Foredom Series TX - Manual (Page 5)

Your Series TX or LX flexible shaft power tool consists of a motor, flexible shaft and sheath, speed
control (foot or manual) and a handpiece. Locate and identify all components, parts and accessories
you purchased before discarding the packing list and any materials that came with your power tool.
Assembly Instructions
Always make sure your power tool is
unplugged during assembly!
After identifying all the components of your
power tool, assemble it in the following manner:
Assembly and Adjustment of Flexible
Inner Shaft, Outer Sheath, & Handpiece
Proper assembly and adjustment of the
flexible shaft and sheath are critical for the
correct operation of your Foredom power tool.
The exposed tip
(handpiece end)
of the flexible
shaft (with hand-
piece removed)
must extend 3/4
″
(19mm) beyond the sheath.
Important Note: The shaft and sheath
should be checked and adjusted (if neces-
sary) even if you received them assembled
and attached to the motor!
IMPORTANT!
IMPORTANT!
Please follow these directions to assemble
and adjust the shaft and sheath.
To check the shaft and sheath you must first
remove the handpiece.
The handpiece is easy to remove
from the flexible shaft.
To remove:
1. First make sure your power
tool is unplugged. Simply pull the
handpiece off the shaft and sheath
with a firm grip. To Re-attach Handpiece: while
holding the black colored metal outer sheath tip fac-
ing upward, turn on the motor so that it is running
at about half speed and then turn it off. While the
inner key tip is still rotating, grip the handpiece and
push it onto the sheath tip with one firm motion
until it snaps into place (shown below). This
procedure will align the key tip into the keyway slot
(as shown below at left). To verify
this, insert and tighten an accessory
into collet or chuck, turn on control
to low speed and observe that the
accessory rotates smoothly.
2. With the handpiece removed, place the entire
unit on a flat surface with the shaft and sheath
extended straight. Loosen the set screw on the
motor connector. Adjust the exposed tip (hand-
piece end) of the flexible shaft so that it
extends 3/4
″
(19mm) beyond the sheath. This is
done by moving the sheath in or out of the motor
connector (motor end).
3. When the correct adjustment is made,
re-tighten the set screw in the motor connector
and re-attach handpiece onto the flexible shaft.
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keyway
slot
inside,
back end of
handpiece
key tip end of shaft
metal
sheath
tip