Powermatic PF-BS manual

Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual Po we red Stock F eed er f or Band S a ws Mod el PF-B S WMH T OOL G ROUP 2420 Vantage Dr iv e El g in, I llinoi s 60123 Part No . M - 1790819 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s ion A 9/04 www.wm ht oolgroup. co m Copyri ght © W MH Tool Group[...]

2 Thi s m anual has been prepared f or t he ow ner and operat ors of a Powermati c Model PF -BS Stock Feeder . Its purpose, asi de from mac h i ne operati on , i s to promot e s af ety us i ng accepted operat ing and m a i ntenance proc edures. To obt ain m axim u m lif e and eff iciency f rom y our Stock F eeder and to ai d in using i t sa f ely, [...]

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

4 W a rning 1. Read and under st and t he enti r e owners manual befor e at tempti ng as sem bly or operat i on. 2. Read and understand t he w ar ning s po sted on the m achine and i n thi s m anual. Fail ure t o co m ply w i t h all of t hes e warning s m ay c ause seri ou s inj ur y. 3. Replac e the warning l abe l s if they bec om e obscured or [...]

5 blah bl ahbl ah 21. Make y our workshop chi l d proof wi t h padl ocks, master switc hes or by r em ov i ng start er k ey s. 22. 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 . 23. Maint a i n a balanc ed s t ance at al l t i[...]

6 Introduct ion Thi s manual i s pro v i ded by Pow er mat ic c o v ering the saf e operati on and m aintenance proc edures f or a Model PF-BS St oc k Feeder and Fenc e for Band S aws. This m anual cont a i ns i ns tr ucti ons on i ns t all at i on, safet y precaut ions, general operati ng procedur es, m a i ntenance i nstruct ions and part s break[...]

7 Unpacking Rem o v e t he plasti c f ro m around the Feeder and Fence, and check f or shi pping dam age. Report any dam age imm ediatel y t o your di s t ribut or and shippi ng agent. Do not discard any shi pping m a t erial unti l the St ock Feeder is as sem bled and runni ng properl y . Com pare t he content s of your cont ai ner with t he f o l[...]

8 Moun ting Ho le L ocation NOT E: Dim ens i ons are in inc hes, hol e si zes are m etri c. Figur e 1[...]

9 A ssem bly and Instal l ation Too l s n eed ed f o r assembly: 8.5mm dr il l bit M 10 x 1 . 5P t ap 17mm wrench Rem o v e the cl ear plastic f ro m around the S tock Feeder and F ence Ass em bl y . Ex posed met a l s ur fac es hav e been giv en a protec tiv e coat ing at t he f act ory. This should be rem oved wit h a s of t cl o t h moistened wi[...]

10 3. Ti ghten the handle ( A, Figure 3). If necessary, mov e the Fence sl ightly t o bring it par all el w i th t he blade. 4. W hen satisfied, m ark the l ocation of the second hole u sing the hol e in the F ence base as your t em plate. 5. Rem o v e the F ence f rom the table, and drill and tap t he second hol e. 6. Pl ace the Fence ov er the ho[...]

11 Groun ding Instru ctions Elect rical co nnection s must be mad e by a qu alified el ectrician i n comp liance wit h all relevan t codes. Th is machi ne must be p r o perly ground ed to help preven t electri cal sho ck and po ssible fat al injur y. As receiv ed f ro m the f actor y , the PF- B S Stock Feeder w ill ru n o n e ith er 230 v olt or 4[...]

12 A d j ustments Fence M ovem ent To m ove t he f ence toward or a w ay f r om t he s aw blade, l oosen the l ock handle (A , Figure 10) and rotat e the knob (B, Figur e 10) . A millim eter scal e i s inscri bed on t he edge of t he rack ( C, Fi gur e 10) . Aft er adj us tm ent, re-ti ghten l ock handle (A, Fi gure 10). Spri ng T e ns ion The am o[...]

13 Ch angin g Feed Rate 1. Loos en the two hex nuts (one is shown i n Fi gure 13) t hat hold t he mot or to t he mot or m ount. Us e a 1 2mm w r enc h. Do not rem ov e the hex nuts, loosen them only enough so that t he m ot or can be pivoted. 2. P ivot the m otor countercloc kw i s e, as shown in Fi gure 13. This w i ll produce sl ack in the belt .[...]

14 2. S et the desi red rate of feed on t he Stock Feeder by m ovi ng t he belt to the proper pull ey groov es. Proper rate of feed wil l depend upon t he hardnes s and t hickness of the workpi ece, and i s best l earned through ex peri ence. 3. Set t he Fence so that the dim ens i on on the scale ( C, Fi gure 10) mat ches the desired thi ckness of[...]

15 Ar m Ax is Keep the ax is o f the arm l ubri ca t ed w i th a good quali ty general purpose greas e, i nserted thr ough the grease f i tti ng (Figur e 18) . Fence A t l east once a week, pl ace a l ight coat of oil on the sl idi ng co l u m n of t he f ence. A l s o pl ace a drop of oil on each roller pin. See Fi gure 19. Figur e 18 Figur e 19 T[...]

16 Feed Rate/ Bel t P o siti on[...]

17 Replacem ent Parts Replac em ent parts are li sted on the f ollowing page s. To order par ts or reach our serv i ce depar tment, call 1-800-274- 6848 bet w een 7: 00 a. m. and 6: 00 p.m. (CST ), Monday t hrough Fri day. Havi ng t he Model Num ber and Serial Num ber of your m ac hine av ailabl e when you c all w il l allow us to serv e you qui c [...]

18 Par ts List: Fence A ssembly Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... PFBS -101 ............... Roller Fenc e ...................................................... ................................... 1 2 ............... PFBS -102 ............... Colu m n .............................................................. ......[...]

19 Fence A ssembly[...]

20 Par ts List: Feeder Assem bly Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... BB- 6202Z Z .............. Ba ll Bea ring ....................................................... 6202ZZ ....................... 1 2 ............... BB- 6204Z ................ Ball Be ar i ng ....................................................... 6204Z [...]

21 Index No. P art No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 55 ............. TS- 1550061 ............ Fla t W as her ....................................................... M8 .............................. 2 56 ............. TS- 1490061 ............ He x Cap Scre w.................................................. M8x35 ........................ 1 57 .........[...]

22 Feeder Assem bly[...]

23 El ectri cal Connections[...]

24 WM H Tool Gr ou p 2420 Van t age Drive Elgin, Il linois 60123 Phone : 800 - 274-6848 www.wm h t oo l group. c o m[...]