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INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

12½" Portable Planer

(Model TP400LS)

PART NO. A02473 - 04-06-04

Copyright © 2004 Delta Machinery

ESPAÑOL: PÁGINA 21

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For Parts, Service, Warranty or other Assistance,

please call 

1-800-223-7278 (

In Canada call

1-800-463-3582).

Summary of Contents for ShopMaster TP400LS

Page 1: ...ART NO A02473 04 06 04 Copyright 2004 Delta Machinery ESPAÑOL PÁGINA 21 To learn more about DELTA MACHINERY visit our website at www deltamachinery com For Parts Service Warranty or other Assistance please call 1 800 223 7278 In Canada call 1 800 463 3582 ...

Page 2: ...DERSTAND ALL WARNINGS AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS EQUIPMENT Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock fire and or serious personal injury or property damage IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Woodworking can be dangerous if safe and proper operating procedures are not followed As with all machinery there are certain hazards involved with the operation...

Page 3: ...E Tools scrap pieces and other debris can be thrown at high speed causing injury 12 USE THE RIGHT MACHINE Don t force a machine or an attachment to do a job for which it was not designed Damage to the machine and or injury may result 13 USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES The use of accessories and attachments not recommended by Delta may cause damage to the machine or injury to the user 14 USE THE PROPER...

Page 4: ...orkpiece Changing speeds while planing can cause kickback 15 WHEN PLANING BOWED STOCK place the concave cup down side of the stock on the table and cut with the grain to prevent kickback 16 DO NOT FEED A WORKPIECE that is warped contains knots or is embedded with foreign objects nails staples etc Kickback can occur 17 DO NOT FEED A SHORT THIN OR NARROW WORKPIECE INTO THE MACHINE Your hands can be ...

Page 5: ...lace with a metal screw NOTE In Canada the use of a temporary adapter is not permitted by the Canadian Electric Code IN ALL CASES MAKE CERTAIN THE RECEPTACLE IN QUESTION IS PROPERLY GROUNDED IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HAVE A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN CHECK THE RECEPTACLE 1 All grounded cord connected machines In the event of a malfunction or breakdown grounding provides a path of least resistance for electri...

Page 6: ...Feet Extension Cord 0 6 120 up to 25 18 AWG 0 6 120 25 50 16 AWG 0 6 120 50 100 16 AWG 0 6 120 100 150 14 AWG 6 10 120 up to 25 18 AWG 6 10 120 25 50 16 AWG 6 10 120 50 100 14 AWG 6 10 120 100 150 12 AWG 10 12 120 up to 25 16 AWG 10 12 120 25 50 16 AWG 10 12 120 50 100 14 AWG 10 12 120 100 150 12 AWG 12 16 120 up to 25 14 AWG 12 16 120 25 50 12 AWG 12 16 120 GREATER THAN 50 FEET NOT RECOMMENDED MI...

Page 7: ...TION CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN CLEANING THE CUTTERHEAD THE KNIVES IN THE CUTTERHEAD ARE VERY SHARP After cleaning cutterhead replace the cutterhead guard NOTICE THE PHOTO ON THE MANUAL COVER ILLUSTRATES THE CURRENT PRODUCTION MODEL ALL OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS CONTAINED IN THE MANUAL ARE REPRESENTATIVE ONLY AND MAY NOT DEPICT THE ACTUAL COLOR LABELING OR ACCESSORIES AND ARE INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE TECHNIQ...

Page 8: ...2 1 4 4 C Leg 4 D Rubber feet 4 E Carriage bolt M8x1 25x16mm 16 F Flange nut M8x1 25 20 Hex head flange screw M8x1 25x35mm 4 For fastening planer to stand not shown 1 Align the holes in the bottom braces B Fig 3 with the holes in the legs C insert a carriage bolt E through the leg and the bottom brace and thread the flange nut F onto the carriage bolt Repeat this process for the remaining holes in...

