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Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual Single End Dovetailer Model DT 45 WM H TOO L GR OUP , Inc . 2420 Vantage Dr ive El g in, Illi nois 60124 Part No . M-1791304 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s i on A1 11/07 www.powerm ati c .c o m Copyri ght © 2007 WM H Tool Group, Inc. This Manual is Bookmarked ...
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2 Warranty and Serv ice WMH Tool Group, Inc., warrants every product it sel ls . If one of our tool s needs service or r epair, one of our Authorized Servi ce Centers l ocated throughout the United St a tes can give you qui ck service. In m ost cases, any of these WMH Tool Group Authorized Service Cent ers can authorize warranty repair, as sist you ...
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3 Ta ble o f Con tent s W arranty and Servic e .............................................................................................................................. 2 W a rning ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Int roduction ...
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4 W a rning 1. Read and under s tand t he enti re owner’s m anual bef ore att e m pting ass em bly or operati on. 2. Read and understand the warni ngs post ed on the m ac hi ne and in thi s m anual. Fail ure to co m ply with all of these warning s may cause seriou s i njury. 3. Replac e the warning l abe l s if t hey become obscured or remov ed. ...
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5 21. Giv e your w ork undiv ided att ent i on. Looking around, carrying on a conversati on and “horse -pl ay” are careles s acts th at can res ult in se rious injury. 22. Mai ntain a balanc ed s tanc e at al l tim es s o t hat you do not f all or lean agai ns t t he cutt er or other m o v ing parts. Do not overr each or us e ex cess iv e force ...
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6 Introduct ion Thi s m anual i s provi ded by WMH T oo l Group, I nc. , c o v eri ng the safe oper ation and mai ntenance procedur es f or a Model DT 45 Si ng l e End Dovet a iler . Th i s m anual contains instr ucti ons on install ation, safet y precaut ions, gener al operat ing pr ocedure s , m aintenanc e instruc ti ons and part s breakdo wn. T ...
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7 Features o f the DT45 Dovetail er Ter m in ol og y Bel ow are the t erms used in this manual to identif y types of c u ts and m eas urem ents. ...
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8 Unpacki ng Open shi pping cont ainer and c heck for s hi pping dam age. Report any dam age immedi a t ely to your di stri butor and s hi pping agent . Do not discar d any shippi ng m aterial until the dov etailer is assem bled and r unn i ng properl y. Rem o v e the box from inside t he cabi net. Com pare the cont ents of your cont ainer wit h th ...
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9 Instal lation & A ssem bl y Too ls requi re d for assembl y f orklift or hoi s t wit h straps/sli ngs 11mm wrench (pr o v ided) [NOT E: A so cke t s et w ith ra tche t w rench may speed assem bly ] 4 and 5mm hex w renches (prov ided) knif e or w ir e cutter 1. Rem o v e the four s crews and fl at washers holdi ng the machi ne to t he pa llet ...
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10 3. Ti ghten the four socket head c ap s crews. I nstallin g Switch 1. Rem o v e any protectiv e w rappi ng from t he sw itch. 2. Rem o v e the two socket head cap scre ws f r om t hei r h ol e s on t h e l ef t si d e of t he f r am e with a 5mm he x wrench. S ee Figure 4. 3. Pl ace the f lange of t he sw it ch box o v er t he holes, and r e-ins ...
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11 Groun d in g Instru ctio n s Elect rical co nnecti ons must be mad e by a q ualifi e d el ectrici an in comp liance wi th all rel evant codes. Th is machi ne must be p r op erly grou nded to h e lp preven t electri cal sh ock and po ssible f atal in jury. Thi s mac h i ne m ust be grounded. I n t he ev ent of a m a lf unction or breakdown, grou ...
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12 The t e m porary adapt er should onl y be used unti l a properl y grounded out let can be install ed by a qualif ied el ectri cian. Th is adapter i s no t appl icable in C ana da . The gr een colored ri gid ear, l ug, or tab, ex tendi ng f r o m t he adapter, m ust be connected t o a per manent ground s uch as a properl y grounded outl et box, a ...
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13 A d justmen ts Disco nnect mach i ne f rom pow er source b efore making adj ustments. Fai lure to compl y may cause seriou s in jury. Lower Wor k Supp ort Inside t he cabi net i s a lower w ork support (F igure 13) whi ch is used to support work pi eces in t he v ertic a l positi on. To m o v e this s upport up or do w n, l oosen the l ocki ng h ...
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14 Template Bar The f our-sided t e m plate bar, s hown in F igur e 16, will allow you to c reate “half-bli nd” dovet a i ls, where the dov etail s are vi s ibl e on onl y one side of t he joi nt. It w ill creat e dov e tail s in one of f our diff erent “pit ches” or center li nes . T he a v ailabl e pit ches are 1”, 1- 1/2”, 2” and 2 ...
