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Instructions For Operation and Maintenance of
12
11
The PARKS
THICKNESS PLANER
Figure No.1
Your Parks 12" Planer is shipped complete (without motor) in.
one crate. Adjustments are made at the factory. It need only be
connected to a motor to start using.
Motor and
Pulley
Reco·mmendations
Planer is designed to be used with a 110/220 volt, 60 cycle single
phase, or a 220/440 volt, 60 cycle three phase motor.
A 1
h.p.
motor is recommended for light duty, and a 2 h.p. for heavy duty.
When a 1750 RPM motor is used, an 8" pulley should be used on
the motor shaft to obtain the proper RPM (4000 to 4200) at the
cutterhead. If a 3450 RPM motor is used, a 4" pulley should be
used. Use of double grooved pulleys and belts is advisable, when
heavy work is required.
Lubrication
Your Planer is a precision built machine and should be given the
best of care. If kept clean and properly lubricated, it will give
many years of trouble free service.
The gear box should be lubricated with :Yz to
1
pound of trans
mission grease. Anyone of the following is suitable : Standard
Oil Indiana Superla No.
39,
Texaco Star grease
No. 00,
or
Shell Unedo cup grease No.1.
The ball bearings are grease packed at the factory and are alemite
fitted.
We
suggest lubricating about twice a year.
Table roll
bearings and feed roll bearings should be oiled each day if the
Planer is used continuously.
Automobile engine oil
S.A.E.
30
is recommended.
Adiustments
If it becomes necessary to re-set the feed rolls or pressure bar,
these steps should be followed (Be sure Planer is not running):
I-Place a board on each side of the Planer table and raise
the table until the knives are touching the boards.
2-Lower the two feed rolls and pressure bar until they also
touch the two boards. The feed rolls, knives and pressure
bar should now be even and paraIIel.
3-Remove the boards and lower the fluted in-feed roll :Y;l
turn of the adjusting studs. Lower the smooth out-feed
roll Y' 4 turn.
4-When the pressure bar is set too low it will prevent the
board from following through. It will then be necessary
to raise the bar slightly.
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5-For finish work be sure the table rolls are not more than
1/64" above the table at all times.
Capacity
This machine will plane material up to 12 inches wide by 4 inches
thick. Maximum cut is
1/ 8
inch. It will take pieces as short
as
6 inches and as thin as 1/16".
Resetting
Planer
Knives
The knives can be set in the following manner:
After they have been reground and are uniform, they can be reset
in the head fairly accurately by placing a shim under the length
of each knife in the bottom of the slot in the head. These shims
can be pieces of wire 12" long and small in diameter. The thick
ness corresponds more or less to the amount of stock removed
from the kni fe in regrinding.
The other method consists of setting the individual knives to the
table of the machine. This can be done by having the set screws
that lock the gib against the knives, drawn up just firm enough to
hold the knives. This is done on all three knives. Then you place
two pieces of hard wood of uniform thickness on the table at either
end of the head. The table is then raised
so
that the knife which
is set farthest out of the head, is just scraping the wood. The
other knives are then raised to the level of the highest knife. This
can be done by tapping lightly with something similar to
a
center
punch at the base of the knives on either side of the head.
Be sure and lock the knives securely before running t'!re machine.
If an indicator on a stand is available, a third method may be used.
This consists of setting the indicator point directly above the
highest part of the cutting circle of the knives on the top of the
head. Take a reading on one end of the knife and raise the other
end of the knife to indicate the same. The other two knives should
be tapped up to the same reading. Be sure and lock all knives
securely.
Instructions For Ordering Parts
All parts illustrated in Figures No.2 and No.3 and listed on
the
following pages under part numbers can be ordered from the fac
tory. Screws, nuts, washers, etc., are standard items and may be
purchased locally by noting the specifications listed for these parts.
All prices are subject to change without notice.
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