Adjustments - Wen 6530 Instruction Manual

WARNING! To avoid injury from accidental startups, always ensure that the tool is switched OFF and un-
plugged from the power supply before making adjustments or installing or removing blades.
REMOVING OR INSTALLING PLANER BLADES
WARNING! Planer blades are sharp and fragile. Wear protective gloves to protect your hands. Handle the
blades carefully to avoid personal injury or damage to the blades.
WARNING! Do not attempt to sharpen or use resharpened blades of any kind. Use only blades designated
for use with this model. Other blades may not clamp securely in the blade holder, causing vibration and a de-
crease in performance.
The blades' condition will affect cutting precision. Observe the
quality of the cut that the planer produces to check the condition
of the blades. Dull blades will tear wood fibers and produce fuzzy
surfaces. Raised grain will occur on the wood when the cutting
blades are dull or nicked.
NOTE: Blades on this planer are reversible and should always be
reversed or replaced as a matched set. Unbalanced blades can
cause vibration and poor planing action while shortening the life of
the blade and the tool. Keeping a spare set of blades on hand is rec-
ommended. Replacement blades (Model 6530B) can be ordered in
packs of two at wenproducts.com. Blades are a wear-out part and
as such are not covered by the warranty.
1. Disconnect planer from power source. Set the cutting depth to 0.
2. Put planer on a secure work surface and turn it upside down.
Carefully rotate cutterhead to expose clamping screws (Fig.11 - 1).
3. Loosen the three clamping screws using the onboard blade
wrench located on the back of the planer (Fig. 12).
CAUTION: The cutterhead can rotate as you are changing blades,
so be careful not to contact the blade with your hand. If the screw
is difficult to loosen, try tightening it a little and then loosen it.
4. Hold the cutterhead in place and carefully slide the blade (Fig.
13 - 1) out towards the blade guard side. You can also use a wood-
en block to push the blade out of the cutterhead.
5. Clean out all chips or foreign matter adhering to cutterhead and blade using a soft brush or compressed air.
6. Each planer blade has two cutting edges and may be reversed when one cutting edges becomes dull or chipped.
• If one edge is dull, reverse the blade.
• If both edges are dull, remove the old blade and replace it with a new one.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Fig. 11
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Fig. 12