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SAFETY SWITCH ADJUSTMENT
1. Unplug unit from power source and place it on a flat
sheet of steel that is at least 3/8” - thick.
2. Only magnet portion should be on steel plate. Rear
support block (Containing glide post and impactor)
should hang over edge of steel plate.
3 . Remove Access hole screw (10977) from back of
housing.
4. Insert 5/32” Allen Wrench into access hole and back off
(counter clockwise) Microswitch Adjusting Screw
(10969) about three full turns.
5. With the allen wrench in place, turn the magnet ON.
Depress the motor ON switch, if the motor does not
start, continue holding the switch and slowly turn the
Microswitch Adjusting Screw clockwise until the motor
starts. Release the Motor ON switch. Turn the Micro-
switch Adjusting Screw clockwise 1-1/2 turns. This
should complete the adjustment process.
6. Replace the Access hole screw (10977).
7. Turn Magnet and Motor switches ON. Strike side of
magnet at rear with a rubber hammer. Motor should
shut off before the magnet moves more than 1/2-inch
in any direction.
NOTE: Safety switch adjustment should be checked
regularly following the procedures outlined.
MAINTENANCE
In order to minimize wear on moving parts and to insure
smoother operation and longer life for your magnetic drill,
the following maintenance should be done periodically,
based on use.
1. Regularly tighten all fasteners and replace worn
components.
2. Check motor brushes and replace if worn.
3. Check power cord and motor cord. If cracked or frayed,
return to authorized repair center for replacement.
4. Apply grease to the slide dovetails, brass gibs, and
the feed gear rack. For best results use Shell
Cyprina-RA or equivalent.
5. Remove arbor and pack the bearing in the arbor
support bracket with grease.
6. Grease feed handle / hub assembly at grease fitting.
REMOVING ARBOR ASSEMBLY
1. Disconnect Mag Drill from power source.
2. Remove the bottom cutting fluid inducer retaining ring
(40302) from its groove and slide down about 3/4 inch.
3. Dis-connect the coolant tube fitting and tube.
4. Slide the cutting fluid inducer ring and thrust washers
down the arbor to the clip.
5. Remove arbor support bracket bolts. (40451)
6. Loosen arbor mounting set screw (40256) at top of
arbor and remove arbor assembly.
HINTS FOR SMOOTHER OPERATION
1. Keep inside of Rotabroach cutter clear of chips - chips
will interfer with cutting to maximum depth as well as
impede free oil flow from arbor to work and can cause
cutter breakage.
2. Keep slide dovetails, brass gibs and feed rack
lubricated and free of chips and dirt.
3. Keep workpiece, machine, arbor and Rotabroach
cutter free of chips and dirt.
4. Tighten all bolts regularly.
5. We highly recommend applying a light viscosity cutting
fluid (preferably Hougen cutting fluid) to the tool
through the automatic cutting fluid inducer.
6. With motor off, depress pilot occasionally to check
metering of oil flow. Lack of oil may cause Rotabroach
Cutter to freeze in cut, slug to stick and poor cutter life.
7. When slug hangs up in cutter, bring cutter down on a
flat surface. This will normally straighten a cocked
slug allowing it to be ejected.
8. Cut overlapping holes as illustrated, using minimum
steady pressure. (When cutter is removing material
whose cross-section is half or less than the cutter
diameter, pilot should be removed and tool should be
fed with care. External lubrication should be used.
NOTE: When cutting in this manner, cutting fluid may
escape from cutting area. Tool should be fed with care,
using external lubrication.
9. When cutting large diameter or deep holes it may be
necessary to stop in the middle of the cut to add cutting
fluid to the reservoir and also remove the chips from
around the arbor. (When doing this do not raise the
cutter out of the hole. Doing so can allow chips to get
under the teeth of the cutter and make it difficult to re-
start the cut.