Delta ShopMaster TP400LS, Instruction Manual

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STARTING AND
STOPPING PLANER
The on/off switch (A) Fig. 14, is located on the front of
the planer motor. To turn the machine
“ON” move the
switch up to the “ON” position. To turn the machine
“OFF” move the switch down to the “OFF” position.
LOCKING SWITCH IN
THE “OFF” POSITION
When the tool is not in use, the switch should be locked
in the “OFF” position to prevent unauthorized use. This
can be done by grasping the switch toggle (B) Fig. 15,
and pulling it out of the switch, as shown. With the
switch toggle removed, the switch will not operate.
However, should the switch toggle be removed while the
machine is running, the switch can be turned “OFF”
once, but cannot be restarted without inserting the
switch toggle.
OPERATING CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS
RAISING AND LOWERING
HEAD ASSEMBLY
The head assembly (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 will move the cutterhead up or down 3/32".
ALWAYS LOCK THE CUTTERHEAD IN PLACE, BY
R O TAT I N G H A N D L E ( B ) C L O C K W I S E B E F O R E
PLANING
.
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
A
B
A
C
B
Fig. 17
D
E
F
SCALE AND POINTER
A dual English/Metric scale (D) Fig. 17, and pointer (E) is
conveniently located on the front of the machine and in-
dicates the thickness of the finished workpiece. Adjust-
ment to the pointer can be made by running a piece of
wood through the machine. Measure the thickness of
the workpiece and if an adjustment is necessary, loosen
two screws (F) and adjust pointer accordingly. Then
tighten two screws.