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Unpacking your Machine and Main Assembly...
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Having unpacked your planer/thicknesser (see below) and its accessories, please dispose of any
unwanted packaging properly. The cardboard packaging is biodegradable.
Please unpack your new machine and check that all the components against the "What's in the Box"
list. Care should be taken when removing the main assembly of the planer thicknesser from the box,
a) it is heavy and b) the motor control and junction boxes actually protrude below the level of the
stand enclosure; they are only plastic....caution. Likewise the Function Selector and the ON/OFF NVR
switch assembly are 'hanging loose', make sure you do not trap and damage the cables whilst
manoeuvring the machine.
Fitting the Function Selector Switch, NVR ON/OFF, Thermal Cut out Reset Assembly
Tension is applied to the cutter block drive belt by adjusting the motor position, this
adjustment is achieved by slotting the fixing holes of the motor mounting position on the
main chassis. The motor mounting plate is secured to the chassis using 4 No. coach bolts,
fastened with washers and 4 chromed domehead nuts. The Switch Assembly is fitted onto
the machine using two of the motor plate mounting bolts and nuts as anchor points
(See fig 8). Locate the two domehead nuts as in fig 3, loosen the nuts, remove them and
their washers from the bolts, fit the two slots of the Switch Assembly plate over the bolts,
refit the washers and nuts and tighten, making sure that the locating square under the head
of the coach bolts have not 'jumped' out of their locating slots in the motor mounting plate.
Fitting the Infeed Table
Identify the two capping strips on the infeed side of the machine (see fig 2). These capping
strips, and the machined rebates in the castings of the main chassis form the 'slides' for the
infeed table. Loosen the caphead bolts that secure them, and lift clear. Note. These strips
are precisely located with roll pin dowels and you may need to gently prise them off with a
flat blade screwdriver? Set them carefully aside, they and the rebates have had a heavy
application of silicone grease. Do not remove the grease, and do not let the grease pick up
any contaminants, especially anything gritty.
Identify the infeed table. It has the guide fence mounting bolted on one side (see fig 5) and
on the opposite side there is an engraved line which will be the infeed setting reference
mark (see fig 9).
Identify the infeed table adjusting screw. Remove the collar by undoing the hex socket
grubscrew, remove the plate and spring washers. Thread the adjusting screw through the
housing in the end of the table, refit the spring washer, the plate washer and the collar (see
fig 4). Tighten the collar onto the adjusting screw shaft, ensuring the grubscrew is driven
into the drilled pocket in the shaft. Move this assembly to the infeed side of the machine
and locate the threaded hole in the cross bar, (see fig 1) introduce the thread of the
adjusting screw, commence screwing home. (This is a long and laborious job, I suggest you
leave the capping strips off until you have completed screwing home the adjusting screw,
as this will enable you to GENTLY rock the table up and down and establish the correct
alignment of the shaft and the threaded hole).
As you approach the correct position for the table, you will notice the infeed setting scale
approaching register. Stop when the reference mark is about half scale, with the table lugs
sitting flat on the machined rebates. Refit the capping strips, position the locating dowels
carefully, press home. Refit the caphead bolts and finger tighten. Tap, knock, rock,
whatever, the infeed table from side to side to centralise it between the capping strips.
Tighten the caphead bolts down securely. This should make the infeed table impossible to
move. Now slacken off the capping strip securing bolts by a twelfth of a turn (half a flat of
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the caphead).
Operating Instructions (Overhand Planing)...
10. Switch the function selector switch to
machine to run up to speed. Put the workpiece onto the infeed table and advance over the
cutter block, maintain a constant downward pressure on the stuff whilst feeding, and 'skip'
your hands over the upper guard when you reach it. Make as many passes as required to
render the stuff flat and straight. Press the stop button and turn the function selector switch
back to '0', let the machine run to a stop. Put the stuff aside, and if dust extraction has not
been available, clear away any chips/shavings that have built up, particularly in the dust
extraction hood.
11. Select an 'edge'. (The second planing operation). Ensure that, if possible, you are not
planing against the grain, and that if the stuff is bent, that the back of the bow is uppermost.
12. If necessary, alter the infeed table setting as required for planing the edge.
13. Set the fence, leaving sufficient exposed width of planer blades for you to machine the
edge dimension of the workpiece. Check the fence is 'right' (i.e. At right angles to the table).
14. Lower the upper guard to cover the planer blades and leave a gap approximately the
size of the material between the fence and the edge of the guard. Lower the workpiece onto
the tables, push up against the fence and adjust the upper guard so that its edge is just
'sprung' against the timber. Remove the timber.
15. Switch the function selector switch to
machine to run up to speed. Put the workpiece onto the infeed table and advance over the
cutter block, maintain constant downward pressure and side pressure against the fence
whilst feeding. The upper guard should be 'nudged' out of the way as you advance the
wood over the cutter block and provide a little side pressure to help the operation. Make as
many passes as required to render the wood flat, straight and right. Press the stop button
and turn the function selector switch back to '0', let the machine run to a stop.
16. Mark the 'face' and the 'face edge' for later reference. Put the timber aside, set the
machine for thicknessing.
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