Powermatic 3-Roll Powered Stock Feeder PF3-JR manual

Oper ati ng I nstr u c tio ns a nd P ar ts Ma nual 3-Ro l l P o w er ed S t o ck F eed er M odel PF3-JR WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 N ew Sa n f or d Road LaVerg n e, Tennessee 37086 Part No. M - 1790818 Ph . : 800- 274- 6848 Re v isio n B2 02/ 2011 w ww . pow e r matic. com Copyrig h t © 2011 Walt er Meier ( M an u f act u r i n g)[...]

2 W ar r a nt y and Se r vi c e Wal t er M ei er (M anuf acturing) Inc. , w arrants ev ery produ ct it se l l s. If one of ou r t oo l s n eeds serv i ce or repa ir, one of o ur Aut horiz ed Se rv ice Center s lo cat ed t hroughout t he U nited S t at es can g iv e y ou qui ck se rv ice. I n m ost cases, any o f t hese Wal t er M eier Aut hor i zed[...]

3 T a ble of Contents Wa rran ty a n d S er v i ce..........................................................................................................................2 Wa rn in g ....................................................................................................................... ......................4 In trod u cti o n ...[...]

4 Warn i ng 1. Read a n d underst an d t h e e n tir e ow n ers ma nu a l befor e at t emptin g as semb ly or oper at ion . 2. Read a n d under s t an d t h e w ar n i n gs post ed o n t h e mac h i n e a n d i n t his ma nu al. Fa il u re t o co mpl y w it h all of t h ese w ar n i n gs m ay cau s e ser io u s i n j u r y . 3. Repl ace t h e w ar [...]

5 21. Make you r w orksh op chil d proof w ith padlocks, ma st er sw itch es or by r emov i n g st ar t er keys. 22. Giv e y o u r w ork u n d ivi de d at ten tio n . Look in g aro un d, car ryin g o n a conv ers atio n a n d “ h or se- pl ay” are careless a cts t h at can r esu lt i n serio u s i nj u ry. 23. Main t ai n a b al a n ced sta n c[...]

6 Int r o duc t i on This m a nual i s pr o v ided by Walt er M ei er ( Man u f act u ri n g) I n c. , coveri n g t h e saf e operat i on a n d m ai n t e n a n c e pr oced u r es f or a M odel PF3-J R Stock Feeder. T h is m a nual co n t ai ns i n st ru ct io n s o n i n st all at io n , saf ety pr ecau t io n s, ge n er a l oper ati n g pr oced u[...]

7 Featu re s[...]

8 Un packing O pen s hi ppi ng co n t ai n er a n d c h eck for s h ipp in g dam age. Report a n y da mage i m m ed iately to you r distr ib u tor and shipp i n g age n t . D o n ot discard an y s h ip pin g m ater i al un t i l th e Stock Feeder is ass embled and r unni n g pr oper ly. Com par e t he co n t e n t s of yo u r c o n t ai n er w it h[...]

9 Assem bl y an d I n stall at i on T ools needed f or assemb ly: 5 mm h e x w r enc h 12mm an d 14 m m ope n end w r en c h es Rem o v e t h e c lear plastic f r om aro un d t h e f eeder an d st a n d. Ex p osed metal s u rf aces h a v e bee n g i v e n a prot ectiv e coat in g at th e f actor y. T h is s h o ul d b e remo ved wit h a s of t clot[...]

10 6. Pl ace t h e base o v er t h e hole patt ern . A li g n t h e f ou r h ol es of th e base w i t h t h e h oles i n t h e mo un ti n g s u rf ace. Make s u r e t h e l ock h a n d le i s posit io n ed i n a co nv e n ie n t pl ac e bef ore t i gh t e n i n g t h e base t o th e mo un t ing su r f ace. 7. In ser t f ou r M10 scr ew s (n ot pr o[...]

11 Gr ound ing Ins tr uct io ns El ect rica l connect ions mu st be m ad e by a q u al if ie d e le c t r icia n i n com p liance w ith a ll r el eva nt code s. T hi s m ach ine m ust be proper l y gr ou nded to hel p prevent electric al shock and p ossible f ata l inj u r y. This Stock Feeder m u s t be gr ounded. I n t he ev e n t of a ma l f un [...]

