Intelitek Bench Router User manual

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Bench / Pro Router User Manual

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Contents
Terms and Condions....................................................................................................................................4
WARRANTY................................................................................................................................................4
DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES...........................................................................................5
Policies and Procedures................................................................................................................................5
SERVICE POLICY.........................................................................................................................................5
SHIPPING POLICY (TO CUSTOMER) ...........................................................................................................5
GENERAL SAFETY SYMBOLS: .....................................................................................................................6
Personal Safety Rules................................................................................................................................6
Work Area Safety Rules.............................................................................................................................7
System Use and Care.................................................................................................................................7
Electrical and Mechanical Service Rules ...................................................................................................7
Installing & Handling CNC Equipment...........................................................................................................9
Final Posioning of Equipment ...............................................................................................................10
Leveling CNC Equipment.........................................................................................................................11
Locaon of the Control PC ......................................................................................................................11
Computer connecons............................................................................................................................11
Connecng to Electricity.........................................................................................................................12
Connecng to Compressed Air ...............................................................................................................12
CNC System Operaon................................................................................................................................13
CNC System Start Up...............................................................................................................................13
CNC System Shut Down...........................................................................................................................13
Tesng the CNC System Operaon .........................................................................................................13
System Maintenance...................................................................................................................................14
Daily / As Needed................................................................................................................................14
Monthly:..............................................................................................................................................14
Extended Idle (Over 2 Months):..........................................................................................................14
Addional Informaon................................................................................................................................15

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Terms and Condions
The terms and condions set forth below and on the face side hereof constute a complete and
exclusive statement of the agreement between buyer and seller. All representaons, promises,
warranes, or statements by an agent or employee of seller that dier in any way from the terms and
condions hereof shall be given no force or eect, no modicaons, or addions there to shall be
binding upon seller unless expressly consented to in wring. Any conicng warranty terms and
condions in the purchase order or any other buyer's document are specically rejected by the seller. No
course of prior dealing or usage of trade shall supplement or explain any term used in this agreement.
WARRANTY
Seller warrants Goods manufactured by it will be free of material defects and will conform and funcon
consistent with the appropriate Seller specicaon(s) for a period of 1 year from the shipping date. If any
of the Goods are found by Seller to be defecve, such Goods will, at Seller's opon, be replaced or
repaired at Seller's cost. No defecve goods are to be returned without wrien authorizaon of seller.
The sole purpose of the spulated exclusive remedy shall be to provide the Buyer with free repair and
replacement of defecve Goods in the manner provided herein. This exclusive remedy shall not be
deemed to have failed of its essenal purpose so long as the Seller is willing and able to repair or replace
defecve Goods in the prescribed manner. The foregoing warranty is in lieu of all other warranes,
express or implied, including those of merchantability or tness for any purpose not expressly set forth
herein. No armaon of Seller, by words or acon, other than as set forth in this Secon shall constute
a warranty. Seller's warranty does not apply to any Goods which have been subjected to misuse,
mishandling, misapplicaon, neglect (including but not limited to improper maintenance), accident,
improper installaon, modicaon (including by not limited to use of unauthorized parts or
aachments), or adjustment or repair performed by anyone other than Seller or one of Seller's
authorized agents. When returning products to Seller packaging must be adequate or all warranty is null
and void. Buyer will pay for the cost of shipping to and from the Seller for all warranty repairs. In the
event travel is necessary for warranty repairs, Buyer will pay for the cost of all travel expenses to and
from the Seller's locaon.Any claim by Buyer with reference to the Goods sold hereunder shall be
deemed waived by the Buyer unless submied in wring to seller within the earlier of (I) thirty (30) days
following the date Buyer discovered or by reasonable inspecon should have discovered, any claimed
breach of foregoing warranty, or (ii) 12 months following the date of shipment. Any cause of acon for
breach of the foregoing warranty shall be brought within one year from the date the alleged breach was
discovered or should have been discovered, whichever occurs rst.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Seller's liability (whether under the theories of breach of contract or warranty, negligence, or strict
liability) for its Goods shall be limited to repairing or replacing Goods found by Seller to be defecve, or
at Seller's opon, to refunding the purchase price of such Goods or parts thereof.

