Owners manual

MAINTENANCE

FIG. 18

THE MACHINE MUST NOT BE PLUGGED IN AND THE POWER SWITCH

MUST BE IN THE 'OFF' POSITION UNTIL ADJUSTMENTS ARE COMPLETE.

ROTATING OR REPLACING KNIFE INSERTS

This machine has a helical cutterhead with rows of High Speed Steel knife inserts. Each of the 26 inserts on

the cutterhead are indexed and have two sharpened sides. If the knives become dull, or one becomes nicked,

simply loosen the retaining screws with the supplied star head screwdriver, lift up and rotate the inserts 90° to

a new sharpened edge. No setting is required, as the cutterhead has been machined to automatically index

and set the inserts in proper position for use. When both sides of an insert are dull, the insert can be easily

removed and a new knife insert placed in the location.

To rotate or remove an knife insert:

1. Unplug power cable, put the switch to OFF and remove the safety key.

2. Lower the upper frame motor housing to the lowest position near the planer bed by turning the handwheel.

3. From the back of the planer, remove the two dust chute knobs and take off dust chute. FIG. 10.

4. Remove the belt guard by loosening 3 screws (key #22 and #46 on the Parts Diagram, page 18), then

rotate the cutterhead pulley and belt by hand until the cutterhead is in place for you to change the cutter insert.

5. Remove any sawdust from the head of the Star screw then remove the screw and cutter insert.

6. While the insert is removed, clean any resin buildup or trapped dust from the insert and surfaces of the

cutterhead with a suitable solvent. A tooth brush works well for safe cleaning around the sharp inserts. Using

compressed air is also useful. Be sure to wear safety glasses if compressed air is used.

NOTE: Any accumulated dust or resin buildup can affect the seating of the insert in the cutterhead, raise it, and

can make noticeable marks on your workpieces the next time you plane.

7. Lubricate the Star screw threads with a light machine oil, wipe the excess oil off the threads.

8. Install a new insert, or rotate the old insert so that a new sharpened edge is in position. The inserts have a

indication mark on their top surface corner, so that you can reference the positioning of the insert’s dulled or

sharpened edges. When rotating a cutter insert, it will seat itself back against the positioning bar during tighten-

ing. Install the Star screw and torque it down to 48-50 inch/ pounds. Inserts have 2 sharp edges, 2  at edges.

See FIG. 11.

9. Once all insert changes have been made, put the planer parts back together by reversing steps 2-4 above.

10. Plug in the power cord and safety key when you are ready to resume planing.

FIG. 10

DUST CHUTE

DUST

CHUTE

KNOB

BELT GUARD

USE T25 STAR WRENCH TO LOOSEN

SCREW TO CHANGE INSERTS