This machine and its
parts are heavy! Serious
personal injury may occur
if safe moving methods are
not used. To reduce the
risk of a lifting or dropping
injury, ask others for help
and use power equipment.
DO NOT lift this jointer by the tables. Doing so
may affect factory-set table parallelism. Attach
lifting straps to lifting bars.
Figure 12. Jointer supported evenly at lifting bars by
lifting straps.
Figure 13. Fence adjustment wheel handle installed.
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For Machines Mfd. Since 10/20
South Bend Tools
Model SB1091
P R E P A R A T I O N
The Model SB1091 requires the use of lifting
equipment such as a forklift, engine hoist, or
boom crane. DO NOT attempt to lift or move
jointer without necessary assistance from other
people. Each piece of lifting equipment must be
rated for at least 1000 lbs. to support dynamic
loads that may be applied while lifting.
Review the Power Supply section on Page
13, then prepare a permanent location for the
jointer.
To assemble jointer:
1.
Move jointer to desired location.
2.
Unbolt jointer from pallet.
3.
Wrap lifting straps around lifting bars, as
shown in Figure 12.
Assembly
The machine must be fully assembled before it
can be operated. Before beginning the assembly
process, refer to Required for Setup on Page
12 and gather all listed items. To ensure the
assembly process goes smoothly, first clean any
parts that are covered or coated in heavy-duty
rust preventative (if applicable).
4.
With lifting straps positioned evenly on forks
or crane, lift jointer off of pallet and place it
in desired location.
5.
Verify all carbide inserts are securely
tightened on cutterhead.
6.
Verify outfeed table height is set correctly
with inserts at top dead center (TDC) as
instructed in Setting Outfeed Table
Height on Page 41).
7.
Insert fence adjustment wheel handle into
fence adjustment wheel (see Figure 13) and
tighten.
Fence
Adjustment
Wheel
Fence
Adjustment
Wheel
Handle
Lifting Bars
