Wear Plate Sharpening - DR RAPID-FEED 16.50 PRO Safety & Operating Instructions Manual

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Take the Chipper Knife to a machine shop for proper sh
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How many times a Knife can be sharpened is determined by ho
off to sharpen or to compensate for dents or gouges.
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A new Chipper Knife has 1.579" measurement between the short side bevel edge and the Knife Top
Edge (Figure 43 "New Knife").
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The knife should never be sharpened to the extent that more than 3/32" is taken off this
measurement.
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Once this measurement is below 1.485" (see Figure 43 "Sharpened Knife"), or if you are unable
remove dents or gouges with these guidelines, replace the Knife.
File this
edge flat
Wear
Plate
Front View
Figure 44
16.50 PRO DR
®
40 RAPID-FEED™ CHIPPER
Short Side
Beveled Edge
Short Side
Beveled Edge Sharpened Knife
Side View
Top Edge
New Knife
Top Edge
Figure 43
arpening.

Wear Plate Sharpening

The Wear Plate edges become rounded and chipped during
use and must be squared off to ensure efficient operation.
Tools Needed:
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Fla t File
1. S ecure the Wear Plate in a vise.
2. File the edge of the Wear Plate to take out any nicks
and to squ
NOTE: If the Wear Plate is filed enough times that the proper
gap between the Knife and Wear Plate can not be set with the
Gap Gauge, You will ne
w much material needs t
are rounded edges (Figure 44).
ed to rep lace the Wear Plate.
o be taken
to