Darex XT-3000A - Manual (Page 11)

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The alignment port is located on the left side of
the XT-3000.
The first stage to sharpening a drill starts with
the alignment process. In the alignment
process, you will go through a few necessary
steps prior to sharpening. Setting the material
removal amount, adjusting the alignment tube
to produce desired relief amount. Use the
Darex easy align to set the drill to length and
time the cutting edge.
Setting Material Removal
Amount
1. Rotate the material removal
knob to adjust the amount of
stock you want to remove from
the end of the drill. Stock
removal ranges from approximately .010 -
.030. Remove more material if the drill is
excessively worn or damaged. Remove less
material if you are
renewing the drill.
2. Rotate the
material removal
knob clockwise to
decrease the
amount of material
removal
Tip:
Sharpen drills
on Minimum MTO to
achieve longer
wheel life.
or counterclockwise to
increase material
removal.
Setting Alignment Tube for Desired Heel
Relief
To increase or
decrease the amount of
heel relief produced
during sharpening,
change the position of
the alignment tube.
1. Lift the
alignment
locking
lever.
This will
allow you
to rotate
the alignment tube in either direction.
2. To increase heel relief, rotate the
alignment tube counterclockwise.
Drill Alignment
118° 135°
118° 135°