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remove the knife insert screw. See Figure 23.
Figure 23
Cutterhead Knives” found on page 10 of this
Figure 22
the lock bar with screws (B, Fig. 22).
Carefully remove the knife (A, Fig. 22), and
3. Loosen the lock screws (Fig. 21). Note:
Figure 21
care when hands are arround blade area!
Caution: blades are sharp! Use great
2. Remove blade guard.
The knife inserts on the Sprial Cutterhead Jointer
Removing and Replacing Knives
Disconnect the machine from
the power source before making any
adjustment or repair. All knife lock bolts
must be firmly tightened or risk ejection of
the knife(s) and lock bar from the cutterhead!
Failure to comply may cause serious injury!
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
Loosen screws by turning in a clockwise
direction as viewed from the infeed table.
Repeat for the other two blades.
4. Before assembly, clean all parts thoroughly
and clear cutterhead knife slots of any dust
or debris.
5. Insert knife into the cutterhead channel
making sure it faces the proper direction.
6. Insert lock bar and screws and tighten to
hold in place. Blades are set at the proper
height when the top of the blade is 1/16"
above the cutterhead.
7. Repeat for other two blades.
8. To set the knives to the outfeed table and to
the same height in the cutterhead, see
section titled “Leveling Outfeed Table to
manual.
Replacing or Rotating Knife Inserts
are four-sided. When dull, simply remove each
insert, rotate it 90° for a fresh edge, and re-
install it.
Use the two provided star point screwdrivers to
Use one of the screwdrivers to help hold the
cutterhead in position, and the other to remove
the screw. It is advisable to rotate all inserts at
the same time to maintain consistent cutting.
However, if one or more knife inserts develops a
nick, rotate only those inserts that are affected.
(Stright Knife Cutterhead Only)
(Sprial Cutterhead Only)
