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Quill-shaft screw – Woodstock W1668 User Manual

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7. Engage the next available spring-cover lock

slot with the locking lug, and hold the

spring lock cover tightly against the side of

the headstock (see

Figure 27).

8. Snug the cover nut against the spring cover

just until the nut stops, and then back-off

the nut approximately

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3

turn, or just

enough so there is no binding anywhere

along complete spindle travel.

9. Hold the cover nut and tighten the jam nut

against the cover nut (see

Figure 27).

While you may never have to adjust the quill

shaft screw, you should understand its function

and know how to adjust it should you ever need

to remove the quill for cleaning. This screw pre-

vents the quill from rotating during drilling and

sanding procedures, and if adjusted incorrectly,

the quill may have lash or bind.

To adjust the quill-shaft screw, do these steps:

1. UNPLUG THE DRILL PRESS!

2. Clean and lubricate the quill shaft with a

thin coat of light oil, and make sure the quill

travels freely (see

Figure 28).

3. Loosen the jam nut shown in Figure 29.

4. Turn the quil shaft screw clockwise or coun-

terclockwise to establish free, unbinding

travel while moving the quill up and down

through its entire range of travel.

5. When the quil shaft screw is screwed inward

against the quill as far as the screw can go

without binding the quill, hold the screw and

tighten the jam nut.

6. Recheck for quill binding and looseness

while moving the quill up and down through

its entire range of travel and readjust as

required.

UNPLUG your machine dur-

ing all assembly, adjust-

ments, and maintenance

procedures. Otherwise

serious personal injury

may occur!

Quill-Shaft Screw

Figure 27. Hold the spring cover tightly.

Cover Nut

Figure 28. Clean and oil quill shaft.

Figure 29. Typical quill-shaft screw and

jam nut.

Jam Nut

Quil Shaft

Screw