Axminster AW16BMST, User Manual

Page 1: ...2006 600531 Axminster AW16BMST Bench Morticer Axminster Reference No AW16BMST User Manual W H I T E AXMINSTER W www axminster co uk ...

Page 2: ...espirator Safety Viso r R ead Manu a l T w o Man Asse m b l y E ar Defende r s Dust Mask Index of Contents 02 Declaration of Conformity 03 What s in the Box 04 General Instructions for 230v Machines 05 06 Specific Safety Instructions for Morticers 06 Initial Assembly 06 07 08 Specifications 08 Illustration and Parts Description 09 11 13 Parts Identification Description 10 12 Setting up the Machine...

Page 3: ...hou Tongtai Machinery Co Ltd Chenggou Dongfeng Laizhou Shandong 261437 P R China declares that this product Morticer MS3816 manufactured by Laizhou Tongtai Machinery Co is in compliance with the following standards or standardisation documents in accordance with Council Directives 98 37 EC Copied from CE Certificate ...

Page 4: ...gue Please dispose of the packaging responsibly much of the material is bio degradable The machine and its accessories will arrive coated with heavy corrosion preventative grease and greased wax paper These may need to be cleaned from the machine its components and accessories prior to it being set up and commissioned Use coal oil paraffin or a proprietary degreaser to remove the barrier grease Be...

Page 5: ... no circumstances should CHILDREN be allowed in work areas It is good practice to leave the machine unplugged until work is about to commence also make sure to unplug the machine when it is not in use or unattended Always disconnect by pulling on the plug body and not the cable Once you are ready to commence work remove any tools used in the setting operations if any and place safely out of the wa...

Page 6: ...tice chisels have very sharp ends handle them with great care Make sure that the timber is held firmly down against the table by using the table clamp This prevents the possibility of the timber being pulled upwards as the mortice chisel is withdrawn from the hole Initial Assembly Please take some time to read the section entitled Identification and Parts Description to identify the various parts ...

Page 7: ...ly FREEPHONE 0800 371822 4 Locate the transverse table control lever and screw into the table control mechanism See fig 3 Fig 1 Fig 2 Operating lever Operating shaft 6mm Allen key Fig 3 transverse table control lever Table control mechanism ...

Page 8: ...e other side Fig 4 Specification Axminster No 600531 AW16BMST Motor Single phase 230V a c 50 Hz 370W Motor Speed 1400rpm Width of Table 180mm Max Clamping Width 125mm Depth of Table in front of the backfence 157mm Maximum Reach Fence to centre of auger 37mm Chisel Capacity 6 16mm Chisel Mounting Shank Size 19 05mm Chuck Capacity 1 13mm Weight 42kgs Footprint with Distance Stops operating handle fi...

Page 9: ...able clamp assembly Crossfeed table control knob Distance stop assembly Mortice depth stop Head rise stop Depth stop assembly Rack pinion rise fall mechanism Operating lever Grip sleeve Hollow chisel Motor Headbox casting Chuck access doors Off On NVR switch assembly Chisel mounting flange Chisel clamping bolt Fig 5 Fig 5a Fig 5b Fig 5c Locking bolt ...

Page 10: ...he timber as the body of the chisel squares out the mortice Chisel mounting The chisel mounting flange is an annular housing machined at the flange bottom of the headbox It has a 3 4 adaptor pressed into it which is See fig 5b used to clamp the chisel in position Chuck access The keyed chuck is accessed via openings on either side of the doors headbox casting Hinged doors cover these apertures and...

Page 11: ...71822 Operating lever Base casting Gas powered head return strut Headbox support column Worktable gybe strip adjusters Headbox gybe strip adjusters Table clamping assembly Chuck access door Fence Mortice depth stop Head rise stop Motor Table Fig 6 Securing hole Locking bolt ...

Page 12: ...aged with a rack fixed to the mounting slide and causes the slide to be driven from side to side Drilled and tapped into the end of the rear slide rail on each side is a hole which allows the distance stop rod to be mounted See fig 4a Morticing table This is the casting that interconnects the worktable to the base and See figs 5 5c 6 enables the transverse and X feed movements It has two pairs of ...

Page 13: ...W H I T E AXMINSTER W 13 Illustration Parts Description Chuck door securing screw Door catch Auger mounting chuck Chuck door removed for clarity Fig 7 Fig 7a Fig 7b ...

Page 14: ...nd with the chisel pulled hard down on the auger The penny was then removed and the chisel pushed up to the adaptor face and locked in place this established the one penny width between the chisel and the auger which for general timbers and mortice sizes is quite adequate Traditional mortisers normally had a cross pin in the auger mounting mandrel to prevent the auger being pushed back up into the...

Page 15: ...Fig A W H I T E AXMINSTER W 15 Setting up the Machine Setting the chisel auger clearance ...

Page 16: ...kpiece to be mortised at the depth you require Pull the headbox down and put the end of the timber against the chisel position the headbox so that the chisel points or the auger point are at the depth required raise the depth stop collar to the underside of the headbox and tighten gently Recheck the depth of the chisel point if it is satisfactory tighten securely if not it can be gently nudged dow...

Page 17: ...l exposed metal surfaces if the machine is going to stand idle for any length of time Keep the chisels and augers sharp Once a month Blow suck the motor to remove any debris that might have lodged in the fan cover Oil the chuck and exercise it over its full range to ensure the oil coats all moving parts There are full ranges of mortice chisels and a useful sharpening set listed in Section 1 of the...

Page 18: ...18 W H I T E AXMINSTER W Illustrated Parts Breakdown www axminster co uk ...

Page 19: ...W H I T E AXMINSTER W 19 Illustrated Parts Catalogue FREEPHONE 0800 371822 ...

Page 20: ...W H I T E AXMINSTER W 2006 600531 www axminster co uk Axminster Devon EX13 5PH UK FREEPHONE 0800 371822 Axminster Reference No AW16BMST Axminster AW16BMST Bench Morticer ...