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DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
In no event shall seller be liable for consequential damages arising out of or in connection with this agreement,
including without limitation, breach of any obligation imposed on seller hereunder. Consequential damages shall
include without limitation, loss of use, income or profit, or loss sustained as the result of injury (including death) to any
person, or loss of or damage to property (including without limitation property handled or processed by the use of the
goods). Buyer shall indemnify seller against all liability, cost or expense which may be sustained by seller on account
of any such loss, damage, or injury.
Policies and Procedures
RETURN PROCEDURE POLICY
Before returning any equipment in or out of warranty, the customer must first receive authorization number and
packing instructions from Intelitek. No claim will be allowed nor credit given for products returned without such
authorization. Proper packaging and insurance for shipping is solely the responsibility of the customer. Upon
receiving approval from Intelitek, the product should be returned along with statement describing problem or defect
with the Intelitek product with shipping prepaid. If upon examination by Intelitek, warranted defects exist, the product
will be repaired or replaced at no charge and returned, prepaid, to the customer. Return will be by common carrier
(e.g. UPS). Should the need for rapid, next day, or any other special shipping arise, this will be at customers’
expense, not at that of Intelitek. Should an out of warranty situation exist, the customer shall be notified of any repair
cost. At such time, the customer must issue to Intelitek a payment in full to cover the repair cost or authorize the
return shipping of product as-is to the customer. A restocking fee of 30% will be charged on items returned to stock.
SERVICE POLICY
Repairs are ordinarily done at the Intelitek facility in Derry, NH were all necessary instrumentation is available.
Service equipment is difficult to transport, and thereby limit these services to be performed at the discretion of
Intelitek. Should Services be required and provided at the sole discretion of Intelitek, any and all relevant expenses
incurred, including transportation, travel time, subsistence costs, and prevailing cost per hour (8 hour minimum) are
the responsibility of the customer.*see Technical Support policy for details.*call for current pricing.
SHIPPING POLICY (TO CUSTOMER)
Shipments to customer will be received during regularly scheduled business hours unless other arrangements are
necessary. Upon delivery to agreed customer location, it is solely the responsibility of the customer to inspect the
shipment for any damages incurred during transport. Damages to shipment must be noted on the bill of
lading at the time of delivery. Intelitek is not responsible for any damages to shipment during transport to the
customer. The full value of the shipment must be recorded on the bill of lading in order to receive full compensation
for damages incurred during transport to the customer.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT POLICY
Intelitek provides technical support service and assistance for its customers by (1) telephone (2) E-mail (4) technician
on site. Technical support is no substitute for CNC System, or software training that is purchased separately by the
customer. Technical support is provided at no charge to customer for diagnosing and assisting in the remedy (1) of
mechanical problems. (2) Of electrical problems (3) of preventative maintenance issues, up to 1 hour per incident for
any problem arising with Intelitek products which are covered by product the limited warranty. Customer will be
charged if technical support or assistance is required if the problem is not covered by product limited warranty. For
technical service by telephone the customer will be required to provide information about the Intelitek product and the
problem. The technician will ask questions concerning the (1) nature of problem. (2) Age of product or system. (3)
Type of product. Customers in need of technical service or assistance on product or system that not covered by the
limited warranty will be required to provide the technician with a valid credit card number to cover technical support or
assistance service charges. A base charge of $US (call for pricing) will be billed for the first 15 minutes of the service
call. A charge of $US (call for Pricing) / minute will be billed after the first 15 minutes of the service call. Pricing will be
explained at the time of service rendered. E-mail service will be provided without charge at the discretion of Intelitek.
If technician on site service is required for customers less than 2 hours driving distance from the Intelitek factory, the
customer will be billed a charge of $US (call for pricing) / hour. If technician on site service is required for customers
more than 2 hours driving distance from the Intelitek factory, the customer will be billed a charge of $US (call for
pricing) /day on site with a minimum of 4 hours service, and with maximum of 8 hours service for one day. All
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be billed in addition to service charges.
CNC SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE TRAINING
Intelitek offers to its’ customers, training on Current Product Intelitek CNC Systems and Software. These training
sessions do NOT attend to unsupported software. Training classes are provided at the offices of Intelitek. in Derry,
NH or at the customer’s facility given the following circumstances: (1) the customer is financially responsible for all
travel expenses, included rental car, food, motel, airfare, etc. (2) The customer understands the training session is
exactly as stated, NOT equipment installation. The equipment must be in full working condition before the trainer
arrives at the facility.
General Informaon:
•This manual has been prepared by the technical staff of Intelitek exclusively for its customers and contains
reserved information. Therefore, any partial or total reproduction and/ or discloser to third parties of the
content herein are strictly prohibited without the prior written consent of Intelitek.
•This manual is supplied as an integral part of the CNC system and constitutes, at the time of printing, the
latest edition of documentation pertaining to the product.
•This manual is to be used by suitably trained personnel only. The information contained in this manual offers
no guarantee against risk. The use of the content of this manual is the sole responsibility of the user.
Intelitek cannot be held responsible or liable for any damage or injury resulting from incorrect use of this
document.
•This manual describes the procedures for correct installation of the CNC system. In the case of conflict
between these instructions and safety, electrical, or other standards/ codes, please contact L A Enterprise
CNC Inc for any corrective and or adaptive measures. Under no circumstances can the instructions
contained in this manual substitute technical, electrical, or safety standards/ codes.
GENERAL SAFETY SYMBOLS:
•Important instructions or precautions are marked with the following symbols.
Warning: Identifies situations that could lead to personal injury.
Warning: Live electrical parts.
Safety Warnings and Rules
Fully read and understand this and any manual or other instruction
provided with the CNC System. Become familiar with the function,
operation, and hazards of the CNC System, its’ parts, and accessories.
Personal Safety Rules
•Only qualied personnel should operate the CNC System.
•Stand clear of moving machinery.
•Never run CNC equipment unaended.
•Stay alert, watch what you are doing and use good sense when operang the CNC System.
•Do not use the CNC System while red or under the inuence of drugs, alcohol, or medicaon.
•Keep long hair, clothing, jewelry and gloves away from moving parts.
•Always keep body parts away from cung head.
•Always use personal protecve equipment

