Nova Viking
Benchtop Drill Press
Replaced the shop drill press, a very old Delta, with a Nova Viking 16 inch benchtop model. |
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Setting Up the Unit
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I bought the unit online and it was
shipped to me via freight...it was to be delivered to the drive
way...but due to street paving in the neighborhood I met the
truck at the highway. |
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Shipping package was about 180 lbs.
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Nova parts were well shipped in bags and well protected in styrofoam. |
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Small parts, table, base...all exposed surfaces were coated with shipping grease...had to clean... |
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The body of the unit... |
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I laid the body on the outfeed table so that the bottom of the assembly was off the table |
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I then bolted the base on to the assembly with four 16mm bolts.
Max helped me move the unit to the reconfigured drill press work area. |
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The drill chuck arbor was installed into the chuck...tapped with mallet. |
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...and then the arbor was installed into the quill...tapped with a mallet. Installed the ratcheting arm and attached the three handles to the pinion shaft. |
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Installed the table.
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This is the OEM table insert... |
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Turned on power...booted to this screen...I think this is a firmware number.
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Then I got an error code on the screen. Machine will not run. Searched for answers in manual, online forums, and called Teknatool...recorded message said I must do a service appointment request... Played with every possibility that I could find...finally discovered that the emergency stop button was locked in place...after releasing that the unit worked fine...apparently this code "E.Stp" means for emergency stop engaged. |
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Ready to learn the software...after
recovering from disappointment that the benchtop model did not
include the Adaptive Control™ software.
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Tested all functions. |
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Updated the firmware...on the website the Viking DVR update was named Global-DP19-2020 I figured that his would be the same soffware that I already have but ran the update anyway. Downloaded the Zip file. Using USB cable i transfered from laptop. |
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Had some issues installing the firmware routine... | |
The laser center was off a smidge...physical adjustment of the lasers was tweaked using two grub screws...now it is dead on. |
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For metal work I got a Forward 4 inch Q194A drill press vise. |
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Ready to design and build a temporary table and fence... looking to secure a Woodpecker's DP Pro when the model is released.
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