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Operations & Parts Manual www.cantekamerica.com J168LH HEAVY DUTY 16” JOINTER Please ensure you have your serial number available when contacting us for parts or service. Cantek America Inc. | 1.888.982.2683 | Parts: sales@cantekamerica.com | Service: service@cantekamerica.com...
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FEATURES OF YOUR JOINTER Outfeed Table 13. PB Switch Fence 14. Base Fence Handle 15. Table Lock Lock Handle 16. Door Handle Support, Spur Gear 17. Stand Door Control Handle-Forward/Backward 18. Handle-Table Raising/Lowering Rack 19. Infeed Table Safety Cover-Cutterhead 20. Exocentric Shaft Middle Base 21.
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REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS INTRODUCTION WREN-CHES. From habit of checking to see that keys and adjusting We thank you for your purchase of a 16" Jointer. It has been wrenches are removed from tool before turning it on. designed, engineered and manufactured to give you the best possible dependability and performance.
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ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR JOINTERS KEEP cutterhead sharp and free of all rust and pitch. ALWAYS use a push block when jointing stock that does not give a reasonable distance of safety for your hands. NEVER PASS HANDS DIRECTLY OVER CUTTERHEAD.
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After wire connection is complete turn the drive motor on momentarily to check if it is on the proper direction. Run the machine without cutting for a short period of time to check if that all powered functions are operating properly. Belt Adjusting Remove the three knurled nuts and the belt guard for accessing to the drive motor.
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Knives Removing After a period of using the dull knives should be replaced or reground. To remove the knives, Release lock screws (C) on knife (A) and knife gib (B) Fig. 6. Remove the knife and knife gib. Remove two springs (D) placed below the knife (A). Fig.
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straight gage (B), and tighten the screws securely. After the outfeed table has been set at the correct height, it should not be changed except for special operations. If the outfeed table is too high, the result will be as shown in Fig. 11.
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The Depth of Cut The thickness which will be cut out is determined by the distance between the height of infeed table and knife tip of cutterhead. Loosen table lock (C) Fig. 14 Push or pull hand lever (A) to raise or lower table, gage (B) shows the distance the table has been raised or lowered as shown in Fig.
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Jointing Warped Pieces WARNING When joint short or thin pieces, use a push block to eliminate all ALWAYS USE GUARD AND KEEP HANDS danger to the hands. Two types are shown in Fig. 16. Push blocks AWAY FROM CUTTERHEAD!! are easily made from scrap material. CAUTION NEVER CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE OUTFEED TABLE UNLESS IT IS...
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of the knife, stroking lengthwise by sliding the stone back and forth across the table. Do the same amount of whetting on each of the three blades. Fig. 19 Fig. 21 Blade Care When blades become dull enough so that it is noticeable when cutting, they should be resharpened.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING: Symptom Possible Causes And Corrections Check whether the knife tip is higher than outfeed table. Finished stock is concaved on the end. Raise outfeed table so that the surface and knife tip line are on same level as shown in Fig. 22 ...
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S136018 Hex. Head Screw,M8-P1.25 S136035 Hex. Head Screw,M8-P1.25 S203020 Hex. Head Screw,M10-P1.5 S273042 Nut,M10-P1.5 T027014 ToolBox...
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PARTS LIST: PARTNO. DESCRIPTION Q"TY S296008 Allen Wrench,M8 S296009 Allen Wrench,M10 S290071 Open End Wrench,10x12 S290073 Open End Wrench,12x14 S290074 Open End Wrench,17x19...