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•(PPE) as required by law including – Safety glasses, hearing protecon, dust or vapor protecon,
nonskid shoes, and hard hat.
•Remove collet wrenches before operang the CNC System.
Work Area Safety Rules
•Keep work area clean and well lit.
•Do not operate the CNC System in the presence of ammable liquids, gas, or dust.
•Keep bystanders, visitors, and children away while operang the CNC System.
•Remove unnecessary arcles from work surface before operang the CNC System.
•Observe any cauon or warning signs supplied with the CNC System.
System Use and Care
•Use clamps or other praccal way to rmly secure and support the work piece.
•Maintain the CNC System with care.
•Always use recommended cung speeds and feed rates.
•Keep all cung tools sharp and clean.
•Do not force a tool.
•Always use the correct tool for the job.
•Check for misalignment or binding of moving parts, and any other condion that may aect the
systems operaon.
•Always keep the CNC System controls clean, and free from dirt, debris, grease, and oil.
•Always know locaons of E-stop or other emergency features on the CNC System.
•Always keep cable and wire carriers clean from dust, dirt, debris, metal chips, oil, grease, water
and other materials or uids.
Warning: Some dust or fumes, created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, roung,
burning, and other construcon acvies performed on certain materials, are known to
be harmful. Personal risk from exposure to these can be signicantly reduced by working
in well venlated area, using an adequate dust or fume removal system, working with
approved safety and protecon equipment.
Electrical and Mechanical Service Rules
•Always disconnect power to the CNC System before performing any maintenance procedure.
•Repair or maintenance service must be performed only by trained, qualied, service technicians.
•Always know the locaon of service disconnect breaker.
•Always keep electrical guards and covers in place while power is supplied to the CNC System.

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Warning: Care must be taken not damage any exposed electrical cabling (or connector),
compressed air ng (or line), vacuum piping, dust collecon, fume extracon hoses, or
any other connecon during loading, unloading, or relocaon of CNC equipment. All
electrical cables, compressed air lines, vacuum piping, dust collecon or fume extracon
hoses must be disconnected before moving or relocang the CNC equipment.

