Powermatic 64B manual

 Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual 10-inch Cont ractor T able S aw M odel 6 4B  P owe rma tic 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Part No . M-1791229 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi si on B 04/ 2014 www.powerm ati c. c om Copyri ght © 2014 Powerm ati c This .pdf document is bookmarked[...]

2   1.0 Warra nty and Service Powe r m atic war rants e very product it se lls against m anufactu rers’ de f ects. If one of ou r too ls ne e ds se rvi ce o r re pair, please cont a ct Te chnical Service by calling 1- 800-274-6846, 8AM to 5PM CST , Mo nday through F riday. W arranty Pe ri od The ge neral warranty lasts for the t im e period[...]

3   2.0 Table of cont ents Section Pag e 1.0 Warranty and Service ............................................................................................................................... ...... 2  2.0 Table of contents ...................................................................................................................[...]

3.0 Saf ety war nings 1. Read and understand t h e e n t ire owner' s manu al bef ore attemptin g assembly or operation. 2. Read and understand the warnings posted o n the machin e a nd in this manu a l . Fai lu re to comply with all of thes e warnin g s m ay ca us e ser io u s inj ur y. 3. Replace th e warning labels i f th e y become obscure[...]

5   25. Use the right tool at the correct s peed and f eed rate. Do n ot f orce a tool or attachment to do a j ob for w h ich it w as not designed. The ri ght tool will do the job be tter an d more s af el y. 26. Use recommended access orie s ; im proper ac ce ssor ie s m a y be haz ar do us. 27. Main ta in tools with care. Keep saw blades sh[...]

6   Familiari ze you rself with the following safety notices u sed i n this manu al: This m ean s that if prec auti ons are not h eeded, i t may result i n m inor injury a n d/or po ssible mac h i n e dam age. This means that i f precautions are not h eeded, it m ay result in serious inj ury or possibl y ev en death.   4.0 A bout this m[...]

7   5.0 Glossar y A rbor: Metal sh af t th at conn ects t h e drive mec h anism to the blade. Bev el Edge Cu t: Tilt of the saw arbor and blade between 0° and 45° to perf orm an angled cutting operation. Blade Guard: Mech a nis m m ounted over the saw blade to prevent accidental con tact with the c u tt ing edge. Cr osscu t: Sawing operatio[...]

 8 6.0 Features  Figure 1 1 – Cast i ron table extensio n s 2 – T-slots 3 – Transparent blade guard wit h r iving knife 4 – Precision miter gauge with extension f ace 5 – Acc u -Fence ® 6 – Rail set (30” shown) 7 – Blade tilt handwh eel (wit h lock knob) 8 – Bl ad e til t an gl e s cal e 9 – Acc u -Fence storage h ook 10 [...]

 9 Mot or an d El ectri c als: M otor ty pe .............................................................................. tota lly e nclos e d fan co o led , in du ct io n, capac i tor start Ho rs e pow er .................................................................................................................... ........... 1-3/ 4 HP ([...]

 10 8.0 Setup and A ssembl y 8.1 Sh ipping con t en ts (Figures 2 through 7) 1 Saw body with swi tch – A 2 Cast iron table extensions – B 1 Motor cover – C 2 Han dwh eels – D 2 Handwheel locking knobs – E 2 Handl es – F 1 Arbor w ren ch – G 2 Open end wrench es (14 -17, 10-12mm) – H 4 Hex keys (2.5/3/4/6mm ) – I 1 Blade guard w[...]

 11 Figure 6 Figure 7 – St and hardw are package (64B -SHP) 8.2 Unpackin g and cleanu p Open shipping con tainer and ch eck f or sh ippin g damage. Report any dam age i mm ediately to your distributor and shipping age n t. Do not discard any shipping material un t il the Tabl e S aw is assembled and running properly. Com pare th e c on te nts [...]

 12 8.3 Stand as sembly Ass embly tip: A ratch et wrench wi th so ckets and extensi ons w i ll speed assembly time. 1. Assemble stand, us in g Fig ure 8 as a g uide. Use the provided carr iage bolts, f l at washers lock washers, and h ex nu ts ( SHP -3/4/5/6). Only make faste n er s snug at this time. They will be fully t ightened l ater, af ter[...]

