Powermatic Pm3000 manual

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    Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual A ccu-Fence ® for M odel s 66, 72 A, PM 2000, P M3 000 Pow ermatic 427 New Sanf or d Rd. LaVergne, TN 37086 Part No . M-2195079Z Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi si on C 01 /2015 www.powerm ati c. c om Copyri ght © 2015 Powerm ati c[...]

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    2 Warrant y and Service Powe r m atic warran t s eve ry pr oduct i t se ll s against manu f acture rs’ defe cts. If one of ou r too ls ne e ds se rvi ce o r re pair, please cont a ct Te chnical S ervice by calling 1- 800-274-6846, 8AM to 5PM C ST , Mo nday th rough F r iday. W arranty Pe ri od The ge neral warranty lasts for the t ime period s pe[...]

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    3 Ta ble of Cont ents W a rrant y and Ser v ic e .............................................................................................................................. 2  Tab le o f Con tents ............................................................................................................. ....................... 3  Spe cif[...]

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    4 Unpacking Open shi pping cart ons and check t hat a l l parts are i ntact . Report any dam age imm ediately to your di stri butor. Read the i ns tr uction manual thor oughly f or ass em bly, ali gn m ent, and m a intenanc e instruc ti ons . Box con t en ts Box One 1 Accu-F enc e (A) 1 Lock Le v er Knob (B) 2 Plasti c Sh im s (not shown) 1 Ow ner?[...]

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    5 I nstallin g the Fron t Rail 1. I dentify the front rail, whi ch i s 3" x 3" wit h notc hes on one side. 2. Ali gn the hol es on the not ched si de of the front rail t o the hol es i n the f r ont edge of t he tabl e saw top, as s hown in F igure 1. The notches s houl d f all below the mi ter slot s in the t able. Note: The rail 's[...]

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    6 Ref erring to Fi gur e 5: 3. Sec ure the back ra il (A) t o the pre-tapped holes i n the saw t able (B) i n two places w i th 5/16- 18 x 7/8 hex cap scr e w s (C), 5/16 lock washers (D) , and 5/16 f l a t washer s (E). Fi nger tight en onl y. 4. Use the adj ustabl e s quare t o measure at sev eral poi nts along t he ra i l to achi e v e paral lel[...]

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    7 Ins ta lli ng the T able The opt i onal wood ex tension t abl e (includi ng t he opti onal r ou ter t ab le) s i ts f lush agai ns t t he s a w tabl e and along t he insi de of the r ails. T he Powermatic logo ( or w arni ng label on the rout er tabl e) shoul d f ace out w ard. T he ex tensi on tabl e is not bolted to t he s aw tabl e. It i s bol[...]

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    8 Se cu ri ng W ood Table t o Back Rail Ref erring to Fi gur e 11: 1. I nser t si x hex head scr e w s (E) and fla t was hers (F) t hrough the back rail and wooden ex tension t able an d secure with s ix flat washer s (F ) , lock washe rs (G) and hex nuts (H). Finger- ti ghten only at t his tim e. 2. Re-chec k the table f or alignment al ong the fr[...]

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    9 Mou ntin g th e Accu -Fence 1. Scr ew t he loc k lev er k nob into t he threaded handle on t he Accu-F enc e ( see Figur e 14) . The lock le ver has thr ee f uncti onal positi ons . Ref erring to Fi gur e 15: • The upr i ght positi on per m it s mount i ng and r emov a l o f f ence fr o m t he saw . • The unl ock positi on permits easy f enc [...]

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    10 A djusting Fenc e Parall el to the Miter Slot Ref erring to Fi gur e 18: 1. Pl ac e the fenc e (A) on t he table (B ). A dj ust it so the edg e (C) l ines up w it h the ri ght mi ter slot ( D) and loc k it. 2. The l ocked f ence must be even ( para l lel) w ith the mite r s lot fr o m front to ba ck . 3. If the fenc e is not ev en al ong the l e[...]

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    11 5. Measure the di stance b etween the saw blade and t he i nsi de of the f enc e. 6. Adj ust the cur s or (G, Fi gure 18) to r ead the dist ance just m easured and t ight en the cursor assem bly to t he fence. 7. Tak e a test cut and conf irm that the adjust m ent is cor r ect. Note: If t he c ursor does not hav e enough tr a v el to giv e the c[...]

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    12 Rail Installation on a non-Po wermat ic Ta ble Sa w The f ollowing i nstruct ions are f or install ing t he Acc u-Fence and Rail Syst em on a tabl e s aw other than a Powermatic m odel. Some dr illing i s requi red. Tools re quire d  10mm and 12mm w renches  Ph il i ps sc re w dr iv er  Adjustabl e square  Rubber m a l let (or hamm e[...]

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    13 I nstallin g the Back R ail 1. Loc ate the back rail which i s 2" x 2" w it h holes runni ng along one si de only. The height of the back rail when at tached t o the saw is not cr it ical, but it should be paral l el to the t able top. 2. Posi ti on the back ra il approxim ately 9/ 16" below the surf ace of the t able t op, with t[...]

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    14 Replacem ent Parts To order parts or reach our service department, call 1-800-274-6848, Monday t h ro ugh Friday (see our website for busin e s s hours , www.powermatic.co m). Having t h e Model Nu m ber an d Serial Nu mber of y our machin e av ail ab l e when you call will allow u s to serve you qu ickly and accur ately . Rail A ssembly Ind ex [...]

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    15 A ccu-Fen ce Par ts Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip t ion Siz e Qty .................. 2195079Z ............. 66 & PM2000 Accu-F en ce A ss embly .................... .............................. ............... 1 .................. 2195080 ............... 72A & PM3000 A ccu-F ence Ass em bly .................. ...........................[...]

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    16 A ccu-Fen ce A ssembly 427 Ne w Sanford Rd. LaVe rgne, TN 37 086 Phone : 800-274-6848 www.p ower mat ic.com[...]