Powermatic PF-33 manual

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    Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual 4-Speed St ock Feede rs Model s P F-31, P F- 33, P F-41 , PF-4 3 Pow ermatic 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Part No . M-1790800 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi si on C1 02/2014 www.powerm ati c. c om Copyri ght © 2014 Powerm ati c This .pdf document is bookmarked[...]

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    2 Warrant y and Service Powe rm ati c war rants eve ry pr oduct i t sel ls against manu f acture rs’ defe ct s. If one of our t ools ne eds se rvi ce o r repair, please cont act Te chnical Se rvice by calling 1-800- 274-6846, 8A M to 5P M CST , Monday t hrough F riday. W arranty Pe riod The ge neral warranty l asts for the t ime period s pecified[...]

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    3 Ta ble of Cont ents W a rrant y and Ser v ic e .............................................................................................................................. 2  Tab l e o f Con ten ts ............................................................................................................. ....................... 3  Wa r [...]

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    4 Wa r n i n g 1. Read and under st and t he enti r e ow ner ’s m anual bef ore attempti ng ass em bl y or operation. 2. Read and understand t he w arni ngs po sted on the m achi ne and in thi s m anual. Failur e to comply wit h all of these warning s may cause s eri ous i nj ury. 3. Replac e the warning l abe l s if t hey become obscured or rem [...]

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    5 21. Make y our workshop chi l d proof wit h padl oc k s, m aster swit c hes or by r em ov i ng s t arter k ey s. 22. Giv e your w ork undiv ided att ention. Looki ng around, carryi ng on a con v ers ati on and “horse-play ” are carel ess ac t s that can r es ul t in seri ous injury . 23. Maint a i n a bal anced stance at al l tim es s o t hat[...]

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    6 Introduct ion Thi s manual i s pr o v ided by P ow erm a tic c o v er ing t he s af e operation and maint enance procedures f or the Model PF-31 ( s i ngle phase), P F-33 (t hree phase), PF-41 (singl e pha s e) and PF -43 (t hree phase) St ock Feeder s . Thi s manual cont a ins i nstruct ions on install ation, sa f ety precautions, gener al opera[...]

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    7 Features and T erm i nology Figur e 1[...]

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    8 Unpacking Open bot h cartons and chec k f or shippi ng dam age. Report any dam age immediatel y to your di stri butor and shippi ng agent. Do not discar d any shi pping m a ter ial unti l the St ock Feeder i s as sem bled and r unni ng properly . Com pare the content s of t he cartons w i th t he f o ll ow i ng parts l ist to make sure al l parts[...]

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    9 A ssem bl y Too l s n eeded for assembl y (not provi ded): El ec tr i c dr i ll cent er punc h and ham m er 10.5mm drill bit M12 x P1.7 5 ta p 12mm, 14 m m and 19mm wrenches 5mm hex wrench Hardw are needed for assemb ly : 4 M12 spri ng washers 4 M12 x P 1.75 hex cap screws (lengt h w i ll depend upon thi ckness of t able) Ex posed m etal ar eas o[...]

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    10 3. Clean t he tabl e sur f ace, then peel away the backi ng f rom t he bori ng tem plat e in inc re m ents, as you caref u lly apply the bori ng templat e onto the table. 4. Center punc h and dr ill f o ur 1 0. 5m m diam eter holes i n the t able surf ac e, then t ap the hol es w i th M12 x P1. 75 threads. 5. Peel off t he bori ng templ ate and [...]

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    11 17. Mounti ng the f eeder body may be easi er if you l oos en the t w o hex cap screws (s hown in Fi gure 8) and r o t ate the o v er arm cone assem bly so that the cl am p is toward t he bott o m , as shown in F igure 9. Loos en the handles an d rotat e the cone s as needed t o get t he clam p in positi on. Re-t ighten t he scre ws and han dl e[...]

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    12 Ext ensi on C o rd s If an e x t ensi on c or d i s necessary, m ake sure t he cord r ating i s s ui table f or the a m perage listed on the m achine's m otor plat e . A n undersize cor d w ill ca us e a dro p in lin e vo lt age resul ting i n l os s of power and ov erheati ng. The c hart in Fi gure 10 shows t he correct size cord t o use b[...]

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    13 Disco nnect st ock f eeder fro m power so urce befo re op e n ing the b ack cover o r switching gears. To c hange t he position of t he gear s: 1. Di sconnect m achi ne fr o m pow er source. 2. Unscre w the two knob s and pul l of f t he back cov er to ex pos e the gear sy s t em , show n i n Fi gure 13. 3. Rem o v e hex nuts and fl at washers ([...]