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Installing & Handling CNC Equipment
Warning: Forkli or other equipment should be operated by trained, operang
personnel only with good understanding of materials handling safety policy, and
procedures. Any forkli or other equipment operator should be completely familiar with
the equipment, its operaon, and funcons before unloading or moving any CNC system
or equipment.
Important: Use fork li with fork extensions for unloading and moving the CNC
equipment when required. See picture.
Warning: CNC equipment may not be balanced. Use cauon when moving or unloading
so as not to damage CNC equipment, fork li, or operator. See picture.
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Warning: Team li desktop equipment when moving from the shipping container to and from the
tabletop. The table should be rated for 300lbs / 135kg or beer.
Final Posioning of Equipment
The nal posion of the equipment will depend greatly on customer’s locaon. Allow for adequate
spacing around the equipment for loading / unloading of materials, clamping material, access to vacuum
valves. Intelitek recommends an access path of at least 3 feet on three sides of the CNC Equipment and a
material staging area extending 8 or 9 feet from the loading end of the equipment.
•All moving parts must be clear of any obstrucon to always allow free movement during system
operaon.
•Emergency stop(s) should be always accessible during system operaon. Do not cover, block, or
obstruct access to the Emergency Stop or any system controls.
•Service disconnect (when applicable) should be always accessible during system operaon.
Service disconnect should never locked in during system operaon.

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Leveling CNC Equipment
The CNC machine must be leveled at several points across the machine. Shims of steel, plasc, or rubber
may be used to bring machine to level across its span. The table should have no teeter in any direcon.
Should leveling feet be necessary, the customer may purchase these separately. Leveling feet are
available from various machinery supply houses, or hardware centers.
Note: Each Pro Machine table leg arrives with factory drilled ½” holes for leveling feet which are not
included with the CNC System.
Important: Tabletop surface may not be true. Milling is normally required for truing the table’s surface.
The customer is responsible for table milling, and truing on any of the equipment working surfaces. Table
milling les are not included with the purchase of the CNC System.
Locaon of the Control PC
The control PC is part of the CNC system that requires an area for access by the system operator. The
control PC, keyboard and mouse should be always easily accessible and funconal during system
operaon. The control PC monitor should also be in plain view by the system operator. The control PC
should be kept in a venlated environment to prevent overheang, and/or malfuncon. The USB ports
should be easily accessible to the operator.
Important: Your new CNC Machine includes a USB Drive, create a copy of this recovery drive before
running the machine. Store the drive in a safe place or inside the machine control box.
•Protect and secure any cables, hoses or parts of the CNC system crossing any access path around
or near the CNC equipment.
•The PC should be occasionally checked and cleaned to prevent dust buildup inside.
•The PC should be dedicated to only running the piece of equipment.
Computer connecons
•Connect the network or USB cable on to the control panel mounted on the machine. (Cable may
be integrated depending on type of machine)
•Connect the other end of the cable to the PC.
•Connect the remainder of the PC (monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc…) as recommended by the PC
manufacturer.
Important: Do not connect network cables to a switch or hub. Network cables should be connected to
the machines onboard the network port. Add-on adapters are not supported.
Important: Your new CNC Machine includes a USB Drive, create a copy of this recovery drive before
running the machine. Store the drive in a safe place or inside the machine control box.

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Connecng to Electricity
Electrical power to the CNC system is provided by the customer. System power should be supplied
through an easily accessible fused service disconnect switch or circuit breaker. All system accessories
such as vacuum hold down, dust collecon, etc. should also be connected with an adequate service
disconnect or breaker and on dedicated circuits. Input locaons may vary by model and type.
Important: U.L. approved or equivalent over current, spike, or surge protecon should always be used to
connect equipment such as the Control PC and other accessories.
Important: The CNC system should be properly grounded. (Dedicated grounding is recommended on
oor standing units)
Connecng to Compressed Air
Compressed air connections are supplied by customer. Standard CNC Systems do not require compressed air for
operation. Compressed air is required for Automatic Tool Change Systems (ATC), and some accessories.
Compressed air for use on the CNC System should be dry, filtered, and regulated. The CFM rating and PSI will vary
depending on the Model and Type of CNC system.
Important: Drain all moisture traps daily to prevent damage equipment and other system components. A separate
compressed air line is necessary for general equipment maintenance. An air nozzle should be used to blow off the
equipment after each use. Exposed mechanical parts such as the geared rack and pinion gear require special
attention to keep equipment clean and operating properly. The table cutting surface should be cleared after each
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CNC System Operaon
This informaon is not intended as a substute for training on how to use this equipment. This
informaon is provided only as a recommended overview. Intelitek oers training materials and on-site
training for an addional fee.
Important: Your new CNC Machine includes a USB Drive, create a copy of this recovery drive before
running the machine. Store the drive in a safe place or inside the machine control box.
CNC System Start Up
•Power on the PC.
•Aer the PC has nished boong, open Mach3.
•Turn on compressed air valve if the system requires compressed air.
•Release Main Disconnect(s), if equipped.
•Pull out the Emergency Stop buon. (Noce Picture)
•Turn the control box on/o buon to the on posion.
•Rotate the Dust collecon switch to Automac if equipped.
•Click the reset buon on the Mach3 control screen.
•Jog each axis a few inches away from their home posions.
•Click the Reference All Home
•Wait unl the reference roune has completed.
CNC System Shut Down
•Make sure all les have stopped running.
•Turn o Vacuum pump, if equipped.
•Turn o the compressed air valve, if equipped.
•Turn the control box on/o switch to the o posion
•Push in the Emergency Stop buon.
•Exit the Mach3 Program.
•Shut down the Control PC.
•Lockout Main Disconnect(s), if equipped.
•Turn o the main power to the Control PC aer it has completely shut down.
Tesng the CNC System Operaon
•Jog the X and Y axis using the keyboard Arrow keys.
•Jog the Z axis using the page up and page down keys for Z up and down movement.
•Set the X, Y, axis to the part zero and Z axis to zero 1in / 25mm above the part.
•Open your G-Code
•Click Cycle Start to begin a dry run of your part.
•Once satisfied with the dry run, lower the Z axis to the part and reset the Z zero.