 13 Figure 9 8.4 Mou ntin g saw to stan d Refer to Figure 9  The table saw is heavy! Get persons to assist you in lifti ng it. Failu re to comply m ay r esu lt in serious personal injury an d/or dam age to th e machi n e. 1. C areful ly lift table saw out of c arton . 2. Place table s aw atop the s ta nd, ori e nting the motor in the cu t-o u[...]

 14 8.6 In stalling table ex tensions Refer to Figure 10. Figure 10 1. Attach a table ex te nsion to th e saw tabl e. Make sure edge bevel on table extension faces front, to match that of saw table. Us e th ree scr ews, lock wash e rs an d flat washe rs (HP-1/2/3). Lightly snu g screws with 17mm wren c h . Assembly Tip: If you are doi n g this w[...]

 15 8.10 Switch brac ket Refer to Figure 13. Rem ov e exis ting screw and washers from th e fa rt h es t le ft h ol e on th e gu id e tu be , an d u s e th em to secu re t h e control switch to bottom o f guide tube, as shown i n F igure 13 (10mm w ren c h ). Figure 13 8.11 Mo to r c o ver Refer to Figure 14. 1. A t th e motor side, sl i de the [...]

 16 Figure 17 8.14 Rivin g kn ife Refer to Figure 18. The saw is supplied with two r iving knives: One extends abov e t he bl ade a nd accepts the blade guard; the other is a low-profile knife that acts al o ne f or no n- t hro ug h c ut t i ng. To in sta ll a ri vi ng k nif e : 1. R emove table i nsert, a n d ra ise arbor all the way up. 2. S l[...]

 17 If repair or replacement of the el ectric cord or pl u g is n ec essary, do not conn ect the equipment- groun di n g co n ductor to a live terminal. Use only 3-wi re e x te nsi o n cords t h at h ave 3-pro n g grounding plugs and 3-po le receptacles t h at ac cept th e tool's plug. Repair or replace damaged or worn cord imm edi ately . [...]

 18 9.4 Switch lockout The table saw is equipped w i t h a p ush-button swi tc h that w i ll accept a s af ety padlock, as show n in Figure 20. To s af egu a rd your machine f rom unauthorized operatio n a nd accidental start in g by young children, the use of a padlock (not incl u ded) is highly recom m ended. Place t he key i n a locatio n tha[...]

 19 7. Loosen screw (F) and adj us t indicator (G) unt il it reads 0º. 8. Tighten scr ew (F). NOTE : Th e bar of the miter gau ge has two slot s wit h set screw s (H ). Adj u st these set screw s (4m m hex key) to eliminate any play between bar a n d mi ter sl ot. Figure 22 10.4 Posi tive bla de stops The stops for 90° , 45° blade ti lt, a n [...]

 20 Figure 26 10.5 Riv ing kn ife ali gnm ent The rivi n g k ni f e mus t be alig n ed w ith the blade f or proper and safe operation of th e table s aw. This has been set by t he manufacturer, b u t s h o uld be verified by the operator. 1. D i s co nnect machin e from power sou rc e. 2. Install ri v ing k n if e and tighten le v er (H, F igure[...]

 21 Figure 29 Figure 30 5. Rotate marked tooth (A) so th at it is slightl y above table top at th e rea r and, using the square as bef ore, ve r i fy t h at t h e di s tance to the bl ade is th e sam e. See Figu re 30. If the distances are not the s am e, mak e a careful n ote of the diff eren ce. 6. Loosen table screws (item #30, sect i on 16.1[...]

 22  Releasing the workpiece before completin g ope rati on or n ot p u shin g work piece all the way past saw blade.  Not u sing the s pli tter /rivin g knife wh e n ripping or not maintaining alignment of the spli tter/r ivin g k ni fe w i th the saw bl ade.  Using a dull saw blade.  Not m ai n taining alignment of the rip f en ce [...]

 23 Figure 34 The rip fence (A , Fig. 34) s h o uld be set for t h e width of the c u t by us in g the sca l e on the front rail, or by m easu ri n g t he d i stance between b lade (A) and fence (B). Stand ou t of line with s aw blade and workpiece to avoid sawdust and splinters comi n g off th e blade or a pote n t ial kickback. If the work pie[...]

