Shop fox W1692, Instruction Manual

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Figure 12. Gauge block.
Figure 13.
Checking table/head casting in front.
Table
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The most critical adjustments made on your
new planer are dependent on the table being
parallel to the cutterhead body. Because of
this relationship, checking the table is the first
step to setting up an accurate planer.
There are two dimensions you should be
concerned about when checking/aligning the
table—the table should be parallel to the head
casting from front-to-back, and the table
should be parallel with the cutterhead body
from side-to-side.
The table has been pre-set at the factory, but
it is a good idea to check any machine
thoroughly before use.
To check the table alignment, do these steps:
1. UNPLUG THE PLANER!
2. If you have not already done so, loosen the
setscrews where the table rollers mount to
the planer body (on both ends) as shown in
Figure 11 .
3. Use a wrench to lower the rollers on their
eccentric shafts. Leave the table rollers in
this position until instructed to adjust
them at the end of this section.
4. Make the gauge shown in Figure 12 out of
a block of wood.
5. Place the block on one end of the table,
directly under the cutterhead body.
6. Raise the table up so the block only
touches the cutterhead body (keep knives
rotated out of the way for this step).
7. Without moving the table, slide the block
of wood to the other end of the
cutterhead. If the block of wood will not
fit, or if the block is below the cutterhead
body, measure this gap with a feeler
gauge. If the difference is more than
0.002", then the table needs to be
adjusted from left to right.
8. Place the block under the front of the
head casting to either side of the stop. See
Figure 13 .
Side View
Front View
Figure 11. Table rollers and setscrews.
Setscrew
Stop
Table
Roller
Eccentric
ADJUSTMENTS