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Instructions a nd Pa rts Manual 10-inch Cabinet Sa w Model PM 200 0 Model PM2000 Tabl e Saw s hown wit h opt i onal ext ension tabl e and legs Pow ermati c 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennes see 37086 Part No . M-1791997 Ph.: 800-274- 6848 Revi si on D1 01/2014 www.powerm ati c.c om Copyri ght © 2014 Powerm ati c This .pdf document is bookmar[...]
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2 Warrant y and Service Powe rmatic war rants e ve ry product it se lls agai nst manufactu rers’ de fects. If one of ou r too ls ne ed s service o r re pair, please contact Te chnical Se rvice by calling 1- 800-274-6 846, 8AM to 5PM CS T, Mo nday through F riday. W arranty P e riod The ge ne ral warranty las ts for the time period s pe cifi ed in[...]
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3 Ta ble of Content s W arranty and Serv ic e .............................................................................................................................. 2 Tab le o f Con tents ............................................................................................................. ....................... 3 Warn i ng [...]
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4 W arnings 1. Read and under st and t he enti r e owner’s m anual bef or e attempti ng assembl y or operati on. 2. Read and understand t he w arni ng s posted on the m achi ne and in thi s m anual. Fail ure t o comply with all of these w arni ng s m ay cause seriou s i nj ur y. 3. Replac e the warni ng l abels if t hey bec om e obscured or rem o[...]
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5 17. Prov i de f or adequat e space surroun di ng work area and non-gl are, over head li ghti ng. 18. Keep the fl oor ar ound the m achi ne cl ean and free of scrap m at er i al, oil and grease. 19. Keep vi sit ors a sa f e di stance from the work area. Keep chi l dr en aw ay. 20. Make y our workshop chi l d pr oof wit h padloc k s, m aster switc [...]
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6 Introduct ion Thi s m anual is pro v i ded by P owermat i c cov ering t he saf e operat i on and m ai ntenance procedur e s f or a Powerm ati c Model PM2000 T able Saw. T hi s manual c ontai ns i nstructi ons on instal l ati on, saf et y precaut i ons, general operati ng proc edures, mai ntenance i nstructi ons and parts breakdo wn. Thi s m achin[...]
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7 Shippi ng C ontents Unpackin g Rem ove box and wood crat i ng compl etel y from around saw. Check f or s hi pping dam age. Repor t any dam age imm ediately to your di stri but or and shippi ng agent. Do not di scard any shippi ng m ateri al until t he Tabl e Saw i s assem bl ed and runni ng properl y . Com pare t he content s of your cont ai ner [...]
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8 Co nt e nt s o f the Ship p i ng C o nt a ine r Main Saw Cont ainer 1 Tabl e Saw (A) 1 T abl e Insert ( B) The f oll owing i tem s are i nside t he saw : 1 Mi ter Gauge A ssem bly ( C) 1 Bl ade G uard Assembl y ( D) 1 S w itch in bo x (E ) 1 Owner's Manual ( F ) 1 W arranty Card (not shown) Main Saw Cont ainer Small Bo x The sm all box consi[...]
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9 Ext ension T ables Two ex tensi on tabl es are packaged i n i ndiv i dual box es. Ext ension T ables Side C over Box 2 Hinge Pi n (N) 1 Si de Cov er (O) Content s of Side Cover B ox Fence and Rail Cart on content s a nd inst all ati on instructi ons f or the f ence, rail system , and opti onal wooden ext ension tabl e are descr ibed i n t he Ac c[...]
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10 A s sembl y Mount i ng Ext e nsi o n Wi ng s Ref erri ng to Fi gure 1: 1. M ount a cast iron ext ension wing (A) to th e ri ght or lef t side of the t able (B) using t hree each 3/ 8-16x 1 hex hea d s crew s (C), 3/8 lo ck was hers (D) and 3/ 8 flat w ashers (E). Have an assistant hol d the ex tensi on wing up to t he tabl e whil e i nserti ng t[...]
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11 Lock Kno bs and Swiv el Handles Ref erri ng to Fi gure 4: 1. T hread the swivel handles ( A ) i nt o t he front and side handwheels ( C) an d ti ght en wit h a 14mm wrench. 2. Sc rew lock k nobs (B ) int o the thr eaded openings on t he end of the shaf t s l oc at ed i n the mi ddl e of the handw heels (C). Note: Do not t i ghten t he lock k nob[...]
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12 Blade I nstallati o n/Replacemen t Use care w h en wo rking wi th o r arou nd sharp saw blad e to prevent injury! To instal l or r eplace a blade (r efer to Figur e 6) : 1. Di sconnect m ac hine f rom power source. 2. Rai se t he blade he ight al l the way up and set the blade tilt to 0º (refer to Handwheel Adjust ment s on page 14). 3. Pr ess [...]
