9.
Use the holes in the cutter head that allow the knife to
be installed as close to center as possible
K
and
secure the knife in place with a bolt
L
in each of the
mounting holes in the knife.
Make sure the knife is sitting flush against the bottom
lip and while tightening the bolts, apply light outward
pressure against the knife to push it towards the pulley.
H
I
15.
Loosen the 3 button head screws
H
on the flat chip
deflector, then draw the chip deflector towards the
cutter head
I
so there’s a space of roughly 1/8”
between the chip deflector and knife edges
J
.
10.
Place a perfectly squared block of wood (approx.
1” x 1” x 5”) on the table and against the right fence.
11.
With the head positioned low enough, move the
fence and the block over until the block touches
the side of the knife and then lock the fence in
place using both lock knobs.
14.
To ensure that the second knife is aligned with the
first, rotate the head 180° and verify that the side of
knife lightly rubs against the block
O
. If needed,
loosen the bolts
P
slightly and apply inward or out-
ward pressure to the knife to reposition it as needed
while retightening the bolts.
1/8”
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UNDERSIDE VIEW
H
K
L
12.
Remove the T-handle wrench from the cutter head,
rotate the head 180° and re-install the wrench to
lock the opposite side of head in place.
13.
Install the second molding knife using the same pro-
cedure in corresponding holes in the opposite side of
the head.
O
P
K
K
Min.
1/4”
L
16.
Rotate the head 180°
17.
Loosen the 2 button head screws
K
on the curved
chip deflector, then draw the chip deflector to-
wards the cutter head so there’s a
minimum
space of 1/4” between the chip deflector and
knife edges
J
.
J