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15 3. Cont inue t o check t he spacing by sli ding t he headstoc k acros s , unt il the dov e tail cut s will be distr ibut ed e v enly ac ross the wi dth of the workpiec e. NOT E: Thi s i s an approx im ate m e thod of determining by eye where to plac e the workpiec e. A scal e in inc hes and mill imeter s is mount ed to the t ab le if you need m ...
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16 Bu ffer P ads The pol yethyl ene buff er pads (sho w n i n Figur e 20) hav e slots thr ough which t hey are secured to t he f ences by screw s. These buf f er pads at tim es m ay need to be r e-positioned; f or ex a m p le, if a clam ping bar is adj us ted f or a diff erent thick nes s of workpiec e, the buf f er pad m ay need to be adj usted ou ...
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17 T h ickness o f T en on Cu t To adj ust the t h ic kness of the tenon (m a l e) cuts, you w ill change t he depth of the t racer pi n (F igure 22). 1. Di sconnect m achi ne fr o m power source. 2. Loos en the l ocki ng handle on t op t he trac er pin (F igure 22) by turni ng it count er clockwis e. 3. Insert a 5.5m m hex w r ench int o the end o ...
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18 Driv e Belt T en sion The t ight nes s of the belt t hat drives the spi ndle has been adj us ted at t he f ac tor y. Furt her adjustm ent m ay be necessary af t er the mac hine receiv es some use, as the b elt m ay stretc h sli ghtly during t he “breaking in” process. Bel t tensi on can be adj usted by a socket head cap scre w at the r ear o ...
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19 IMPORTAN T : Ma ke s ure the workp iece has been cut square bef ore m aking dov e tail s. An out-of -square workpiec e w ill re su lt in poor do veta il jo ints . 1. Set t he appropri a te t e m p lat e size, fenc e positi ons, cl a m p ing bar thi ckness , and c utter depth f or y our parti cul ar job. Ref er t o “Adj ustments” sect ion sta ...
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20 10. Insert t he LEFT SI DE p iec e and clam p it in v er ti cal positi on on the l ower work support and against t he f ence. (NOTE: T he bottom groov es on both piec es w ill be f ace up, but wil l now be oppo sit e the fenc es .) A ga in, m ake sure the edges are fl ush w i th t he LEF T SIDE ov erlappi ng the edge of the BACK. 11. Conti nue t ...
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21 3. Plywood has a tende ncy t o chip out on ex pos ed edges. A back-up board shoul d be used as needed ( s ee Fi gure 29). M a intenanc e Be for e doin g ma inte nanc e on the machine, disco nnect it fro m th e electri cal su pply. Failu re to comply may cause seri ous inj ury. If the power cord i s worn, cut , or dam aged i n any way, hav e it r ...
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22 T roubleshoot ing t he DT 45 Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Machi ne not plugged i n . Verif y machine is connect ed to power. Fuse bl ow n, or ci rcuit breaker tri pped. Replac e f use, or reset cir cu it break er. Cord dam aged. Replac e cord. Ov erload aut o m a tic r es et has not reset. If the Dovet a il er o v erloads on the ci rcuit ...
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23 Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Machi ne will not s tar t/res tart o r repeatedl y t r i ps ci rcuit breaker s or bl o ws f u ses. (cont inued) On/o ff sw itch f a ilure . If th e on/o ff s w i tch is s us pec t, you ha v e two opti ons: Ha v e a qualifi ed e lec trician t est the switch f or f unc tion, or purchase a new on/off s witc h and ...
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24 Par ts List: Base A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... DT4 5- 10 1.................W o rktab le .............................................................................................. 1 2............... DT4 5- 10 2.................Bas e Guide Ro d ........................................................... ...
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25 Base A ssembly ...
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26 Par ts List: Head stock A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... DT4 5- 20 1.................Spind le Ass embly ( Ind e x #2 thr u #10) .................................................... 1 2............... DT4 5- 20 2.................Spind le Be aring Ho us ing ...................................................... ...
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27 Headstock A ssembly ...
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28 Par ts List: C abinet A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... DT4 5- 30 1.................Cab ine t.................................................................................................. 1 2............... DT4 5- 30 2.................Doo r .................................................................. ...
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29 El ectrical Connections – 115 volt ...
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30 El ectrical Connections – 230 volt ...
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32 WM H T ool Grou p, I nc. 2420 Van tage D r ive Elgin, Il linois 60 124 Phone : 800-274-6848 www.wm htoolgr oup.com ...
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