Replacing Or Installing Planer Blades; Using Blade Gauge For Even Blade Setting - Makita 1805B Instruction Manual

REPLACING OR INSTALLING
PLANER BLADES
After unplugging the tool, you may remove
the planer blades on the tool drum by un-
screwing the four installation bolts with
the socket wrench provided. The clamp
plate comes off together with the blades.
(See Photo)
When you install new or sharpened blades,
first clean out all chips or foreign matter
adhering to the drum or blades. Use blades
of the same dimensions and weight, or
drum oscillation/vibration will result, caus-
ing poor planing action and, eventually,
tool breakdown.
Screw the blade onto the adjust plate, slip
it
into the groove on the drum, then fit the
blade clamp on over it. Fasten with hex
flange hd. bolt. See right diagram.
Fig. 3
Hex. flange hd. bolt
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Blade clamr,
Dla
Adjust plate
Fig.
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Caution: Tighten carefully the cutter blade installation bolts when attaching cutter blades
to the planer.
A
loose installation bolt can be dangerous. Always check to see
they are tightened securely.
Using blade gauge for even blade setting
Although the blade protrusion for desired cutting depth i s easily obtained by turning the
front knob, the setting of the blade itself in relation to the work may require adjustment.
This i s done conveniently with the blade gauge provided.
First, remove the blade from the tool by
unscrewing the hex bolts.
Now, set
the
blade on the gauge blade so that the cut-
ting edge i s completely flush with the in-
side flank of the gauge. Loosen the screws
on the adjust plate (if they are not already
so) and use the back of side plate to push
the heel of the planer blade into full con-
tact with the gauge inside flank. Holding
it
thus, tighten the 2 screws on the adjust
Planer
blade
\
Gauge base
Fig.
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plate. This insures that your blade tip will
be set properly when remounted in the
tool for perfectly even planing.
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