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    Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual Tilting/Sliding Spindle Shap er Model TS 29 Pow ermatic 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Part No . M-0460270 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi si on B2 04/ 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 o f C ont ent s W a rrant y and Ser v ic e .............................................................................................................................. 2  Wa r n in g ............................................................................................................................... .................... 4 ?[...]

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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 20. 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. 21. G i v e your work undiv ided attenti on. Looking around, c ar rying on a c on v ersati on and “horse-play ” are carel ess ac t s that can r es ul t in seri ous injury . 22. Ne v er pass the hands direc tly ov er or i n fr ont o[...]

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    6 35. Tur n of f the m ac hi ne before c leani ng. Use a bru sh or c om pressed ai r t o rem o v e c h i ps or debr i s — do not use your hands. 36. Do not stand on t he m achine. Serious injur y c oul d oc c ur if the mac hine ti ps o v er . 37. Nev er leav e the m achine runni ng unattended. T urn the power off and do not l ea v e the machine u[...]

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    7 Introduct ion Thi s manual i s pr o v i ded by Powerm ati c covering t he safe oper ation and m ai n tenanc e procedure s f or a Model TS29 Tilti ng Sp i ndle Shaper. T h i s m anual cont a i ns i nstruct ions on install ation, saf ety precauti ons , general operati ng procedures, m aint enance i ns t ructi ons and part s breakd own. T his m achi[...]

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    8 Unpacking Open shi pping cont a i ner and all separate cart ons contai ning accessori es , and ch eck f or shippi ng damage. Report any da m age imm ed i ately t o your distri bu t or and shippi ng agent. Compar e the cont ents of your cont ainer w ith the f ollow i ng p arts l i s t to make s ur e a ll par ts are i ntact. Read t he instr uction [...]

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    9 A ssem bl y Too l s re q ui red for assemb ly: crane wit h hoist; or f orklift 9/16" , 7/16" and 1/2" wrenches le vel 1. Remove all wood crati ng f r o m around t he shaper. 2. Remove t he bolt s securi ng the m achi ne to the ski d. 3. The shaper can be li ft ed by a crane with hoist (Fi gure 1), or by a f orklift (Figure 2) , eit[...]

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    10 4. Thr ead the short t hreaded end of the draw bar (B , Fi gure 3) i nto t he threaded h ole i n the bot tom of the i nterchangeabl e spindl e (A, Figur e 3). Rem o v e the t wo lock nut s and the bev el was h er f rom the ot her end of t he draw bar (B, Fi gure 3). 5. Car ef u l ly i ns ert the draw bar ( B, F igure 3) and spindl e (A, Figur e [...]

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    11 Fence A ssembly 1. P lace t he fenc e body (A, Figur e 7) on the tabl e. Mount t he two f ence l ocking handl es (E, Figure 7) w i th washer s , an d secur e f ence to table using one of the t w o sets of holes on t he t able. 2. Fasten bar (B, Fi gure 8) t o t he f r ont o f the f ence half usi ng the l oc ki ng l ever ( C, F i gure 8) and wash[...]

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    12 Miter Gauge and Clam p Mount mi t er gauge and cl a m p to the sli ding t able as foll ows : 1. I nsert post (A, Fi gure 10) of t he c l amp assem bly down through hole ( B, F igure 10) of the mi ter gauge body ( C, Figur e 10), and thr ead pos t (A, Figure 10) i nto hole ( D, Fi gure 10) o f sli di ng table. 2. Insert s haf t o f loc k i ng han[...]

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    13 Grounding Instructions Electri cal conn ections mu st be m ade by a qualif ie d elec tricia n in comp liance with all relevan t c o des. Thi s machi ne must be p roperl y gro unded w hil e in use t o pr o tect the op erator from el ectric sho ck and possible fat al inju ry. Bef ore connec ting power, m ake sure the elec trical current of y our p[...]

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    14 fro m the mach ine. Ad j u s t m e n t s Speed Chan ge Your m achine i s suppli ed w i th a 5- step mot or pull ey and a 5-step s pindl e pul ley t hat prov ide spindl e speeds of 3000, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 10,000 RPM . A speed chart , shown in F i gure 18, is l ocated on the i nside of the f ront c abinet door f or eas y ref erence of the bel t[...]

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    15 Spi ndl e Lock Th e s pin dle loc k w ill as s ist you in re pla cin g th e spindl e or installi ng and remov ing c u t ters. NOT E : The spindl e l oc k can be engaged onl y when the m ac hi ne has s t opped com p let ely. 1. Open r ear c abi net door. 2. P ull out t he knurl ed part of the l ock knob (A , Fi gure 21) and r ot ate it 180 degr e[...]

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    16 Fence A djustmen t 1. To lat erally adj ust the al u m i nu m f enc e plat es, loosen the t wo fence l ocking l evers (ref er to C, Fi gure 8), slide the f ence plates to t he requir ed pos i ti ons and t ight en loc king le ver s . T he alumin um fence p lates sho uld be adju sted inward so t hat t he op ening at t h e s p indle i s just e n ou[...]

