ADJUSTMENTS & OPERATION
ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF CHIPBREAKER
The chipbreaker extends down around the front of the cutterhead and raises
as stock is fed through the planer. The chipbreaker “breaks or curls” the chips
as they leave the cutterhead and the bottom edge of the chipbreaker helps
hold the stock flat down on the table during the planing operation. The bottom
of the chipbreaker must be parallel to the knives and set 0.020” below the
cutting circle. To check and adjust, proceed as follows:
1.
DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE POWER SOURCE.
2. Make certain the knives are adjusted properly as explained under
“CHECKING, ADJUSTING AND REPLACING KNIVES”.
3. Place a constructed gauge block (A) Fig.21 on the table directly under the
cutterhead as shown. Using 0.020” feeler gauge (B) placed on top of the
gauge block, raise or lower the head assembly until one of the knives just
touches the feeler gauge when the knife is at its lowest point. Then lock the
head assembly in this position.
4. Place the gauge block (A) Fig.22 minus the feeler gauge, under one end of
the chipbreaker (C) as shown. The bottom of the chipbreaker (C) should just
touch the top of the gauge block, as shown.
5. If the height of the chipbreaker must be adjusted, remove the top cover and
dust chute. Loosen hex. nut (A) Fig.23 and turn set screw (B) until that end
of the chipbreaker is touching the top of the gauge block. Then retighten
hex. nut (A).
6. Place the gauge block on the other end of the chipbreaker and if an
adjustment is necessary adjust the hex. nut and set screw on the other end
of the chipbreaker.
FIGURE 21
FIGURE 22
FIGURE 23
