Operating instructions

BLADE EXCHANGE SERVICE - BLADE SHARPENING
Beginning in 2003 Clark Foam offers a blade exchange service. Here is how it works: The
planer owner hands us a set of dull blades and blade holders. The blades may have any
amount of wear. The blades and blade holder must not be damaged. We hand the planer
owner a set of sharp blades attached to blade holders. The blades might be brand new or they
may have been sharpened for their very last time. The blade holder will be in good condition.
The sharp set of blades is indexed on the blade holder and ready to install. Removing the dull
blades and installing sharp, indexed blades takes less than 5 minutes. Only 6 bolts are in-
volved.
The exchange service only applies to
both hand and power planers sold by Clark Foam.
If the planer owner is not near an exchange point they should purchase an extra set of blades
and blade holders and do the exchange by mail. Send them to Clark Foam, 25887 Crown
Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel, California 92677.
The blades are sharpened at the Clark Foam Factory using a state of the art, automatic sharp-
ening machine. The blades are indexed on the blade holder using the same jig that comes
with each planer. Our quality control is excellent.
We also sharpen blades from other hand and power planers.
IMPORTANT BLADE CHANGING INSTRUCTIONS
There is a very important indexing adjustment when changing blades!
There is some side-to-side play allowing a blade to go over to one side or the other of
the planer. This can make the effective blade width of the planer extra wide or it can
make the cut be to the left or right of the base plates. To keep that from happening,
center each blade to the main mandrel. The best way to do that is to use a small
screwdriver or the equivalent to move the blade and blade holder.
BASE PLATE LUBRICATION
To keep pieces of glue from gumming the bottom of the planer and to keep the planer moving
over the work smoothly, lightly spray the base plate with a silicon spray. Repeat fairly fre-
quently for optimum performance.
Care must be taken to keep the coating very light and keep the silicone off shaped blanks. It
will ruin the glass job!