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13 Rivin g Knife an d Guard In stallation Descrip ti on Ref erri ng to Fi gure 9: The c om plete r iving knif e and g uard as sembly is shown i n A. B ef ore i nstalli ng ont o t he saw, t he anti - kickba ck pawl (E) must be separated f rom the riving knife (H) as des cri bed bel ow. 1. Press and hol d the quick- release but ton (D) on the base of[...]
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14 Grounding Instructions Elect rical co nn ections mu st b e made b y a qu al ified el ectri cian i n co mplian ce wi th all rel evant codes. Thi s machin e must be pro perl y g rounded to h elp p revent elect rical sho ck and po ssible f at al inju ry. A power plug i s not pr ov i ded with t he Model 2000. You may either connect the pr oper UL/ C[...]
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15 Ca st o r sy st e m a d j u st m en t Retr actabl e castor s can be ex t ended permi t ting t he saw to be m oved: 1. Loos en the l ock knob (A) on the side handwheel (C). 2. Pull t he handwheel out (F ) . 3. Turn the handwheel ( C) cl oc kwise to ext end the c astor s, r ai si ng t he saw . Note: Because of t he weight of t he machine, both han[...]
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16 Miter Slot Alignm ent Disco nn ect mach ine f rom pow er sou rce b efore maki ng thi s adjustmen t. To c heck the ali gnment of the mit er slot t o the blade: 1. Raise t he bl ade t o i t s maxi m um hei ght at t he 90º v er tic al posi tion ( 0º on scal e). 2. Mark one t ooth wit h a grea se penc i l and posit i on t he t oot h sl i ght l y a[...]
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17 Pr ecision Mi ter Gau ge Setting t he m iter ga uge ang le Ref erri ng to Fi gure 15: The pr eci sion mi t er gauge ha s a rack and p inio n adjustm ent f or setti ng the angl e. T o oper ate: 1. S li de the m i ter gauge int o one of t he slot s on the t abl e top. 2. Loos en loc k handle (A). To adj ust the body ( B) o f t he miter gauge t o t[...]
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18 Rivin g Knife Adjustm ent Late ral a lig nment The sa w bl ade and riv i ng k nif e must be in li ne as cl ose as pos sibl e wit h each ot her ( lat era l alignment ) f or the pr ev enti on of ki ckback . Upon init i al bl ade guard and r iv i ng knif e install ation no f ur ther adj ustm ent should be n ecessary. Ali gn m ent should be check ed[...]
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19 Note: These scre ws are accessi bl e thr ough openings on the floatin g clam p bloc k (B) loc ated di agonall y on ei ther si de of t he lock handle (A). They s ecure the fix ed clam p block ( C) t o the riving k nif e extension plat e (F). Looseni ng these scre ws (E) w ill al low th e fix ed clamp bloc k (C) to sli de bac k and f orth on t he [...]
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20 Operating Controls Sta rt/ Sto p Powe r I ndic ator Light – T he start s witch has a power i ndi cat or l amp whic h is on w hen ever th ere is po wer co n nect ed t o the saw, not j us t w hen t he saw is runni ng. Do not assume that no light means ther e is no pow er t o t he m ac hin e. If t he bul b i s bad, ther e will no indi cati on. Al[...]
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21 Operations Overv iew Fam iliari ze your self with the l ocati on and operat i on of all c ontr ols and adj ustm ent s and the use of accessories such as the m i ter gauge and ri p f enc e. Kickback Seri ous inj ur y can r esult from kic kback s w hi c h occur when a work pi ece bi nds on the saw blade or bi nds bet w een the saw blade an d ri p [...]
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22 Rip S a wing Rippi ng is where the work pi ece i s f ed wit h the grai n i nto the saw blade usi ng the f ence as a guide and a posi ti oning dev i ce to ensure the desired widt h of c ut (Figure 25) . Figur e 25 Befo re starti ng a ri pp ing cu t, be su re the fen ce is clamp ed securel y and alig ned pr oper ly. • Nev er rip freehand or use [...]
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23 W hen ripping l ong boar ds, use a support at t he fr ont of the tabl e, such as a roll er stand, and a support or "tailm an" at the rear as shown in Fi gure 28. Nev er use the ri p f enc e beyond the poi nt w here the car riage i s fl ush with t he end of the r ails. Hav e the b l ade ext end about 1/ 8" abo v e t he top of t he [...]
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24 Bev el and M iter Operation s Bevel Cu t – A be v el cut is a special type of operat ion wher e the sa w bl ade is ti l t ed at an angle l ess than 90 degrees to t he tabl e t op (F igur e 31). Oper ations are perf orm ed i n the same m anner as ri pping or cr oss cut ti ng exc ept the f ence or mit er gauge should be used on the ri ght- hand [...]
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25 Safet y Devi ces Feather Board and P ush Blocks Feat her boards and push bl ock s can be purchase d at m ost woodworki ng stores that sell tabl e saws an d acce s sories, al t hough some users pref er to m ake t heir own. In addi t i on, a m ultit ude of aft er-m arket pr oduct s are av ail abl e that can be used in c onj uncti on with t he mit [...]
