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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MODEL: KC-525FX

COPYRIGHT © 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY KING CANADA TOOLS INC.

20” INDUSTRIAL PLANER 

WITH SPIRAL CUTTERHEAD 

Summary of Contents for KC-525FX

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL KC 525FX COPYRIGHT 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED BY KING CANADA TOOLS INC 20 INDUSTRIAL PLANER WITH SPIRAL CUTTERHEAD ...

Page 2: ...s not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse abuse normal wear and tear negligence or accidents repairs done by an unauthorized service center alterations and lack of maintenance King Canada shall in no event be liable for death injuries to persons or property or for incidental special or consequential damages arising from the use of our products To take advantage of this limited wa...

Page 3: ... safety glasses ANSI Z87 1 Everyday eye glasses only have impact resistant lenses they are NOT safety glasses Also use a face or dust mask if cutting operation is dusty 13 DON T OVERREACH Keep proper footing and balance at all times 14 MAINTAIN TOOL WITH CARE Keep tools sharp and clean for best and safest performance Follow instructions for lubricating and changing accessories 15 DISCONNECT TOOLS ...

Page 4: ...utter inserts 92 15mm x 15mm x 2 5mm Diameter 3 15 Speed 5 000 RPM Cuts per minute 20 000 Feed Rolls Spiral Infeed Diameter 2 Table bed rolls Adjustable Table 25 7 x 20 01 TECHNICAL INFORMATION GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PLANER Gear Box Cover Elevation Handwheel Rear Extension Table Depth Scale Speed Change Knob Locking Nuts 1 of 4 Columns Enclosed stand Base Table rollers Belt Housing Cover Lifting han...

Page 5: ...AINTAIN PROPER GROUNDING OF YOUR PLANER DO NOT REMOVE OR ALTER THE GROUNDING PRONG IN ANY MANNER 220V OPERATION As received from the factory your Planer is ready to operate on 220V circuit This Planer is intended for use on a circuit that has an outlet and a plug which looks like the one illustrated in Fig 1 WARNING DO NOT USE A TWO PRONG ADAPTOR FOR THEY ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL CODES AND...

Page 6: ...ose items packed with the machine including lifting handles and motor pulley 6 This coating may be removed with a soft cloth moistened with Kerosene NOTE Do not use acetone gasoline or lacquer thinner for this purpose 7 Do not use solvents on plastic parts solvents dissolve and dammage plas tic MOVING PLANER Lifting Handles There are four lifting handles to facilitate the transportation of your Pl...

Page 7: ... shown in Fig 6 3 Using a staight edge align the motor and cutterhead pulleys as shown in Fig 7 the motor plate B Fig 5 can be moved for alignment by loosening the set screws C in the motor plate B as shown in Fig 5 4 Assemble the belts to the two pulleys as shown in Fig 7 and adjust for the proper belt tension by raising or lowering the motor plate as shown in Fig 8 then tighten the nuts A Fig 8 ...

Page 8: ... 11 across both rollers loosen the screws B Fig 11 and turn the eccentric shafts C to raise or lower the table rollers when the proper height is obtained tighten screws B The table rollers must be adjusted on the opposite end of the table in the same manner NOTE Be sure that the height of the front and rear rollers are the same The table rollers must always be set parallel to the table ASSEMBLING ...

Page 9: ...wer source 2 Remove the six screws A Fig 15 and remove the upper cover B Only 4 of the 6 screws are shown in Fig 15 A Torx bit is supplied with this planer to remove or adjust the position of the carbide cutter inserts secured in the cutterhead The spiral cutterhead is equipped with 92 indexable carbide cutter inserts which can be rotated to reveal one of its four cutting edges Once a cutter inser...

Page 10: ...e bolt A and loosen bolt B Fig 19 these two bolts will allow you to move the idler sprocket assembly C far enough to release tension on the chain as shown in Fig 20 4 Remove chain from the sprocket from the corner which needs adjusting Fig 20 shows the chain removed from the sprocket D 5 Turn sprocket D by hand to bring that corner into adjustement with the other three corners IMPORTANT NOTE Turni...

Page 11: ...ircle as shown in Fig 24 If an adjustment to the infeed roller chipbreaker pressure bar or outfeed roller is necessary follow the next steps Example To check and adjust the outfeed roller 0 02 below the cutting circle proceed as follows 1 Disconnect Planer from power source 2 Make sure the cutter inserts are properly installed before attempting the following adjustment 3 Place the gauge block G on...

Page 12: ...ift lever G Fig 27 When the speed shift lever is completely pushed in A Fig 28 the feed speed rate is 20 ft min when it is completely pulled out C the feed speed rate is 16 ft min and the center position B is a neutral setting RETURN ROLLERS The two return rollers A Fig 29 on the top of the Planer serve as a convenient stock rest When planed lumber is returned to the infeed side it saves time and ...

Page 13: ...er in good working order Failure to upkeep your Planer as prescribed on this page will reduce its life span FIGURE 30 FIGURE 31 FIGURE 32 LUBRICATION GUIDE FOR GEAR BOX The gear box lubricant must be replaced every 2 500 hours of operation Suitable lubricant is multi purpose gear box lubricant To replace lubricant 1 Remove the drain plug A Fig 30 and one of the filter caps B drain dirty oil thorou...

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