Table of Contents Page For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating This Tool ......2 PLACEMENT THE 15” PLANER ..................3 15” PLANER......................... 4 UNPACKING AND CLEANING .................... 4 MOVING THE PLANER ...................... 4 ASSEMBLY .......................... 5 HELICAL CUTTERHEAD ..................... 6 SAFETY SWITCH ........................
For Your Own Safety Read Instruction Manual Before Operating This Tool Read this manual completely and observe all warning labels on the machine. This machine has made every attempt to provide a safe, reliable, easy-to-use piece of machinery. Safety, however, is ultimately the responsibility of the individual machine operator.
17. KEEP GUARDS IN PLACE and in working order. 18. REMOVE ADJUSTING KEYS AND WRENCHES. Form habit of checking to see that keys and adjusting wrenches are removed from tool before turning it on. 19. DON'T FORCE TOOL It will do the job better and safer at the rate for which it was designed. 20.
15” PLANER Thank you for choosing this planer. This unit is carefully tested and inspected before shipment and if properly used and maintained, will provide you with 1 year of reliable service. To ensure optimum performance and trouble free operation a reasonable amount of care and attention is required.
ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY DUST CHUTE Mount the dust chute to the planer hood with 3 Hex. head screws w/washer (A) . CAP screws (B) & spring washers (C), Fig. 3. Make sure the dust collection system has sufficient capacity and suction for your planer. Note: Always turn on the dust collection system before starting the planer.
HELICAL CUTTERHEAD SAFETY SWITCH The planer is equipped with a push-button switch Knife inserts are dangerously sharp. Use extreme that will accept a safety padlock (not included). caution when inspecting, removing, or replacing See Fig. 8. knife inserts. To safeguard your machine from unauthorized operation and accidental starting by young children, The knife inserts on the Jointer are four-sided.
OPERATE DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENT Turn the handwheel (B) on a clockwise or counter- clockwise direction to the proper height, Fig. 10. The depth of cυt on your planer is controlled by raising or lowering the head assembly shown in Fig.
ADJUSTMENT Although your planer was carefully adjusted at the factory, it should be checked before being put into operation. Any inaccuracies due to rough handling in transit can easily be corrected by following these directions: In order to check the adjustments you will need a straight edge, feeler gauge and a homemade gauge block made of hardwood.
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ADJUSTING FEED ROLL SPRING TENSION The infeed roller (A) and outfeed roller (B) are those parts of your planer that feed the stock while it is being planned. The feed rolls (A) and (B) are under spring tension and this tension must be sufficient to feed the stock uniformly through the planer without slipping, but should not be so tight that it causes damage to the board.
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ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF INFEED ROLLER & OUT FEED ROLLER The outfeed roller is adjusted at the factory be set 0.5mm below the cutting circle. To check and adjust the outfeed roller, proceed as follows: 1. Disconnect machine from the power source. 2.
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ADJUSTING CHIP BREAKER The chip breaker is located on top of the planer and extends down around the front of the cutterhead. The chip breaker raise as stock is fed through and "breaks or curls" the chips the same as a plane iron cap on a hand plane. The bottom of the chip breaker must be parallel to cutting circle.
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ADJUSTING CUTTERHEAD PARALLEL TO TABLE The cutterhead is set paraIlel to the table at the factory and no further adjustment should be required. If your machine is planing a taper,first check to see if the knives are set properly in the cutterhead.
PARTS LUBRICATION REQUIRED POSITION GREASE GEAR BOX CHAIN CHAIN CHAIN BRACKET LEAD SCREW COLUMN CLEAN & OIL - Worm Gear is used to adjust the table up or down. - The oil in Gear Box must be changed after 2500 hours of work.
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY 1. Planning wood with high moisture 1. Dry the wood FUZZY GRAIN content 2. Sharpen knives 2. Dull knives 1. Too heavy a cut 1. Review proper depth 2. Knives cutting against the grain 2. Feed wood with the grain, or turn TORN GRAIN 3.
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