Powermatic PM3000 manual

Instr u c tio ns a nd P arts Ma nual 14-i n ch Cabi n et S aw Mod el P M30 00 WALT ER MEIE R ( M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 N ew Sa n f or d Road LaVerg n e, Tenness ee 37086 Part No. M - 1720304 Ph .: 800-274- 6848 Re v isi o n C 04/ 2011 w ww . pow e rmatic. com Copyrig h t © 2011 W alt er M eier ( M an u f act u r i n g) I n c. This .pdf docume[...]

2 W ar r a nt y a nd Se r v i c e Wal t er M eier (M anuf acturing) I nc., w arr ant s ev ery produ ct it se l ls. I f one of ou r too ls n eeds serv ice or repa i r, one of o ur Aut horiz ed Se rv ice Cent er s lo cat ed t hroughout t he U nited S t at es can g iv e y ou quick se rv ice. I n m ost cases, any o f t hese Walter M eier Aut hor ized S[...]

3 T a bl e of C ont e nt s Wa rra n ty a n d S er v i ce..........................................................................................................................2 T ab le of C on te n ts ...............................................................................................................................3 Wa rn in gs......[...]

4 Warn i n gs 1. Read a n d under st an d t h e e n tir e ow n er ’s ma nual bef or e at t emptin g asse mbl y or oper at ion . 2. Read a n d under st an d t h e w ar n i n gs post ed o n t h e m ac h i n e a n d i n t his m a nu al. Fa il u r e t o c o m ply wit h all of t h ese w ar n i n gs may cau s e s er io u s i n j u r y. 3. Repl ac e t h[...]

5 19. Keep visitor s a saf e dist an c e f r om th e w ork ar ea . Keep ch ildre n aw ay. 20. M ake you r w or ksh op chil d pr oof w it h padlocks, master sw itch es or by r emov in g saf et y keys. 21. Giv e yo u r w or k u n d iv ide d att en t io n . Looki n g aro un d, car r yin g o n a conv er sat io n a n d “ h or se- play” ar e careless[...]

6 Int r o duc t i on This m a nual is pro v ided by Walt er Meier ( Man u f act u ri n g) I n c. , coveri n g t h e saf e oper at ion a n d m ai n t e n a n c e pr oced u r es f or a Pow er matic M odel P M3000 Cabi n et Saw . Th is ma nu a l co n tai n s i n st r u ct io n s o n i n s t a ll at io n , saf et y pr ecau tio n s, ge n er al operat i [...]

7 Shi ppi ng Co nt e nt s Un p acki n g Rem o v e bo x a n d w ood cr at i n g co mp letely f r om aroun d saw . C h eck f or s h ipp i n g da mage. R epor t an y damage i mmed iat ely to y o u r di st rib u t or a n d shipping age n t . Do not discar d a n y s h ipp i n g m at erial un t i l the Tabl e Saw is asse mbled a n d runn i ng pr oper ly.[...]

8 Sm al l Box Th e s mall box co n s ist s of t h e f ollowin g ite ms: 1 Pu s h St ick ( G ) 1 32mm Arbor Wr en ch ( H ) 2 Lock K n o bs (J) 2 Sw ive l H a nd le s ( K) 1 Riv i ng K n ife a n d Paw l Assem b ly ( L) 1 H a rd ware Ba g (M ) co n si stin g of: 6 3/ 8- 16 x 1 H e x Cap Screw s ( AA) 6 3/ 8 Lock W ash er ( BB) 6 3/ 8 Flat W ash er ( C[...]

9 Assem b l y M o unti ng Ex te nsio n W ings R efe rri n g to F i g u re 1: 1. Moun t a c ast i r on ext ensi on w i ng (A ) to th e righ t or l ef t side of t he t abl e (B ) u sing t h ree each 3/ 8- 16 x 1 hex head s cr ews (C ), 3 /8 l ock w ashers (D) an d 3/ 8 f l at w asher s (E). Ha v e a n ass i s t an t h o ld t h e e x t e n s io n w i [...]

10 Bl ad e I n st al l ati o n/ Rep l acemen t Use care whe n w or king w ith or ar ound shar p saw bl ad e t o pr event inju ry! To in sta ll or r eplace a blade (r ef er t o Figu r e 5) : 1. Di s co nn ect mac hi n e f r om pow er sou r ce. 2. Rai s e t h e b lade heig h t a ll t h e w ay u p a nd set t h e blade ti lt t o 0º ( ref er t o H a n [...]