12 Th e g reen col ore d ri g id e ar , lu g , or t ab, ex t e n di ng fr om t h e adapter , m ust be co nnect ed t o a perma n e n t gro un d s u c h as a pr oper ly groun de d ou tlet bo x , as sh ow n i n F ig u re 7. Mak e su r e th e v o lt age of you r power su pp ly m at ches t h e specificat io ns on t h e mot or plate of t h e mac hi n e. [...]

13 3. Loose n l ock h a n d le ( B, Fi g u r e 10 ) and rot at e th e sw i v el c o n e ( C, F ig u r e 1 0) 180- degrees , as s h ow n i n Fig u re 10. 4 . R e - t i g ht e n l o c k ha nd l e ( B , F i g ur e 1 0 ) . 5. Loose n lock h a n dle (D, Fi g u r e 10) and rot at e th e arm con e as needed un t i l it ca n sli de back o n t o t h e h or [...]

14 Oper a t i ng Cont r ol s Th e c o n t rol sw itc h ( Fi g u r e 14) t u r n s t h e motor on , a n d also det ermines i ts di rec tio n – f orw a r d or re v erse . If a jam sh oul d occur wh i l e feeding a w orkpi ece, D O NOT turn t he stock feeder t o r ever se wh il e t he aux i li ary mac hin e is still runnin g in forwar d direct i on.[...]

15 6. Wh e n used i n n or mal h or i z o n t al pos itio n , t h e st ock f eeder sh o uld be adjust ed f or h e ig h t so t h at t h e d istan c e bet w een the t abl e an d t h e f eed roll er s i s appr oxim at e ly 1/ 8” t o 3 / 16” ( 3 t o 5m m) less t h a n t he t h ick n ess of t h e w or kpiece. See Fig u re 15. A lthou gh t he stock f[...]

16 W h en Used w i th a T abl e S aw 1. Positio n t h e St ock Feed er so t hat t h e a x is of t h e saw blade l i n es u p bet w een t h e ce n t er roller and i n f eed r ol ler. See Fig u r e 18. This w ill all ow t h e St oc k F eeder to gr ip th e off cu t of t h e w or kpiece as it leav es t he blade. 2. R ot ate t h e St ock Feeder s o th a[...]

17 Th e mati n g part s of th e ar m co n e a n d sw i v e l con e s h o uld be kept c l ean . See Fi g u r e 21. Wh e n dis assem bling a n y of th e con es fr om the st ock f eeder , w ipe off bot h m at in g part s w ith a clea n r ag befor e re- assembl i ng. N O T E: Th es e con es are s u bj ect to h ig h t orqu es a n d i t may be n ecessary[...]

18 Ch a i n s Lu br ic ate t h e dr ive c h ai n s ( Fig u r e 24) w i t h good qu a lity all-p u rpos e grease e v er y 3 m o n t h s, or m or e f r equ e n t ly if n ee ded. Lead Sc rew s O ccasion a ll y app ly a li g h t coat of gr ease t o t h e lead screw of t h e v er t i cal col umn , a n d to t h e lead screw of th e h or i z o n t al arm.[...]

19 T r oubl e s hoot i ng T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Feeder w ill n ot s t a r t. Not conn ect ed t o pow er sou rce. C h eck pl u g co nn ect io n . Fu se b lown , or circ u it br eaker t r ipped. Repl ace f u se, or r eset circu it br eaker . Cord damaged. Repl ace cor d. Star t in g c apacitor bad. Repl ace st ar t ing capacit or . Feed s[...]

20 Part s L i st : PF 3- JR S t an d Ass emb l y Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. P F3 JR -10 1 ..............Ba se ................................................................................. ................. 1 2 .............. TS - 1550061 ............F l at W as h er.............................................[...]

21 Exp l o d ed View : PF 3-JR S t an d Assemb l y[...]

22 Part s L i st : PF 3- JR S t o ck F eed e r Index N o. Part No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. P F 3 JR -2 0 1 ..............Oi l C a p .............................................................................. ................ 1 2 .............. P F3 JR -20 2 ..............“O” R i ng ..........................................[...]

23 Exp l o d ed View : PF 3- JR S t o ck F eed er[...]

24 E l ec tri c a l Co n necti on s fo r P F3-JR Sto ck F eed er[...]

25 Bor i ng T e mpl a te SC A L E 1: 1 C u t ou t an d tape i n t o place o n mo un t i ng su r f ace.[...]

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28 WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 New Sanford Road LaV ergne, T ennessee 37086 Phone: 800-274-6848 ww w.p o we rm ati c .c o m ww w. wal te rm e i e r.c om[...]