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3. Push down or pull up the cutterhead
assembly in the desired direction. Hold the
assembly in position and retighten the cap
screws.
4. Re-check the table-to-cutterhead parallelism
again as described in the previous section,
then repeat steps 1 through 3 until the
deviation is less than 0.004".
Adjusting Work Table Parallel to
Cutterhead (Major Adjustment)
If the work table is not parallel to the cutterhead,
perform the adjustment procedure as follows:
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2. Remove bolts holding the planer to the
stand. Carefully tilt planer on its side to
expose underside of base (Figure 20).
3. Remove bolt (A, Figure 20) and loosen bolt
(B, Figure 20) which will allow you to move
the idler sprocket assembly (C, Figure 20)
far enough to release tension on the chain.
4. Remove the chain from the particular
sprocket on the corner of the base that you
need to adjust.
5. Turn the sprocket by hand to bring that
corner into adjustment with the other three
corners. NOTE: Turning sprocket clockwise
will increase the distance between the
working
table
and
counterclockwise will decrease the distance.
This adjustment is very sensitive and it
should not be necessary to turn the sprocket
more than one or two teeth.
6. When adjustments are correct, replace
chain around corner sprocket, slide idler
sprocket (C-Figure 20) back to re-tension
chain, tighten bolt (B, Figure 20) and insert
and tighten bolt (A, Figure 20).
Know the Transmitting Rollers of
Your Planer
(Figure 21)
A. Anti-Kickback Fingers
B. Infeed Roller
C. Chipbreaker
D. Cutterhead
E. Outfeed Roller
Anti-Kickback Fingers
The anti-kickback fingers (A, Figure 21) are an
important safety feature, as they help prevent
kickback of stock. They operate by gravity and
should be inspected frequently to make sure
they are free of gum and pitch, so that they
move independently and operate correctly.
the
head
casting;
Figure 20
Figure 21
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