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MAINTENANCE (cont.)
WARNING! MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE MACHINE IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE
POWER SOURCE BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES
BLADE (CUTTER INSERT) REPLACEMENT
WARNING:
To prevent serious personal injury
NEVER rotate the cutterhead by hand.
Cutter insert are razor sharp! Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling the
cuttherhead. Avoid touching the cutter insert by hand without protection.
The 6" cutterhead is equipped with 12 indexable cutter inserts. Each cutter insert can be
rotated to reveal any one of its two cutting edges. Therefore, if one cutting edge becomes
dull or damaged, simply rotate it 90° to reveal a fresh cutting edge.
In addition, each cutter insert has a reference
mark
on one corner. As the cutter insert is
rotated, the reference
mark
location can be used as an indicator of which edges are used
and which are new. See Figure 22.
FIG 22
To rotate or change a cutter insert:

DISCONNECT THE JOINTER FROM THE POWER SOURCE!

Remove any sawdust from the head of the Torx screw.

Remove the Torx screw and Cutter insert.

Clean all dust and dirt off the cutter insert and the cutterhead pocket from which the
cutter insert was removed, and replace the cutter insert so a fresh, sharp edge is
facing outward. If available, try using pitch and gum remover to be sure all of the
wood residue is off the cutterhead and cutter insert before attempting to rotate them.
Using a shot of compressed air is also helpful, be sure to wear safety glasses.

Lubricate the Torx screw threads with a light machine oil, wipe the excess oil off the
threads, and torque the Torx screw to 48-50 inch/ pounds. When rotating a cutter
insert, the cutter insert will seat itself before tightening.
MAINTENANCE (cont.)