Page 9: ...able To check and adjust if necessary refer to the section of this manual entitled LEVELING TABLE EXTENSIONS CUTTERHEAD LOCK HANDLE 1 Assemble the cutterhead lock handle A Fig 5 to shaft B 2 Fasten cutterhead lock handle A Fig 6 to the shaft using the M6x20mm special hex socket head screw C with wrench supplied CUTTERHEAD RAISING AND LOWERING HANDLE 1 Assemble the cutterhead raising and lowering h...

Page 10: ...t screw D Place the planer on the stand and align the four holes in the base of the machine two of which are shown at A Fig 10 with the four holes in the top of the stand Place the M8x1 25x35mm hex head flange bolt through the holes in the planer and the stand and thread the M8x1 25 flange nut onto the hex head flange bolt and tighten securely Only operate planer attached to stand on a flat level ...

Page 11: ...sembly A Fig 16 contains the cutterhead feed rollers chip deflector and motor Raising and lowering the head assembly controls the depth of cut To raise or lower the head assembly rotate the cutterhead lock handle B counterclockwise to unlock the cutterhead and turn the cutterhead raising and lowering handle C clockwise to raise or counterclockwise to lower the cutterhead One revolution of handle w...

Page 12: ...st if necessary proceed as follows DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE 1 Place a straight edge B Fig 19 on the planer table with one end of the straight edge extending out over the infeed table extension A as shown Check to see if the table extension is level with the planer table on both ends of table extension 2 If an adjustment is necessary loosen locknut D and adjust stop screw E on each end ...

Page 13: ...ension B when not being used A Velcro strip C is provided on the tool and underneath the table for this purpose 2 Figure 21 illustrates the knife transfer tool A stored underneath the outfeed table extension Fig 20 B C A C Fig 21 WRENCH STORAGE The wrench A Fig 21 can be stored in hole B located on the right rear side of the machine as shown A B ...

Page 14: ...feed end of the machine for additional cuts REPLACING KNIVES The knives supplied with your planer are double edged and reversible which enables you to turn the knives end for end when one edge becomes dull or chipped To change the knives proceed as follows Fig 24 Fig 25 DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE 1 Raise head assembly all the way to the top 2 Remove two screws A Fig 24 and remove cutterh...

Page 15: ...28 underneath center of knife Lift the knife transfer tool up until knife H separates from pins J and pull out and remove knife as shown NOTE Knife transfer tool is magnetized allowing it to attach to knife 8 Rotate knife H Fig 29 end for end or using a new knife position knife transfer tool G on top of knife as shown Place knife in cutterhead with bevel up underneath locking bar D making sure pin...

Page 16: ... and replace two screws one of which is shown at A Fig 32 These screws were removed in STEP 3 ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF OUTFEED ROLLER DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE 1 The outfeed roller is adjusted at the factory to be 0 020 below the cutting circle In order to check and adjust the outfeed roller you will need a homemade gage block made of hardwood This gage block can be constructed by following ...

Page 17: ... results possible 1 True Up One Face Feed one face of the board over a jointer making thin cuts with each pass until the entire surface is flat 2 Plane to Thickness Place the side you just surfaced in STEP 1 face down and feed the board through the planer plane until this side is flat Then plane both sides of the board until you are satisfied with the thickness making thin cuts alternating sides w...

Page 18: ...ther brush is worn to 3 16 in length or if either spring C or shunt wire is burned or damaged in any way replace both brushes If the brushes are found serviceable after removing re install them in the same position as removed LUBRICATION The gears in the gear box and the feed roller bushings should be lubricated periodically as follows DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE 1 Remove two screws A Fig...

Page 19: ...19 NOTES ...

Page 20: ... at its option any new Delta machine machine part or machine accessory which in normal use has proven to be defective in workmanship or material provided that the customer returns the product prepaid to a Delta factory service center or authorized service station with proof of purchase of the product within two years and provides Delta with reasonable opportunity to verify the alleged defect by in...

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