Model G0452/P/Z (Mfg. Since 08/12)
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Symptom
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Tables are hard to adjust.
1. Table lock is engaged or partially engaged.
2. Table gibs are too tight.
1. Completely loosen the table lock.
2. Re-adjust the table gibs (
Page 49).
Excessive play in table
movement.
1. Table gibs are too loose.
1. Re-adjust the table gibs (
Page 49).
Table
Symptom
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Excessive snipe (gouge in the
end of the board that is uneven
with the rest of the cut).
1. Outfeed table is set too low.
2. Operator pushing down on end of
workpiece.
1. Align outfeed table with cutterhead knife at top
dead center (
Page 26).
2. Reduce/eliminate downward pressure on that
end of workpiece.
Workpiece stops in the middle
of the cut.
1. Outfeed table is set too high.
1. Align outfeed table with cutterhead knife at top
dead center (
Page 26).
Chipping.
1. Knots or conflicting grain direction in
wood.
2. Nicked or chipped blades.
3. Feeding workpiece too fast.
4. Taking too deep of a cut.
1. Inspect workpiece for knots and grain (
Page
31); only use clean stock.
2. Adjust one of the nicked knives sideways; or
replace knives (
Page 44).
3. Slow down the feed rate.
4. Take a smaller depth of cut. (Always reduce
cutting depth when surface planing or working
with hard woods.)
Long lines or ridges that run
along the length of the board.
1. Nicked or chipped knives.
1. Adjust one of the nicked knives sideways; or
replace knives (
Page 44).
Uneven cutter marks, wavy
surface, or chatter marks across
the face of the board.
1. Feeding workpiece too fast.
2. Knives not adjusted at even heights
in the cutterhead.
1. Slow down the feed rate.
2. Adjust the knives so they are set up evenly in
the cutterhead (
Page 44).
Board edge is concave or
convex after jointing.
1. Board not held with even pressure on
infeed and outfeed table during cut.
2. Board started too uneven.
3. Board has excessive bow or twist
along its length.
4. Insufficient number of passes.
1. Hold board with even pressure as it moves
over the cutterhead.
2. Take partial cuts to remove the extreme high
spots before doing a full pass.
3. Surface plane one face so there is a good
surface to position against the fence.
4. It may take 3 to 5 passes to achieve a perfect
edge, depending on the starting condition of
the board and the depth of cut.
Uneven cut or breakout when
rabbeting.
1. Uneven feed rate.
2. Depth of cut too deep.
3. Knives not adjusted evenly with each
other in the cutterhead.
4. Nicked or chipped knives.
1. Feed the board evenly and smoothly during
the cut.
2. Raise the infeed table to take a smaller depth
of cut. Never exceed
1
⁄
16
" per pass when
rabbeting.
3. Adjust the knives so they are set up evenly in
the cutterhead (
Page 44).
4. Adjust one of the nicked knives sideways;
replace knives (
Page 44).
Cutting
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