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Model W1873/W1874 (For Machines Mfd. Since 10/20)
SE
RV
IC
E
5..
Remove top cover, belt cover, and gearbox cover.
6..
Lower headstock until wood blocks get close to
cutterhead.
7..
Use belt to rotate cutterhead and continue lowering
headstock until blocks just barely touch cutterhead
knife/insert at its lowest point of rotation (BDC).
8..
Upward pressure of wood blocks will be holding
infeed and outfeed rollers at same level as knife/
insert at BDC.
9..
Loosen jam nuts and set screws on each side of
infeed roller (see
Figure.46
).
10..
Using a feeler gauge, adjust set screw so it is 0.040"
from roller bushing block (see
Figure.46
), then
tighten jam nut. Repeat on other side of infeed
roller.
11..
Repeat
Steps.9–10
with outfeed roller; only adjust
the gaps to 0.020".
12..
Re-install belt cover, top cover, and gearbox cover.
Figure.46.
Example of feeler gauge
location for adjusting infeed roller height
when using wood blocks (one of two
locations shown).
Roller
Bushing
Block
Insert Feeler
Gauge Here
Jam Nut
& Set Screw
