Lubrication; Clean Planer; Dust Collector Chip Chute; Overload Reset - Craftsman 351.233780 Operator's Manual

LUBRICATION
,, Motor and cutterhead bearings are sealed and need
no lubrication.
• Beveled gears and elevation screws should be
cleaned of debris and greased.
• The base cover can be coated with a lubricant such
as furniture wax, to make the workpiece feed
smoother. Be sure the lubricant used does not affect
the ability to finish the workpiece with varnish, seal-
er, etc. Do not use any silicone base lubricants,
CLEAN PLANER
o Keep planer clean of any wood chips, dust, dirt or debris
° After 10 hours of operation, the chains and gears
should have wood chips, dust and old grease
removed,.
o Use common automotive bearing grease to lubricate
all chains and gears. Be sure all chains and gears
have plenty of grease
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DUST COLLECTOR CHIP CHUTE
Refer to Figure 8, page 14.
A dust collector chip chute (not shown) is available as
an optional accessory. The dust chute has a fitting for
attaching a 4" hose
The dust collector chip chute is mounted to the planer
in place of the blade guard (No 7), To mount dust col-
lector chip chute:
Unplug the planer and turn it off
Loosen and remove two socket head bolts and
washers (Nos 8 and 9).
° Remove blade guard.
o Slide dust collector chip chute aiong the inside walls
of rollercase (No. 46), so that the slots on the dust
chute are aligned above the holes on the rollercase.
o Reuse two socket head bolts and washers (Nos. 8
and 9) to secure dust chute with rolfercase.
After mounting, attach a 4" (outside diameter) dust col-
lector hose to the dust chute fitting. Be sure to turn the
vacuum ON before operating the planer,
OVERLOAD RESET
The planer is supplied with an overload protection circuit
breaker to prevent damage to the planer motor.
If the planer stops working during operation, unplug the
planer and turn the switch off Press the reset button
next to the switch to enable the planer to be restarted.
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