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ADJUSTMENTS
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 gage and a homemade gage block made of hard¬
wood. This gage block can be made by following the dimen¬
sions shown in Fig. 45,
WHEN
CHECKING
ADJUSTMENTS,
ALWAYS
MAKE
SURE
THE
PLANER
IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE
POWER SOURCE.
ADJUSTING BELT TENSION
To adjust the belt tension on your machine, proceed as follows:
1.
Disconnect machine from the power source.
2.
Remove belt and pulley cover from the machine.
3. .
Place a 2 X 4 (A) Fig. 46, underneath the motor plate,
as shown,
4.
Loosen two bolts (B) Fig, 46, and pry up on the motor
plate until correct belt tension is obtained. Correct tension
is obtained when there is approximately 1/4" deflection in
the center span of the belts using light finger pressure. Then
tighten two bolts (B) Fig. 46, and replace side cover.
Fig. 46
CHECKING, ADJUSTING AND
REPLACING KNIVES
When checking, adjusting or replacing the cutterhead knives,
proceed as follows:
1.
Disconnect the machine from the power source.
2.
Remove four screws, three of which are shown at (A)
Fig. 47, and remove top cover (B).
3.
Loosen two screws (C) Fig. 48, and tilt motor assembly
(D) to the front as shown.
4.
To check and adjust knives, proceed as follows:
A.
Check all three knives for proper setting using
the knife gage as shown in Fig. 49. When the gage (A)
is placed on the cutterhead as shown, the knife should
just contact the bottom of both set screws [B) Fig. 49.
Fig. 47
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