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MAINTENANCE

WARNING! Disconnect the machine from the power source before making any maintenance or adjustments.

Failure to do so may result in serious injury.

GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Keep your machine clean. At the end of each day, vacuum

sawdust and clean the machine with a dry cloth or brush.

Wipe clean the mortiser bit arbor. Wood contains moisture,

meaning that sawdust and wood chips can cause rust to the

machine if not removed. Apply a light coat of good qual-

ity household ﬂoor paste wax to the unpainted surfaces to

guard against rust and corrosion. Periodically check that all

nuts and bolts are tight.

REPLACING/SHARPENING BITS

The chisel and auger bit should be kept sharp for safe and

efﬁcient mortising. Dull bits will prevent you from making

accurate cuts and overheat the machine.

Replacement mortiser bits can be purchased from wen-

procucts.com by searching the part number (see page 18

& 19): 43012-081 for 1/2” bit, 43012-082 for 3/8” bit and

43012-083 for 1/4” bit.

Sharpening the bits is not recommended unless you have

prior experience and the suitable sharpening tools.

1. To sharpen the auger bit:

Sharpen the bit using a small, smooth ﬁle, following the

shape of the bit. File the inside edge of the spur, the sides of

the brad point, and the cutting edge inwards toward the ﬂute

of the bit (Fig. 18).

NOTE: Do not ﬁle the outside edge of the spur, as this will

affect the diameter of the bit.

2. To sharpen the chisel: Use a mortise chisel cutter with the

correct size pilot according to the size of your chisel. Turn

the cutter two or three times in the carpenter’s brace chuck

to sharpen the chisel (Fig. 19).

Use a small, triangular smooth ﬁle to relieve the inner cor-

ners of the chisel. Remove any burrs from the outside of the

chisel with a ﬁne oilstone (Fig. 20).

PRODUCT DISPOSAL

Used power tools contain recyclable materials and should

not be disposed with household waste. Please take this

product to your local recycling facility for responsible dis-

posal and to minimize its environmental impact.

Fig. 18

Fig. 19

Fig. 20

File inner

edge of spur

File sides of

brad point

File cutting

edge

Brace Chuck

Cutter

Pilot

Chisel

Hold chisel in

soft-faced

vise jaws

File

Chisel