11 M o tor Co ver L i ne up t he door hi nges (A . Fi gu re 7) wi th th e cabi net hinges ( B, Figu r e 7) a n d i n s e rt hi nge pi ns (C , Fi g u re 7). Not e : T he lo c k i ng me c h a n i s m ma y r e q u i r e adj u st me n t t o in s u r e pr oper ali g nme n t . Ri vi n g Kn i f e and Gu ard I n st al l atio n D esc r i pt i on R efe rri n[...]

12 A dj us t ment Th e c lampin g b locks (L, M, Fig u re 9) ar e adj u st ed at t h e f act or y an d n o f u r t her adj u st me n t of t h e bl ade g u ar d a nd r i v i ng k n ife asse mb ly sh o uld be n ecessary. H owe v er, pr oper ali g nm ent is very i mportant . Befor e oper at in g t h e t able saw , r ead t h e R i ving Kni f e Adjust m[...]

13 Ad j ustm en ts H andwhe e l A djust me nts R efe rri n g to F i g u re 10 : Th e f r ont hand wheel (B) c o n tro ls t h e ra i s in g and lower in g of t h e blad e ( bl ade hei ght ). Th e s ide han dwheel (C ) con tro l s th e bl ade ti l t . Th e bl ade ca n be adj u s t ed f or a t ilt bet w ee n 90 º (vert ical or a set t i n g of 0 º o[...]

14 Never u se a zer o- clearanc e insert w ith t he saw blad e in a t i lted p osit i on. Never operat e t he saw wi t hout t he blad e guard, r ivi n g kn ife and a nt i-kick back pa wls for oper at ions wh ere t hey can be used. Wh e n t h e st a n dar d i n ser t is t o be u sed aga i n , t h e saw blade m u st be r eadju st ed as f ollows: 5. W[...]

15 Tilt S t op Ad jus tm e nt 1. Adju st t h e bl ade t i lt f or 90º as descr i bed i n Blade Ti l t Adj us tment o n page 13. 2. U s i n g a comb i n at io n sq u ar e, ch eck t he 90º st op (Fig u re 1 3 s h ow s t h e 90 º st op bei n g c h ec ked) . 3. Adju st t h e 90 º st op pos it io n if r eq u ired, u s i n g t h e st op scr ew s as s[...]

16 Exten s i on pl at e Th e extens i on pl ate (D , F i gu re 1 4 ) c an be adj u st ed by sl idi n g t o t h e r ig h t or lef t or r emov e d e n tir e ly . To adj u st – loose n t w o l ock handl es ( E), posit ion t h e ex t e n s io n plate a n d t ig h t en t h e lock h a n dl es. To remo ve – slide t h e e x t e n sio n p late compl et [...]

17 Ri vi n g Kn i fe Adj u st men t Lat era l alignment Th e saw bl ade a nd r i v i n g k nif e m u st be i n li ne as close as possib le wit h eac h ot h er ( lat e ra l al i gnm ent) f o r t h e pr ev e n t io n of kickback. U po n i n it ia l b lade g uar d a n d ri v i n g k n i f e i n st al latio n no fu r t h er ad j u st me n t s h o uld b[...]

18 R eferri n g to F i g u r e 18: 2. With a 5 mm h e x w ren c h , loos e n t w o so cket head button scr ews (E). Not e : Th ese scr ew s ar e acces sible th r o u g h openi n gs o n t h e f l oating c l am p bl ock (B ) located dia go n al ly o n eit h er sid e of t he loc k handl e (A ). Th ey se c u re th e f i x ed cl am p bl ock (C) to t h e[...]

19 O p er ati o ns (NO TE: The f ollowi ng Fi gu r e i l lustrati ons m ay or may not show your speci f i c table s aw model , but the procedur es ar e i denti cal. ) Ove rvi ew Fa mi lia r i ze y o ur se lf w it h t he loc a t i o n a n d operat ion of all co n t r ols a n d adj us t me n t s and t h e u se of acces sor ies su c h as t h e mi t er[...]

20 Ri p S aw i ng Ri pp i n g is w h er e t h e w or k piece is f ed w it h t h e grain i n t o t h e saw blade u si ng t h e f en c e as a guide a nd a positio ni n g de v ice t o e n s u re t h e desired w idt h of c u t ( Figu re 24) . Fi gur e 24 Befor e st art i ng a r i pp i ng cut, be sure t he f ence is c la m ped s ecur ely and ali g ned p[...]

21 Wh e n r ipp i n g lo n g boar ds, u s e a s u ppor t at t h e f ron t of t h e t able, s u c h as a ro ller st a n d, a n d a su ppor t or "t ail m a n " at t h e rear as s h ow n i n Fig u r e 27. Ne v er u s e t h e r ip fe n ce beyo n d t h e po in t w h ere t h e car r iage is flu s h w it h th e e n d of t h e r ails. Ha v e t h [...]

