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will release allowing the wood to spring back into a bowed
formation. To properly remove the bow, use a jointer.
Fig. R
BOWED WOOD Will BE FlATTEnED BY
FEED ROllERs AnD CUTTERhEAD…
…BUT BOW Will RETURn AFTER
WOOD is PlAnED
MAINTENANCE
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and disconnect it from
power source before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories.
An accidental start-up can cause injury.
Periodic Maintenance
1. Routinely check the tool for damage or broken parts.
2. Clean the unit of dust and debris that has collected
in all accessible areas of the planer from planning
wood material.
3. Wipe off infeed and outfeed rollers.
4. Clean base table. Light waxing will help wood material
pass through the planer.
5. Evaluate blade sharpness condition. Replace
as necessary.
6. Gauge Calibration, check thickness gauge calibration
and turret stop calibration.
7. Check brushes for wear and replace as necessary.
Changing the Planer Knives
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect tool from
power source before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories.
Your planer is equipped with a three-knife cutterhead with
three blades that have two sharpened edges. These blades
can be rotated once and changed as needed.
Change Blades When
• Dull – may cause feeding issues.
• Slow feed or no feed.
• Motor overloading can also be an indication that knives
are dull and result in frequent breaker trips.
• Excessive tearout of the wood material being planed.
• Nicked – blades can become nicked when planning
very knotty wood or when foreign material is not
removed from the wood being planed.
To Change Planer Knives (Fig. S–W)
1. Use the T-wrench to remove the tool tray. The
cutterhead should now be exposed. If the eight bolts
in the knife clamp ARE NOT visible, use a piece of
scrap wood to carefully rotate the cutterhead until the
bolts are accessible and the cutterhead lock lever
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engages as shown in Figure S. This will prevent
further rotation of the cutterhead as you change each
knife (Fig. T). If the bolts ARE visible, be sure that the
cutterhead locking lever is engaged so the cutterhead
does not rotate while you are changing the knives. To
do this, use a piece of scrap wood to attempt to rotate
the cutterhead. The locking lever will click into place if it
is not already engaged.
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Fig. S
Fig. T
WARNING: KEEP YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM
THE CUTTERHEAD AT ALL TIMES. USE THE TOOL
PROVIDED TO HANDLE THE KNIVES.
2. Remove bolts from knife clamp.
3. Use the magnets on the top of the T-wrench to attract
the knife clamp and lift the knife off the cutterhead. One
of the knives should now be exposed.
Fig. U
4. Use the magnet on the top of the T-wrench to attract
and handle the knife. AVOID TOUCHING THE KNIFE WITH
