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Delta RC-51 Instruction Manual

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DATED 1-20-92
20" Planer
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(Model RC·S1)
PART NO. 1345297
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Delta Internallonal Machinery Corp 1992
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  • Page 1 20" Planer (Model RC·S1) » » DATED 1-20-92 PART NO. 1345297 Delta Internallonal Machinery Corp 1992 CE LT A ••...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY RULES ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR P LANERS UNPACKING AND CLEANING THE MACHINE .. 4 ASSEMBLING DUST CHUTE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS OPERATING CONTROLS On/Off Controls ............6 R aising And Lowering The Table Feed Roll Speeds Table Rollers...

  • Page 3: Safety Rules

    If you have any questions relative to its application DO NOT use the machine until you have written Delta Machinery and we have advised you. DELTA INTERNATIONAL MACHINERY CORP.

  • Page 4: Additional Safety Rules For Planers

    ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR PLANERS MAKE SURE the blades are properly secured in the IF YOU ARE NOT thoroughly familiar with the opera­ cutterhead, as explained in the instruction manual, before tion of planers, obtain advice from your supervisor, instructor or other qualified person. turning on power.

  • Page 5: Assembling Dust Chute

    ASSE MBLING D UST CHUTE To assemble the dust chute to your planer, remove the Fig. 5 three screws (A) Fig. 5, from the rear of the planer. The dust chute is then assembled to the rear of the planer, as shown in Fig.

  • Page 6: Operating Controls

    OPERATING CONTROLS ON/OFF CONTROLS The machine is started by pressing the green (shrouded) "ON" button (A) Fig. 10. To stop the machine, push red (mushroom type) "OFF" button (8). RAISING AND LOWERING THE TABLE For fast and easy changes in thickness settings to accom­ modate thick or thin stock, the table can be rapidly raised Fig.

  • Page 7: Feed Roll Speeds

    FEED ROLL SPEEDS Your planer is supplied with feed roll speeds of feet per minute if it is a single phase machine and feet per minute if it is a three phase machine. When feed roll engagement lever (A) Fig. is all the way in Fig.

  • Page 8: Anti-Kickback Fingers

    TABLE ROLLERS Your planer is supplied with two table rollers (A) Fig. 16, which aid in feeding the stock by reducing friction and turn as the stock is fed through the planer. It is not possible to give exact dimensions on the proper height setting of the table rollers because each type of wood behaves differently.

  • Page 9: Checking And Adjusting Drive Belt Tension

    CHECKING AND ADJUSTING DRIVE BELT TENSION Proper drive belt tension is obtained when there is 1/4" deflection, using light finger pressure on drive belts (A) Fig. midway between pulleys. If an adjustment is necessary proceed as follows: MAKE CERTAIN THE MACHINE IS DISCON­ Fig.

  • Page 10: Checking, Adjusting And Repl Acing Knives

    CHECKING , ADJUSTING AND REPLACING KNIVES When checking, adjusting or replacing the cutterhead knives on the 20" Planer, proceed as follows: DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE POWER SOURCE AND REMOV. E THE TOP COVER OF THE PLANER EXPOSING THE CUTTERHEAD. A.

  • Page 11: Adjusting Spring Tension On Feed Rollers

    ADJUSTING SPRING TENSION ON FEED ROLLERS The outfeed roll (A) Fig. 22, and infeed roll (not visible) are those parts of your planer that feed the stock while it is being planed. The feed rolls are under spring tension and this tension must be sufficient to feed the stock uniformly through the planer without slipping but should not be too tight that it causes damage to the board.

  • Page 12: Adjusting Pressure Bar

    ADJUSTING PRESSURE BAR The pressure bar is located directly behind the cutter­ head and rides on the planed surface of the stock press­ ing the stock down on the table. The pressure bar must be parallel to the knives and tangent to the table and set below the cutting circle.

  • Page 13: Adjusting Chip Deflector

    Place the gage block (A) Fig. underneath outfeed roll (C). The bottom of outfeed roller (C) should just touch .035" the top of gage block (A) which would be below the cutting circle. Fig. If an adjustment is necessary, loosen locknut (0) Fig.

  • Page 14: Adjusting Table Height Scale

    ADJUSTING TABLE HEIGHT SCALE Fig. 33 The table height scale is adjusted at the factory and indicates the distance from the table to the cutting circle (depth of cut). To check and adjust the pointer, proceed as follows: Run a piece of wood part way through the planer and stop the machine.
  • Page 15 With a feeler gage (D) Fig. measure the gap be­ tween the table surface and the straight edge (8) near the infeed roll (E). If an adjustment to the infeed roller (E) Fig. necessary, loosen set screw (F) Fig. located under­ Fig.

  • Page 16: Leveling The Table

    LEVELING THE TABLE The table is set parallel to the cuttinghead at the factory and no further adjustment should be necessary. If your machine is planing a taper, first check to see if the knives are set properly in the cutterhead. Then check to see if Fig.

  • Page 18: Authorized Service Stations

    De lta M ach i ne ry Delta will repair or replac� . at its expense and at its option, any Delta machine, machine part, or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material, provided that...

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