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System Maintenance
System maintenance should be performed regularly to keep any CNC System in good operang
condion. Between cung jobs clear the cung area of debris, chips, and unused scrap material.
Daily / As Needed
•Check the condion of the bit or cung tool and replace if needed.
•Use air nozzle to blow o the equipment especially exposed mechanical parts on all axis and the
spindle motor if air cooled.
•Clean-up work area and access area around the CNC System.
•Inspect Clean or replace all dust lters as necessary.
•Lightly oil any exposed steel surfaces such as bearings, guide rails, geared racks, pinion gears,
and ball screws. Use only light machine oil applied with a clean rag. Aluminum and painted
surfaces do not require oiling.
Machines with Air
•Drain moisture traps on compressed air lines.
•Inspect all compressed air regulators for correct air pressure regularly.
•Use air nozzle to clean out chips, dust, and debris from the wire and cable carriers.
•Check Air Regulator oil Level
Monthly:
•Back up the C:\Mach3 Folder on the PC
•Check PC for dust and use canned air to clean out. Do not use compressed air.
•Inspect all equipment for excessive wear, or damage.
•Remove caked grease and other build ups of lubricants / material buildup.
•Apply grease to any grease ngs located on the CNC system or accessories (vacuum pump,
Drills, etc…)
•Open and inspect the control box for chips, dust, and debris. If chips, dust, or debris are present,
clean out with vacuum (not compressed air). Use care not to damage wires, or any electrical
components in the control box.
Extended Idle (Over 2 Months):
Important: Your new CNC Machine includes a USB Drive, create a copy of this recovery drive before
running the machine. Store the drive in a safe place or inside the machine control box.
•Back up the C:\Mach3 Folder on the PC
•Check PC for dust and use canned air to clean out. Do not use compressed air.
•Record the PC Password
•Unplug the PC Power from the Wall
•Inspect all equipment for excessive wear, or damage.

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•Remove caked grease and other build ups of lubricants / material buildup.
•Apply grease to any grease ngs located on the CNC system or accessories (vacuum pump,
Drills, etc…)
•Open and inspect the control box for chips, dust, and debris. If chips, dust, or debris are present,
clean out with vacuum (not compressed air). Use care not to damage wires, or any electrical
components in the control box.
•Lightly grease or apply rust preventave to any exposed steel surfaces such as bearings, guide
rails, geared racks, pinion gears, and ball screws.
•Remove Tooling
•Remove old Stock.
•Send Machine to Reference Posion
•Perform Lockout Tagout on all disconnects.
Addional Informaon
The full users manual for Mach 3 can be found at: hps://www.machsupport.com/soware/mach3/
USB Smooth Stepper Informaon can be found at: hps://warp9td.com/index.php/documentaon/doc-
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Ethernet Smooth Stepper Informaon can be found at:
hps://warp9td.com/index.php/documentaon/doc-ess

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