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    14 Gener al Op er ating I nstru ctions 1. Make sure al l handl es on the stock f eeder and the f eeder m ounti ng ass em bly are tight bef ore operati ng. 2. T he s toc k f eeder shoul d be u sed i n conj unction wit h a f ence on your auxili ary m ach i ne. The f ence should be securel y fix ed. 3. T he rol lers must gr ip the of fcut, as w el l a[...]

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    15 2. T o ensure that t he workpiec e is held fi rmly against the f ence, set t he stock f eeder at a sli ght angl e t ow ard t he f ence i n the di recti on of feed. In other words, the out f eed roller should b e approx im atel y 3/ 16” (5mm) closer to t he f enc e than the i n f eed roll er. See Fi gure 18. 3. W hen the St ock F eeder is i n e[...]

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    16 2. Som e w ood w or kers pref er t o plac e the f eeder so that al l r oller s are ov er the outf eed tabl e, as shown i n Fi gure 22. T he inf eed rol ler should be approx imat e l y 3/ 16” aw ay fr o m the li p of the outf eed tabl e at t he cut t erhead area. 3. Rotat e the St ock Feeder so that t he dir ection of f eed i s angl ed sl i ght[...]

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    17 NOT E : T hese cones are subjec t to hi gh torque and it m ay be necess ary t o per iodi cally re- ti ghten t he handle unt il the cone surf aces becom e securel y seated. Ex posed m etal ar eas , such as the col um n and the ov er arm, s houl d be kept c lean and f ree of rus t. Lubr ication Oil R ese rvo ir Open t he o i l cap (shown in Fi gur[...]

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    18 Tr oubleshoot ing Trou ble Proba ble Ca use Re medy Feeder will not start. Not c onnec t ed to power source. Check power connect ions. Fuse bl own, or c i rcuit break er tr i pped. Repl ace fuse, or r es et ci r c uit br eak er . Cord dam aged. Replac e c ord. Star ting capacitor is m alfuncti oning. Replac e start ing c apacit or. Feed r at e i[...]

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    19 PF-31/33 Feeder Body[...]

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    20 Par ts List: P F-31/33 Feeder Body Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 2192188 ...................PF-3 1 F eeder Body (1P h, 115V, 4 speed) ............................................... ................. 2192187 ...................PF-3 3 F eeder Body (3P h, 230V, 4 speed) ..............................................[...]

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    21 Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 61 ............. 6289057 ...................Gea r ...................................................................20 T............................. 1 62 ............. 6289056 ...................Bus hing ..............................................................20D x 17D x (10 +2) .... 1 63 .....[...]

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    22 PF-41/43 Feeder Body[...]

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    23 Par ts List: P F-41/43 Feeder Body Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 2192190 ...................PF-4 3 F eeder Body (3P h, 230V, 4 speed) ............................................... ................. 2192191 ...................PF-4 1 F eeder Body (1P h, 230V, 4 speed) ..............................................[...]

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    24 Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 62 ............. 6289056 ...................Bus hing ..............................................................20D x 17D x (10 +2) .... 1 63 ............. 6289135 ...................Bus hing ..............................................................29D x 23 D x (9 +3) ...... 1 64 ............. [...]

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    25 Par t s L ist : Motor A ssembly for PF-31/3 3 and PF-41 /43 SINGLE PHA SE Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1 ............... 6289098 ...................Motor ..................................................... 1HP, 1 Ph, 115V, 60Hz ............ 1 2 ............... 6289207 ..................."O" Rin g ......................[...]

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    26 Feeder Mou ntin g Assem bly for PF-31/33 a nd PF-41/43[...]

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    27 Par ts List: Fee d er Mou ntin g A ssembly fo r PF-31/33 and PF-4 1/43 Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 6289113 ...................Co m ple te M ount ing B ase Assembl y ......................................................... 1 ............... 6289179 ...................H andl e A ssembl y .........................[...]

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    28 Electri ca l Con nections – 3 Phase onl y GROUN D 2 6 10 14 18 22 z 1 5 9 13 17 21 R S W X T 3 7 11 15 19 23 4 8 12 16 20 24 V U Y R S T Re d ( 5) White ( 3) White ( 2) White ( 1) Red (4 ) Re d ( 6) 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Phone: 800- 274-6848 ww w.p o we rm atic.c o m[...]