 24 Figure 37 11. 5 Crosscutting Cross c u t ting is where t h e w orkpiece is f ed cros s grain into the saw b l ade us ing the m i ter gauge to support and position the workpiece (F i gure 38). Figure 38 C ro ssc ut t i ng s ho u ld ne ve r be done freehand nor should th e f ence be us ed as an end s t op unless an auxiliary block (E, Fig u re[...]

 25 Figure 41 Miteri n g – Crossc u ts m ade at an a n gle to the edge of th e w orkpiece are ca lled miters (F igure 42). Set the miter gauge at the required angl e, a n d m ake the cut the same as a norm al cross c ut except t h e workpiece m u st be hel d ex tra f irmly to pre v ent creeping. Figure 42 Note : W hen mak i n g com poun d m it[...]

 26 12.0 Safet y devices Feathe r board Feather boards can be purchased at most tool stores, or made by the operator to suit partic ular applications. The feather board (Fi g ure 44) sh ould be made of s t rai ght grai n hardw ood approximately 1" thick an d 4" to 8" w i de dependi n g o n the si ze of the m achine. Th e length is[...]

 27 Figure 47 – Pus h stick template  13.0 Maintena nce A lways disco nn ect power to th e ma ch in e be fo re pe rformi n g mai nt e n a n ce . Failu re to do t h is may r esu lt i n serio u s p e rs on al in ju ry . Cl eani ng Clean the table s aw accordi n g to t he s c hedule below to ensur e ma xi mum perf ormance. Th e schedul e assu [...]

 28 14.0 Optional accessories These accessory items, purchased separately, can en h an ce th e fu n ct i on ali ty of you r t a bl e sa w. Contact y o ur dealer to order, or ca ll Powerm ati c at the ph one number on the cover.  p/n 1791088 – Dado ins ert for 64B table saw p/n 708118 – Univ ersal mobile base  Figure 49 [...]

 29 15.0 Troub leshooting the 64B Table Saw Table 2 Trouble Probabl e Cause Rem edy Tabl e saw will not start . No inco m i ng powe r. Che ck all plug co nnections . Fuse blown , or c i r cuit bre ake r tripped. Re place fuse , or re set circuit breake r . Cord da maged. Re place cord . Ex ce ssive vibration . Tilting or raising l ock kno bs not[...]

 30 16.1.1 Tabl e and Cabin et Assembly – Exploded View  [...]

 31 16.1.2 Tabl e and Cabin et Assembly – Parts List Inde x  No  Part  No  Descriptio n  Size  Qty  1 ................ 64B- 101..................... Tabl e ........................................................................ ...................................... 1 2 ................ 64B-102..................... Table [...]

 32 16.2.1 Mo to r and T runnio n A ssembly – Ex ploded View  [...]

 33 16.2.2 Mo to r and T runnio n A ssembly – Pa r ts List Inde x  No  Part  No  Descriptio n  Size  Qty  1 ................ 64B-124..................... Lock Kn ob ................................................................ ... ................................... 1 2 ................ 3520B-126................. Ha ndl[...]

 34 Inde x  No  Part  No  Descriptio n  Size  Qty  60 .............. 64B-260..................... Shaft ........................................................................ ...................................... 1 61 .............. 64B-261..................... Br acket.....................................................[...]

 35 16.3.1 Stand A ssembly – E x p l o d e d Vi ew 16.3.2 Stand A ssembly – P arts List Inde x  No  Part  No  Descriptio n  Size  Qty  1 ................ 64B- 301..................... Leg ........................................................................... ...................................... 4 2 ...............[...]

 36 16.4.1 Bla de Guar d and Miter Gauge A ssemblies – Explod ed View  [...]

 37 16.4.2 Bla de Guar d and Miter Gauge A ssemblies – Parts L ist Inde x  No  Part  No  Descriptio n  Size  Qty  .................. 64B -BG A ................... Blade Guard Ass e mbly (#1 thru #31) ...................... .................... .................. 1 1 ................ 64B-401..................... Ri ving Kni[...]

 38 17.0 Electri cal Connections 17.1 Conn ections for 115 vol t (64B Table S aw) 115V 30uf 250 V A C 400MFD 125 V AC[...]

 39 17.2 Conn ections for 230 vol t (64B Table S aw) 230V 30uf 250 V A C 400MFD 1 25 VAC[...]

 40   427 New S an f ord Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Phon e: 800 -274-6848 www.po wermati c.co m [...]