MAINTENANCE & ADJUSTMENTS
FIGURE 12
FIGURE 13
FIGURE 14
FIGURE 15
CHANGING GEAR BOX OIL
The gear box oil must be changed
after the first 20 hours of operating your
new planer
. After the first 20 hours, the gear box oil should only be changed
yearly or after 2,500 hours of operation.
To change the gear box oil;
1) Unscrew oil level bolt (A) Fig.12, then unscrew the oil drain bolt (B) on the
opposite side and drain gear box oil into 1 or 2 liter container.
2) Reposition and tighten the oil drain bolt once the gear box is empty.
3) Unscrew the oil fill cap screw (A) Fig.13 (closest to the table height
handwheel) and pour approx. 1/2 liter of
SAE80W90 gear box oil
into the
oil fill hole.
4) The proper oil level is reached as soon as oil starts to exit the oil level hole
(A) Fig.12.
5) Reposition and tighten the oil level bolt and the oil fill cap screw.
REPLACING OR TIGHTENING V-BELTS
During the first 16 hours of operation
, the v-belts will stretch and seat into
the pulley grooves. The v-belts will need to be tightened or the v-belts will
burn or slip off the pulleys.
To replace and/or tension v-belts;
1) Disconnect the planer from the power source.
2) Remove the motor access panel at the rear of the cabinet by removing 4
countersunk hd screws.
3) Remove the V-belt cover on the left side of the planer by undoing the 2 lock
knobs which hold it in place.
4) Loosen the 4 hex. nuts (A) Fig.14 which lock the tension rods (B) in place.
5) Lift the motor upwards and slide all 3 v-belts off the pulleys.
6) Slide new v-belts onto both pulleys, lower the motor and retighten the hex.
nuts (A). Always replace v-belts with 3 new ones or the belt tension may
not be even and may cause premature belt failure. Retighten new v-belts
after the first 16 hours of operation.
7) The correct v-belt tension is obtained when there is a 1/4” deflection of the
v-belts when pushed in the center with moderate pressure. Adjust hex.
nuts on tension rods as necessary.
8) Secure the motor access panel and the v-belt cover.
ROTATING/CHANGING CARBIDE CUTTER INSERTS
A Torx bit is supplied with this planer to remove or adjust the position of the
carbide cutter inserts secured in the cutterhead. The spiral cutterhead is
equipped with 92 indexable carbide cutter inserts which can be rotated to
reveal one of its four cutting edges. Once a cutter insert becomes dull or
damaged, simply rotate it 90º to reveal a fresh cutting edge. In addition, each
cutter insert has a reference mark on one corner. This reference mark can be
used as an indicator of which edges are used and which are new. Once the
reference mark revolves back around to its starting position, the cutter insert
should be replaced.
To rotate or change a cutter insert;
1) Disconnect the planer from the power source.
2) Remove the dust chute and the upper cover as shown in Fig.15.
3) Note the position of the reference mark. Using the Torx bit, remove cutter
insert by turning counterclockwise. Clean the cutter insert and the
cutterhead. Proper cleaning is essential to achieve a smooth finish.
4) If cutter insert is damaged, replace it a new one. If it is not damaged, rotate
it as shown in illustration below and torque the Torx bit to 45-55 inch/lbs.
5) Reposition and secure upper cover and dust hood.
