General International 40-250 M1 Manuel d'utilisation et d'entretien

SPECIFICATIONSTABLE SIZE27” x 25” (686 x 635 mm)TABLE HEIGHT34” (864 mm)SPINDLE OPENING DIAMETERS7”, 3 1/2” & 3” (177, 89 & 76 mm)SPINDLES DIA

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONSFor your convenience this shaper is shipped from the factory partially assembled and requires only minimal assem-bly and set up b

CONNECTING TO A POWER SOURCEOnce the assembly steps have been completed, plug thepower cord into an appropriate outlet. Refer back to thesection entit

SPINDLE RAISING AND LOWERINGAdjust the main shaft to the up or down position.1. Loosen the front hand wheel, A.2. Turn the Hand wheel, B, to the desir

OPERATING CONTROLS FOR THE FENCEDepending on the type of work you are shaping, eitherside of the fence can be moved freely. Fence ca

ALL WORK OPERATORS MUST READ AND UNDERSTAND THE MANUAL BEFORE STARTING ANY WORK OPERATIONS ON THE SHAPER !ALL SHAPER OPERATIONS MUST BE USED WITH THE

STRAIGHT EDGE SHAPINGThe work piece must always be against the fence to per-form straight edge shaping, follow these procedures to setup:1. Disconnect

END SHAPINGWhen end shaping narrow stock at least one half of thework piece end must be in contact with either the outfeedor infeed fence.NEVER A

Remove entire fence assembly; place jig carefully at thedesired depth of cut, clamp to table securely. It is impor-tant with arc and circle shapes tha

18“C” ClampsHandles"C" clamps can be used to securely hold a templatewhen the work piece is large enough to surpass thefront of tab

StockCutterDoor shaping requires twooperations, demonstratessash cut for the first opera-tion.STACKED CUTTERSA variety of timesaving and interesting

THANK YOU for choosing this General®International model 40-250 M13/4" spindle shaper. This shaper has been carefully tested and inspected before

Figure A demonstrates the tenoning fixture which shows amiter gauge equipped with a hold-down for shaping theends of narrow work piece. A Miter

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23PARTS LIST 40-250PART N0. DESCRIPTION QTY40250-01 STAND ASSEMBLY 140250-02N SWITCH 140250-03 SCREW 5/32" X 1"L 240250-03A SCREW 5/32"

IMPORTANTWhen ordering replacement parts, always give the model number, serial number of the machine andpart number. Also a brief description of each

GENERAL®& GENERAL®INTERNATIONAL WARRANTYAll component parts of General®, General® International and Excalibur by GeneralInternational ® products a

TABLE OF CONTENTSRules for safe operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Electrical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Grounding instructions .

1. Do not operate the shaper when tired, distracted, orunder the effects of drugs, alcohol or any medicationthat impairs reflexes or alertness.2. The

BEFORE CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO THE POWER SOURCE, VERIFY THAT THE VOLTAGE OF YOUR POWER SUPPLY CORRESPONDSWITH THE VOLTAGE SPECIFIED ON THE MOTOR I.D

3/4" spindle shaper40-250 M1IDENTIFICATION OF MAIN PARTS AND COMPONENTSDA- WORKPIECE HOLD DOWNB- GUARDC- GUARD LOCK KNOBD- GUIDE FENCEE- FORWARD/

HEADUNPACKING8ACarefully unpack and remove the shaper and its components from the box and check for damaged or missingitems as per the list of content

CLEAN UPPLACEMENT WITHIN THE SHOP / ESTABLISHING A SAFETY ZONEPLACEMENT WITHIN THE SHOPThis machine should be installed and operated only on asolid, f