Powermatic 15S, Owner'S Manual

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TROUBLE-SHOOTING: Performance Problems (15S Planer)
PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
Snipe.
1. Table rollers not set properly. 1. Adjust rollers to proper height.
2. Inadequate support of long boards. 2. Support long boards with
(NOTE: Snipe can be extension rollers.
minimized but not 3. Uneven feed roller pressure front to back. 3. Adjust feed roller tension.
eliminated) 4. Dull knives. 4. Sharpen knives.
5. Lumber not butted properly. 5. Butt end to end each piece of
stock as they pass through.
Fuzzy Grain
1. Planing wood with high moisture content. 1. Remove high moisture content
from wood by drying.
2. Dull knives. 2. Sharpen or replace.
Torn Grain
1. Too heavy a cut. 1. Adjust proper depth of cut.
2. Knives cutting against grain. 2. Cut along the grain.
3. Dull knives. 3. Sharpen knives.
Rough/Raised Grain
1. Dull knives. 1. Sharpen knives.
2. Too heavy a cut. 2. Adjust proper depth.
3. Moisture content too high. 3. Remove high moisture content
from wood by drying.
Rounded, glossy
1. Dull knives. 1. Sharpen or replace knives.
surface 2. Feed speed too slow. 2. Increase speed.
3. Cutting depth too shallow. 3. Increase depth.
Poor feeding of lumber. 1. Indequate feed roller pressure.
1. Adjust feed roller tension. If
proper tension cannot be
achieved, replace feed rollers.
2. Planer bed rough or dirty. 2. Clean pitch and residue, and wax
planer table.
3. V-belt is slipping. 3. Tighten v-belt.
4. Surface of feed roller clogged. 4. Clear pitch and residue out of
teeth.