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    17 Operating Controls The el e m ents o f the control panel are shown in Fi gure 25: A. Pow er Indicator B. On-o ff Sw i tch C. Forw ard/rev erse Sw it ch D. Start I ndicator E. Emer genc y Stop 1. M ake cert a i n the spi ndle lock i s disengaged as expl a i ned in the secti on "Spindle Lock " and that the cabinet door is cl osed. Be sur[...]

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    18 2. W hen the shaping oper ati on rem o v es the enti re edge of the stoc k, e. g. i n joi nting or m aking a f ull bead, the shaped edge w ill n ot be support ed by the out f eed f ence w hen both f ences are i n li ne, as shown in F igure 27. I n this case, the stoc k should be adv anced t o the positi on shown in F igur e 27 and stopped. T he [...]

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    19 2. W hen t he coll ar i s used abov e t he cut ter, as shown i n Fi gur e 32, the c ut cannot be seen, but t his method off ers an ad v an t age in that the c ut is not af f ected by s li ght v ariati ons in the t hick nes s of the stock. Also, accident al li fting of the workpi ece will not gouge the workpiec e; sim ply repeat t he operation t [...]

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    20 M a intenance Disco nnect mach i ne f rom pow er sou rce b efore doing any main t enan ce. Peri odic a ll y clean t he insi de of t he m ach i ne of shavi ngs and dus t . T his w i ll incr eas e m achi ne perf ormanc e and extend i t s life. Clean t he spindl e with c om pr essed air. Do not get oi l on t he pull eys and bel ts. I f they are di [...]

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    21 Tr oubleshoot ing Trou ble Pr obab le Ca use Re medy [wit h page #] Machi ne will not star t . Not connec ted to power source. Check c onnec t ion. Cord dam aged. Hav e c or d r epl aced by authori zed serv i ce person. Connected t o w rong v oltage. Check v oltage. Faul ty sw i tch. Replac e swit c h. Fuse bl own or ci rcuit br eak er tri pped [...]

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    22 Trou ble Pr obab le Ca use Re medy [wit h page #] Raised areas on shaped edge. Vari ation in pr essure whic h hol ds work against c ut ter. Keep work fi rmly agai nst f ence or col lars thr oughout pass. Use hold-do wns or stock f eeder . [19] Exc essiv e feed r ate. Decrease f eed rate. W o rk pull ed from hand. No support of workpi ec e. Use m[...]

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    23 Fence A ssembly – P arts List Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS29 - 001 .................Spring Gu a r d ............................................... ......................................... 1 2 ............... TS- 1503021 .............Soc ke t H ead Cap Screw .............................. M6 x 1 0 .........[...]

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    24 Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 63 ............. TS- 1524041 .............So cke t Se t Scre w ........................................ M8 x 16 ............................ 2 64 ............. TS29 - 040 .................Re ta ine r ...................................................... R42 .................................. 1 65 ....[...]

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    25 Fence A ssembly – E xp lo de d Vi ew[...]

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    26 Spindle A ssembly – Par ts List Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... 6293033 ...................Spin dle N ut .................................................. 3/4 .................................... 1 ................. 6293034 ...................Sp ind le Nu t .................................................. 1 ...[...]

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    27 Spindle A ssembly – Exploded View[...]

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    28 Cabinet A ssembly – Parts List Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS- 1502041 .............Soc ke t H ead Cap Screw .............................. M5 x 1 6 ............................ 9 2 ............... TS29 - 075 .................Table Inse rt ................................................. 2- 1/2" I.D . ..[...]

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    29 Cabinet A ssembly – Exploded View[...]

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    30 Sliding T able A ssembly – P arts List Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS29 - 095 .................Main Ta b le .................................................. ......................................... 1 2 ............... TS- 1504101 .............Soc ke t H ead Cap Screw .............................. M8 x 5 0 [...]

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    31 Sliding T able A ssembly – E xp lo d ed View[...]

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    32 Speed I ndicator – P arts Lis t Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS29 - 129 .................Belt Fo rk ...................................................... ......................................... 1 2 ............... TS29 - 130 .................Fork S lide .................................................... ..[...]

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    33 Speed I ndicator – E xploded V iew[...]

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    34 Electr ical Componen ts – Parts Li st Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS29 - 139 .................S peed Indi cat or Li ght ................................... ......................................... 5 2 ............... TS29 - 140 .................Stop B utto n ................................................. .[...]

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    35 Electr ical Componen ts – Explode d View[...]

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    36 Quill A ssembly – Parts List Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 1 ............... TS- 149105 ...............Hex Cap Sc re w ........................................... M1 0 x 35 ........................... 4 2 ............... TS- 236110 ...............Loc k W as her ............................................... M 10 ................[...]

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    37 Ind ex No. Part No. Descrip t ion Siz e Qty 60 ............. TS- 2331121 .............Ca p Nu t ....................................................... M12 .................................. 1 61 ............. TS29 - 179 .................Qu ill ............................................................. ........................................[...]

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    38 Quill A ssembly – E xp loded View[...]

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    39 El ectri cal Connections – T S 29 Shaper[...]

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    40 427 New Sanf or d Road LaVergne, Tennessee 37086 Phone: 800- 274-6848 ww w.p o we rm atic.c o m[...]