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26 M a intenance Always d isc onnect powe r to t he m ac hine before per form ing ma inte na nce . Fai lure to do this may resu lt in serio u s personal inju ry. Cleanin g Note: The f oll owing m aint enance schedul e assum es the sa w is bei ng used ev ery day. Da ily: • W ipe down the tabl e surf ace and gr oov es with a r ust pr ev enti v e. ?[...]
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27 Tr oubleshoot ing Trou ble P roba ble Ca use Re me dy Exc ess iv e v ibr ation. Til t or r aisi ng cl am p k nobs not ti ght ened. Ti ght en knobs. Bl ade out of bal anc e. Change blade. [ page 12] Bad m ot or. Replac e m ot or. Loose arbor or m ot or sheav e. Ti ght en set scr ews. Cuts out- of -square when cros scut t i ng. Mi ter gauge out of[...]
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28 Optional A ccessori es 2195042K Acc u-F ence ® and rail system f or ri pping 50" t o right and 12" to left of saw blade. 2195079Z Ac cu-F ence ® - fenc e assembl y onl y, no r ails. 1791787 Low Prof il e Riv ing Knif e. 1791791 Thi n Kerf Riv ing Knif e. 1791792 Low Prof il e Thi n Kerf Ri v i ng Knif e 1791790 T abl e Insert . 17917[...]
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29 Model PM2000 T able Sa w Parts List Side Cov er A ssembly Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty ................. 6827044 ...................PM 2000 Motor Cov er Assembl y (Index #1 t hru #9) ................................ 1 1 ............... PM 2000-401 ............Co v er .............................................................[...]
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30 Table & Cabinet A ssembly Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty 1 ............... PM 2000-101 ............Bas e ...................................................................................................... 1 2 ............... PM 2000-102 ............Ca bine t..................................................................[...]
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31 Table & Cabinet A ssembly Re tract able cas t er sys t e m , pate nt US 8,006,596 B 2.[...]
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32 T runni o n & Mo t o r A ssembly Parts List Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty 1 ............... PM 2000-201 ............K nob ..................................................................................................... 2 2 ............... PM 2000-202 ............H and W heel .............................................[...]
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33 T runni o n & Mo t o r A ssembly Parts List Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty ................. PM 2000-JBC ...........J un ction Bo x Co v er (no t s how n) ............................................................ 1 ................. PM 2000-248C ..........Moto r .............................................................[...]
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34 T runni o n & Mo t o r A ssembly Parts List Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty 88 ............. PM 2000-288 ............DU Bu shin g ........................................................................................... 1 89 ............. PM 2000-289 ............Reta ining R i ng .............................................[...]
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35 T runni o n & Mo t o r A ssembly[...]
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36 Blade Guar d & Miter Gauge Assem b ly P arts List Ind ex No. P art No . Descrip t i on Siz e Qty 1 ............... PM 2000-301 ............Ri vi ng Kn ife .......................................................................................... 1 ................. PM 2000-BGA ...........Bl ade G uard Ass em bl y (Index #2 thr u #16, #21, #2[...]
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37 Blade Guar d & Miter Gauge Assem b ly[...]
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38 Wiring Diagrams 3HP, 2 30V , 1Ph as e 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GROU ND G REE N GREEN BLAC K WHIET 95 96 98 97 450V AC 20UF GREEN BLAC K WHIT E 250VAC 250MFD WHIT E BLACK WHIT E BLAC K GREEN BLACK RE D YELLOW BLACK WHITE GREEN Magnetic S witch Elect ric al Boar d Motor LED RED WHITE YELLOW C R[...]
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39 5HP, 2 30V , 1Ph as e 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GROU ND GREE N GREE N BLAC K WHIE T 95 96 98 97 450VAC 35UF GREEN BLAC K WHIT E 250VA C 400MFD WHIT E BLACK WHITE BLACK GREE N BLACK RED YELLO W BLACK WH IT E GREEN Magnet ic Swit ch Ele ctric al Bo ard Motor R C YELLOW WH IT E RED LED[...]
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40 5HP, 2 30V , 3Ph as e 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GROUND GREEN GREEN BLACK WHIET 95 96 98 97 GREEN BLACK WHITE WHITE BLACK WHITE BLACK GREEN BLACK RED YE LLOW BLACK WHI TE GREEN Magn et ic S witch El ect r ica l Boar d Moto r RED RED RED RED R C YELLOW WH ITE RED LED[...]
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41 5HP, 4 60V , 3Ph as e 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GROUND GREEN GREEN BLACK WHIET 95 96 98 97 GREEN BLACK WHITE WHITE BLACK WHITE BLACK GREEN BLACK RED YELLO W BLACK WH ITE GREEN Magn et ic Sw it ch Elec t ri c a l Bo ar d RED RED RED RED R C YELLOW WHIT E RED LED Motor[...]
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42 Notes[...]
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44 427 Ne w Sanford Road LaVe rgne, Tenne ssee 37086 Phone : 800-274-6848 ww w .pow ermatic .co m[...]