Shop fox W1692, Instruction Manual

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Figure 22.
Chipbreaker height adjustment.
7. Lower the chipbreaker onto the boards,
using the chip breaker adjustment
setscrews shown in Figure 22 .
8.
Make sure that each of the adjustment
controls for the feed rollers and the
chipbreaker are backed off enough so that
they will allow the components to move
below the current position on the board.
9.
Place the dial indicator where you can
measure solid table movement as shown in
Figure 23
.
10.
Lower the table 0.004"-0.008" as indicated
by the Rotacator® or a dial indicator. The
feed rollers and the chipbreaker should all
move freely with the table. If they do not,
make sure that they are all resting evenly
on the boards at this current position.
11.
With the table lowered to 0.004"-0.008,"
lock the infeed roller and the chipbreaker
in place. They should now all be set
between 0.004"-0.008" below the knife
edge when it is at bottom dead center.
12.
The outfeed roller should still be able to
move with the table. Continue lowering
the table another 0.012" (0.008" + 0.012" =
0.020") as indicated by the Rotacator
®
or a
dial indicator. The outfeed roller should
now be set to approximately 0.020" below
the knife edge at bottom dead center.
Lock the outfeed roller in place.
13. Go to page 24 and adjust the table rollers.
Figure 23. Typical Planer with the Rotacator ®
positioned to measure 0.004"-0.008" table
movement.
Plunger Against
Cutterhead
Base Flat
on Table
Chipbreaker
Adjustment
Setscrew
and
Jam Nut
ADJUSTMENTS
NOTICE
For super accurate setup, consider purchasing
a Rotacator
®
. This handy tool allows you to
adjust the chipbreaker to an accuracy within
0.001" every time. Refer to
Planer
Accessories
on
pages 34
and
35
for more
details.