TROUBLESHOOTING
As long as your machine is well maintained, it should continue to provide smooth and trouble-free operation.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
Fuzzy grain
1.
Planing wood with high
moisture content
2.
Dull knives
1.
Dry the wood
2.
Sharpen the knives
Torn grain
1.
Too heavy a cut
2.
Knives cutting against the
grain
3.
Dull knives
1.
Review proper depth of cut
2.
Feed wood with the grain, or
turn the workpiece around
3.
Sharpen knives
Rough/raised grain
1.
Dull knives
2.
Too heavy a cut
3.
Moisture content too high
4.
Cutterhead bearings
damaged
1.
Sharpen knives
2.
Review proper depth of cut
3.
Dry the wood
4.
Replace bearings
Poor feeding of lumber
1.
Planer table dirty
2.
Feed roller damaged
3.
Sprocket damaged
4.
Gear box malfunction
1.
Clean off pitch and residue
and lubricate planer table
2.
Replace feed roller
3.
Replace sprocket
4.
Check gear box
Workpiece jammed
1.
Inadequate knife setting
height
1.
Set the knives to the
correct height
Uneven depth of cut side to side
1.
Knife projection not uniform
2.
Cutterhead not levelled to
planer bed
1.
Adjust knife projection
2.
Level cutterhead to table
Board thickness doesn’t match
depth of cut scale
1.
Depth of cut scale incorrect
1.
Adjust depth of cut scale
Chain jumping
1.
Sprockets misaligned
2.
Sprockets worn
1.
Align sprockets
2.
Replace sprockets
Machine won’t start
1.
Not plugged in
2.
Circuit breaker/fuse tripped
3.
Motor failure
4.
Loose wire
5.
Overload reset has not been
reset
6.
Motor starter failure
1.
Check power supply
2.
Check power supply
3.
Have motor checked
4.
Have motor checked
5.
Allow machine to cool down
then reset
6.
Have motor starter checked
by a qualified electrician
Repeated circuit tripping resulting in
motor stoppage
1.
Extension cord too long or
too thin
2.
Knives too dull
3.
Low voltage running
1.
Use a shorter or thicker
extension cord
2.
Sharpen or replace knives
3.
Check voltage
