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Fig. 43
Fig. 44
Fig. 45
M A I N T E N A N C E
R E M O V I N G, REPLACING A N D SETTING KNIVES
If the knives are removed from the cutterhead for replacement or regrinding, care must be used
in removing, replacing and resetting them as follows:
1.
DISCONNECT T H E MACHINE FROM T H E P O W E R S O U R C E.
2.
Move the fence to the right until it is clear of the cutterhead.
3.
Loosen two screws (A) Fig. 43, and remove cutter-
head guard assembly (B). W ARNING: B E E X T R E M E LY
C A R E F U L T H AT Y O U R H A N D S D O N O T C O M E IN
C O N TA C T WITH T H E KNIVES.
4.
Using wrench (C) Fig. 44, slightly loosen the six knife
locking screws (D) in each knife slot by turning the
screws (D) clockwise.
This relieves stress in the cutter-
head.
5.
Loosen screws (D) Fig. 44, further, and remove the
knife, knife locking bar and lifter springs located under
the knives. Remove the remaining two knives in the same
manner.
6.
Before replacing the knives, make certain the knife
locking bars are throughly clean and free of gum and
pitch and adjust the height of the outfeed table to be
.030
above the cutterhead body as follows:
A.
Using a straight edge (E) Fig. 45, and feeler
gages (F) that equal .030 , adjust the height of
the outfeed table to be .030
above the cutter-
head body (G). Then lock the outfeed table in
place.
A
B
C
D
D
G
E
F
