact the Skil s erv ice center near you f ro m the li st on page 29. Index No. P art No . Descri pti on Pow ermatic Part No. 1 ............... 325089 .............Bearin g Co ver 2 ............... 23331[...]

31 Index No. P art No . Descri pti on Pow ermatic Part No. 54 .............. 320881 .............Co rd and Pl ug 55 .............. 5970 .................Stra i n Re lie f 56 .............. 27039 ...............Set S crew (2) 57 .............. 320391 .............Bru sh and Spri ng (2) ..................... 6861260 58 .............. 306278 .........[...]

32 Short Pane l Fe nce (Opti onal Access ory) The Shor t Panel Fenc e is designed as an ai d in c utting short panel s by bri ngi ng the panel up to waist height . T he Fenc e f its on both t he lef t and right si des of t he panel saw whic h gives support when cutti ng. Fi gur e 23 shows the component s of the Short Panel F ence . Part No . Descri[...]

33 Step 2: Wit h a po w er dr ill, a tta ch the fen ce br ac ke t to the v erti ca l cross mem bers w i th t he mount ing scre ws prov i ded. The m ount i ng screws provi ded are self -t app i ng. (Not e: The f ence brack et is pre-dril led for mounti ng.) Step 3: Att ach the f ence m ount ing bracket to t he back side of the panel saw fr ame, as s[...]

34 Optional A ccessori es Part No . Descrip t i on 2721005 ....... Sho rt P anel Fence Shelf Assembl y 6080149 ....... CMT Sa w B l ade 6080150 ....... Am ana Saw Blade 6819003 ....... Adjus tab le S top ( RH ) 6819004 ....... Adjus tab le S top ( LH ) A d justable Stop (Optional Accessory) The Adj ustable Stop has a 66” scal e and is a v ail abl[...]

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