22 Bevel an d M i t er Op erat i o n s Bevel Cut – A be v e l c u t is a s pecia l ty pe of operat ion w h er e t h e saw blade is tilted at an an g le less t h a n 9 0 degr ees t o t h e t able top (Fig u re 30) . O per at ion s ar e per f or m ed i n t h e same ma nner as rip pi n g or cr ossc u t t i n g e x cept t h e f e n ce or m iter gau g[...]

23 S afety Dev i ces F eat h er Bo ard an d P u sh Bl o cks A p u s h s t ick is i n c l u ded w it h t h e P M3000 t able saw . I n addit io n , a m u lt it u de of af t er market produ ct s ar e a vai lable t hat ca n be u sed i n conj un ct io n w ith t h e m it er s lot a n d f en ce, i n cl u d i n g feat h er boar ds a n d p u s h b locks. T [...]

24 M ai nt e na nc e Al w ays disconne ct power t o t he mac hin e bef ore per f or m i ng m ainten ance. Fai lure t o d o t h is ma y r e s u lt in s e r io u s p e r s o n a l inj ur y . Cl ean i n g Not e : T he f o l l o w i ng m a i nt e na nc e s c he d u l e assumes th e s aw is bei n g u s ed e v er y day. Dai ly: • Wipe dow n t h e t abl[...]

25 T r oubl e s hoot i ng T r ouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Ex cess i v e v ibr at io n . Til t or r aisin g cl amp k n obs n ot t igh te n ed. Tig h t e n k nobs. Bl ade o u t of balan ce. C h a n ge blad e. [ page 10] Bad m ot or . Repl ac e m ot or . Loose ar bor or motor sh ea ve. Tig h t e n s et sc r ew s . C u t s ou t - of - s qu ar e w h [...]

26 R ep l acemen t P arts To order par t s or r each o u r s er v ic e depar t me n t , cal l 1-800- 274- 6848, Mo n day t h ro u g h Fr iday (see o u r w ebsit e f or bu si n ess h o u r s, w w w. pow er matic. com). H avi n g t h e M odel Num b er and Seria l Num ber of y ou r mac h i ne a va ila ble w h e n y o u c a l l w ill al lo w u s t o s [...]

27 T ab l e & Cab i n et Assemb l y Part s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. P M 3000- 101 ............C ab in e t .............................................................................................. 1 2 .............. P M 2000- 105 ............P owe rm ati c N a m e Pl ate .........................[...]

28 Tr unni on & Mot or A ssemb l y[...]

29 Tr unni on & Mot or A ssemb l y P art s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. PM 2000-201 ............Kn ob .................................................................................................. 2 2 .............. PM 2000-202 ............Han d Wh e el ...............................................[...]

30 Index N o. Part No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y 4 5 ............ P M 2000- 245 ............S ha ft .................................................................................................. 1 4 6 ............ P M 2000- 250 ............R eta in in g Rin g .................................................................................... 1[...]

31 M o tor Co ver Asse mb l y Index N o. Part No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6827044 ..................P M 2000 M ot or Cov er Assembl y ( I n de x #1 t h r u #9) ............................... 1 1 .............. PM 2000-401 ............Cov e r ........................................................................................[...]

32 Bl ad e G u ard & M i t er G au g e Assemb l y[...]

33 Bl ad e G u ard & M i t er G au g e Assemb l y P art s L i st Index N o. Part No. Descrip t ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. PM 3000-301 ............Riv ing K n i fe ....................................................................................... 1 ................ P M 3000-BGA ..........B l ade G uar d Ass emb ly (I n de x #2 th r u [...]

34 E l ec tri c a l Co n necti on s – 7.5HP 3 PH 230V 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GRO UND G REE N GR EEN BL ACK W HIE T 95 96 98 97 GRE EN BLA CK WH IT E WH ITE BLA CK WHI TE BL ACK GR EEN BL A C K RE D BL ACK WH IT E GR EEN M agnet i c Sw it ch Ele ctrical Board Mot o r RED RE D RE D RE D R C YEL LOW WHI T E RE[...]

35 E l ec tri c a l Co n necti on s – 7.5HP 3 PH 460V 5 L3 A1 3 L2 13 NO 1 L2 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 14 NO 2 T1 4 T2 6 T3 A2 GR OU ND GR EE N GR EE N BL AC K WH IE T 95 96 98 97 GR EE N BL AC K WH IT E WH IT E BL AC K WH IT E BL AC K GR EE N BL A C K RE D YE LL OW BL ACK WHI TE GR EE N Ma gne ti c Sw it ch Elec tr i c al Boa rd RE D RE D RE D RE D R C YE[...]

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