Woodstock SHOP FOX W1667 - Manual (Page 17)

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 prevents 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 22.
3. Loosen the jam nut. See Figure 23.
4. Turn the quill-shaft screw clockwise or
counterclockwise to establish free, unbind-
ing travel while moving the quill up and
down through its entire range of travel.
5. When the quill-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
re-adjust as required.
Figure 22. Clean and oil quill shaft.
Figure 23. Typical quill-shaft screw and
jam nut.
UNPLUG your machine
during all assembly,
adjustments, and mainte-
nance procedures.
Otherwise serious person-
al injury may occur!
Quill-Shaft
Screw
Jam
Nut
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 21.
8. Snug the cover nut against the spring cover
just until the nut stops, and then back-off
the nut approximately
1 ⁄
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 21.
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Figure 21. Hold the spring cover tightly.
Cover Nut
ADJUSTMENTS
Quill-Shaft Screw