Ridgid DP15501 User Manual

Read the following instructions for 
operating your drill press to get the 
best results and to minimize the likeli-
hood of personal injury.

For your own safety, 

always observe the safety precau-
tions here and on pages 2   thru 6.

• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, 

neckties or jewelry (rings, wrist 
watches). They can get caught and 
draw you into moving parts.

• Wear nonslip footwear.

• Tie back long hair.

• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.

• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce 

the risk of possible hearing damage, 
wear ear plugs or muffs when using 
drill press for hours at a time.

• Don’t force the tool. It will do the job 

better and safer at the rate for which 
it was designed.

• Use the right tool. Don’t force tool or 

attachment to do a job it was not 
designed to do.

• If any part of your drill press is miss-

ing, malfunctioning, has been dam-
aged or broken...such as the motor 
switch, or other operating control, a 
guard, safety device or the power 
cord, turn the drill press off and 
unplug it until the particular part is 
properly repaired or replaced.

• Never place your fingers in a posi-

tion where they could contact the 
drill or other cutting tool if the work-
piece should unexpectedly shift or 
your hand should slip.

• To reduce the risk of injury from

parts thrown by the spring, follow
instructions exactly as given and
shown in adjusting spring tension
of quill.

• To prevent the workpiece from being 

torn from your hands, spinning of 
the tool, shattering the tool or being 
thrown, always properly support 
your work so it won’t shift or bind on 
the tool:

- Always position backup material

(use beneath the workpiece) to
contact the left side of the column.

- Whenever possible, position the

workpiece to contact the left side of
the column - If it is too short or the
table is tilted, clamp solidly to the
table. Use table slots or clamping
ledge around the outside edge of
the table.

- When using a drill press vise,

always fasten it to a table.

- Never do any work “Freehand”

(hand holding workpiece rather
than supporting it on the table),
except when polishing.

- Securely lock head to column,

table support to column and table
to table support before operating
drill press.

- Never move the head or table

while the tool is running.

- Before starting the operation, jog

the motor switch to make sure the
drill or other cutting tool does not
wobble or cause vibration.

- If a workpiece overhangs the table

such that it will fall or tip if not held,
clamp it to the table or provide aux-
iliary support.

- Use fixtures for unusual operations

to adequately hold, guide and posi-
tion workpiece.