Craftsman 17" Drill Press with Laser and LED Light Manual De Propietario

    If not using table fence, to prevent the workpiece or back-up material from  

    being torn from your hands while drilling, you 

MUST position it against the  

    

LEFT side of the column. Failure to do this could result in personal injury.  

    

     For small workpiece that cannot be clamped to the table, use a drill press   

     vise. The vise must be clamped or bolted to the table.

     WARNING: The drill press vise MUST be clamped or bolted to the table to  

     avoid injury from a spinning workpiece, or damaged vise or bit parts.

 

     

Drilling a blind hole (not all the way through the workpiece) to a given depth 

can be done two ways:

1. Mark the depth (1) of the hole on the side of the workpiece. (Figure 16).

2. With the switch “

OFF”, bring the drill bit (2) down until the tip is even with    

    the mark (Figure 19).

3. Hold the feed handle at this position.

4. Spin the lower nut (3) down to contact the depth stop lug (6) on the head 

    (Figure 20).

5. Spin the upper nut (5) down and tighten against the lower nut (3) 

    (Figure 20).

6. The drill bit will now stop after traveling the distance marked on the work- 

    piece.

1. With the switch “

OFF”, turn the feed handle until the pointer (7) points to  

    the desired depth on the depth scale (4) and hold the feed handle in that  

    position.

2. Spin the lower nut (3) down to contact the depth stop lug (6).

3. Spin the upper nut (5) against the lower stop nut and tighten.

4. The drill bit will stop after traveling the distance selected on the depth    

    scale.

    Using a center punch or a sharp nail, make an indentation in the workpiece  

    where you want to drill. Turn the power switch on and pull down the feed  

    handles with only enough effort to allow the drill to cut.

FEEDING TOO RAPIDLY might cause the belt or drill to slip, tear the work-

piece loose, or break the drill bit. When drilling metal, it will be necessary to 

lubricate the tip of the drill bit with metal drilling oil to prevent it from 

overheating.

 

1.1. With the switch “OFF”, open the chuck jaws (1) using the chuck key (2).     

       Turn the chuck key counterclockwise to open the chuck jaws (1).

1.2. Insert the drill bit (3) into the chuck far enough to obtain maximum        

       gripping by the jaws, but not far enough to touch the spiral grooves    

       (flutes) of the drill bit when the jaws are tightened.

1.3. Make sure that the drill is centered in the chuck.

1.4. Turn the chuck key clockwise to tighten the jaws.

       WARNING: To avoid injury or accident by the chuck key ejecting forcibly  

       from the chuck when the power is turned 

ON, always recheck and 

       remove the chuck key before turning the power