Woodstock W1500 manual

The Shop Fox ® ITEM W1500 COPYRIGHT © 1995 BY WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. REG.# VA 742-641 WARNING: NO PORTION OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF WOODSTOCK INTERNATIONAL, INC. REVISED APRIL 1998, PRINTED IN TAIWAN P.O. Box 2309 Bellingham, WA 98227[...]

Shop Fox ® -1- I. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 2 A. Safety Instructions for all Tools ............................................................................................. 2 B. Additional Safety Rules for The Shop Fox [...]

-2- Shop Fox ® WARNING: For Your Own Safety, Read Instructions Before Using The Shop Fox ® A. Safety Instructions For All Tools These safety rules cannot cover every situation in a workshop. Consider your individual workshop conditions when setting up or operating any machine. • Always wear eye protection • Always feed against the rotation of[...]

Shop Fox ® -3- B. Ad dit ion al Sa fet y R ul es Fo r Th e Sho p F ox ® 18. NEVER LEAVE THE TOOL RUNNING UNAT- TENDED - TURN POWER OFF. Do not leave the tool until it comes to a full stop. 19. DO NOT OPERATE THE TOOL IF USING DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OR MEDICATION. 20. DO NOT WORK IN HASTE or operate machine if you are mentally or physically fatigued. 21.[...]

-4- Shop Fox ® C. Commentary The Shop Fox ® is a multi-functional accessory fixture which can be used in conjunction with a router table, horizontal borer, shaper, bandsaw, table saw, sander, and various other woodworking machines. Its purpose is to help cut, shape and sand wood, wood composites, and plastics. The Shop Fox ® combines conventiona[...]

Shop Fox ® -5- SECTION II: ASSEMBLY Figure 1. Lock knob installation. B. Clamping Mechanism To attach the horizontal clamping mechanism to the Shop Fox ® : 1. Press the rubber clamping pad onto the head of the 2" carriage bolt. 2. Thread the carriage bolt into the toggle clamp. Figure 2. 3. Tighten the lock nut against the toggle clamp shoul[...]

-6- Shop Fox ® C. Angle Bracket The Shop Fox ® Face Plate features a variety of pre- drilled holes for mounting the angle bracket. The Angle Bracket is adjustable and supports your workpiece at a variety of angles. To mount the Angle Bracket: 1. Slide the aluminum bushing onto the thumb screw and insert the thumb screw through one of the end hole[...]

Shop Fox ® -7- SECTION III: ADJUSTMENTS A. Sliding Table Ensure that the Shop Fox ® slides freely on the base plate assembly. Figure 5. To Test: 1. Place the Shop Fox ® in any 3 / 8 " x 3 / 4 " miter slot, i.e.: your table saw or shaper. WARNING: Disconnect tool from power source before testing. 2. Push the sliding table forward and ba[...]

-8- Shop Fox ® C. Face Plate The Shop Fox ® is a precision right angle fixture and should be exactly perpendicular to your table surface. To check the accuracy of the Face Plate: 1. Place the Shop Fox ® in an appropriate miter slot and place a high quality machinist’s square against the table and face plate. Figure 5. 2. If the face plate is n[...]

Shop Fox ® -9- E. Parallelism Alignment of the miter bar parallel to the front edge of the base plate is important for optimum performance. Two methods of adjustment are described here. Method 1: 1. Loosen the two (2) mounting screws that secure the miter bar to the base plate. 2. Measure the distance from the front edge of the base plate to the f[...]

-10- Shop Fox ® SECTION IV: SET-UP C. Horizontal Clamping Use the sliding hold-down bracket and toggle clamp to hold work flat against the sliding table as shown in Figure 7. Place your work inside the Shop Fox ® and adjust the toggle clamp to yield adequate clamping pressure. Support the horizontal workpiece against one of the hand-holds for max[...]

Shop Fox ® -11- D. Vertical Clamping There are many ways to clamp your workpiece to the face plate of the Shop Fox ® . However, when clamping your workpiece vertically to the face plate, always use two clamps. 1. There are 3 / 8 " pre-drilled holes that accept our W1301 6" Vice Clamp (not included). These holes are strategically located[...]

-12- Shop Fox ® F. Clearance Even though there are many ways to affix your workpiece to the Shop Fox ® , there is one thing in com- mon with all of these arrangements. You must have the proper clearance between the Shop Fox ® , the clamps and the cutting/sanding tool. It is imperative that all clamping methods be done correctly and inspected for[...]

Shop Fox ® -13- SECTION V: OPERATIONS A. General Procedures You will find that using the Shop Fox ® with a table saw or shaper is a real time saver for positioning and holding your work effectively and safely. Many cuts and operations that you thought were impossible with traditional clamping methods are now accomplished with ease. Whether you us[...]

-14- Shop Fox ® B. Horizontal Work To position the workpiece in the Shop Fox ® : 1. Place your workpiece either face up or face down on the sliding table depending upon application. Position the workpiece, so it touches the side hand hold on the outfeed side. Place as much of the workpiece on the sliding table in order to ensure proper support bu[...]

Shop Fox ® -15- Figure 16. Making a splined dovetail joint with a router bit. D. Angled Work You can position your workpiece anywhere from 90° vertical to 45° left or right from vertical on the face plate. Figure 16. This is particularly useful when angle slotting or cutting angled tenons. Always use a mini - mum of two clamps to secure angled w[...]

-16- Shop Fox ® The following pages contain a part diagram, part list and general specifications. If you need parts or help in assembling your Shop Fox ® , or if you need operational information, we encourage you to contact your Woodstock distributor. They will be happy to help you. If you have any comments or concerns dealing specifi - cally wit[...]

Shop Fox ® -17- SECTION VII: SPECIFICATIONS MODEL W1500 SHOP FOX ® Construction ............................................................ Aluminum Plate and Cast Aluminum Components Depth: Fully Extended ..................................................................................................................................... 13 1 ?[...]

-18- Shop Fox ® SECTION VIII: PART DIAGRAM[...]

Shop Fox ® -19- PART # DESCRIPTION 1 HOLD DOWN BRACKET 2 FACE PLATE 3 SIDE HAND-HOLD (RIGHT) 4 SIDE HAND-HOLD (LEFT) 5 SLIDING TABLE 6 SLIDING TABLE SUPPORT 7 LOCKING KNOB BRACKETS 8 SLIDING RAIL 9 BASE PLATE 10 MITER BAR 11 LOCK KNOBS 12 TOGGLE CLAMP 13 ANGLE BRACKET 14 10 - 32 x 3 ⁄ 8 " BUTTON HD SCREWS 15 1 ⁄ 4 " - 20 x 1 3 ⁄ 4 [...]

-20- Shop Fox ® Woodstock International, Inc. (Woodstock) warrants this product against defects in workmanship and mate - rials for a period of one year from the original date of purchase. We will repair or replace at our option, any part or parts of the product covered under this warranty which, after examination, proves to be defective in workma[...]