Disconnect The Power From The Power Source - Craftex CX Series Manual

jig is supplied with your jointer to allow you to
set all the knives to the correct height.
This jointer comes with both jack screws and
springs, allowing you two options for
cutterhead adjustments (Fig.GG) Note: Only
one of these options is required to set the
knives –see Step 5 for clarification.
Figure GG
1. Disconnect the power from the power
source.
2. Remove the cutterhead guard from the
table and lower both infeed & Outfeed
tables as far as they go, giving you
unrestricted access.
3. Remove the cabinet cover, exposing
the drive belt.
4. Use the V‐belt to rotate the cutterhead
to access the cutterhead knives.
5. Loosen the cutterhead gib bolts,
starting in the middle, and alternating
back and forth until all gib bolts are
loose.
6. Position the knife jig over the knife
7. Jack Screws – Using a 3mm hex key,
Figure HH
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Note:
There are two adjustment methods
you can use to accomplish knife
settings. You may use one or the other,
jack screws or springs. If you decide to
use the jack screws, remove the
springs from the cutterhead. If you
wish to use the springs, you can just
thread the jack screws completely into
the cutterhead so they do not get lost.
Replace the gib and knife.
(Fig.FF) and loosen the gib bolts until
the knife is completely loose.
find the jack screws through the access
holes in the cutterhead (Fig.HH) and
rotate the jack screws to raise or lower
the knife. The knife should barely
touch the middle pad of the setting jig,
then snug the gib bolts tight enough to
just hold the knife in place. Repeat
steps 5 – 7 with the rest of the knives.
Springs – Push the knife down with the
jig so the knife edge is touching the
middle pad of the jig. Holding the jig
down, tighten the gib bolts just tight
enough to hold the knife in place.