15
Fig. 34
Fig. 35
4.
To adjust belt tension, turn nuts (F) and (G) Fig. 34, to
move motor plate (H) up or down until there is approxi-
mately 1/2 inch deflection at the center span of the belts
,
as explained in STEP 3.
ADJUSTING
SPRING TENSION OF
CUTTERHEAD GUARD
The cutterhead guard (A) Fig. 35, completely covers the
cutterhead. During operation the material being jointed or
planed pushes the guard (A) out of the way and at the
completion of the cut, the guard (A) springs back over the
cutterhead providing full coverage. If it ever becomes
necessary to adjust the spring tension of the cutterhead
guard (A), loosen two screws (B) and turn screw (C) clock-
wise to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the
spring tension. Then tighten the two screws (B).
O P E R ATION
The following directions will give the beginner a start on jointer operations. Use scrap pieces of lumber to
check settings and to get the feel of the operations before attempting regular work.
W ARNING: A LW AY S U S E C U T T E R H E A D G U A R D A N D K E E P H A N D S AW AY F R O M CUTTERHEAD.
A LW AY S U S E PUSH BLOCKS W H E N E V E R POSSIBLE.
Fig. 36
PLACEMENT OF HANDS
DURING FEEDING
At the start of the cut, the left hand holds the work firmly
against the infeed table and fence, while the right hand
pushes the work toward the knives. After the cut is under-
way, the new surface rests firmly on the outfeed table as
shown in Fig. 36. The left hand should then be moved to
the work on the outfeed table, at the same time maintain-
ing flat contact with the fence. The right hand presses the
work forward, and before the right hand reaches the cutter-
head, it should be moved to the work on the outfeed table.
CAUTION: N E V E R PA S S H A N D S DIRECTLY O V E R
T H E C U T T E R H E A D A N D U S E P U S H B L O C K S W H E N-
E V E R POSSIBLE.
W O R K
INFEED TABLE
O U T-FEED
TABLE
C U T T E R
A
C
B
H
G
F
