Delta 22-580 Instruction Manual page 11

ADJUSTING THE HEAD ASSEMBLY
The head assembly (A) Fig. 12 contains the cutterhead, feed rollers, chip deflector and motor. Raising and lowering the
head assembly (A) controls the depth of cut. To adjust the head assembly, rotate the cutterhead lock handle (B)
counter-clockwise to unlock the cutterhead. Turn the cutterhead adjusting handle (C) clockwise to raise or counter-
clockwise to lower the cutterhead (A). One revolution of handle (C) will move the cutterhead up or down 1/16".
CUTTERHEAD LOCK
The cutterhead lock helps to eliminate snipe in the board that is being planed. Snipe can also be eliminated by butting
boards end to end and feeding them through the planer. Long boards should always be supported, when feeding them
through the planer to help eliminate snipe.
SCALE AND POINTER
A dual English/Metric scale (D) Fig. 13 and pointer (E) is located on the front of the machine. This scale indicates the
thickness of the finished workpiece. To adjust the pointer (E), plane a piece of wood through the machine. Measure the
thickness of the workpiece. If an adjustment is necessary, loosen the screw (F) and adjust the pointer (E). Tighten the
screw (F).
D
A
SPEED CONTROL
Change speeds only while the motor is
running. Do not change speeds while planing.
Make sure that the speed control is fully
engaged before feeding work material.
1. The 22-580 is a two-speed planer. The speed control
knob (A) is shown in Fig. 14.
2. Use the "Dimensioning" speed (B) Fig. 14 with 60
cuts per inch to size the board.
3. Use the "Finishing" speed (C) Fig. 14 with 90 cuts
per inch to finish your workpiece.
C
B
Fig. 12
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D
F
E
Fig. 13
C
B
A
Fig. 14