Helical Cutterhead
WARNING!
Knives are extremely sharp. Be very careful
when handling knives. Failure to comply
may cause serious injury!
The helical cutterhead is set-up with the same
relationship to the in-feed roller, chipbreaker,
pressure bar and outfeed rollers as the straight
knife cutterhead. The planer comes set up from
the factory and shouldn’t need any adjustment.
If you find adjustment is necessary, follow the
steps on pages 12-14 for setting the in-feed
roller, chipbreaker, pressure bar and outfeed
rollers in relation to the helical cutterhead.
When it is time to rotate the carbide knives ALL
knives must be rotated at the same time. This is
the same when replacing carbide knives ALL
knives must be replaced at the same time. Mark
the knives with a marker so you know which
knives have been rotated. You can rotate the
knives three times before replacing. Use the
provided tork wrench to rotate, or remove
knives.
V-Belt Adjustment
Three v-belts (A, Figure 21) drive the cutterhead.
The single v-belt (B, Figure 21) drives the in-
feed and out-feed rollers. Belt tension has been
set at the factory. If the belts have stretched and
need adjustment.
1. Disconnect machine from power source.
2.
Open lower rear, and lower left-hand side
panels. Loosen and tighten four adjustment
nuts (C, Figure 21) to move motor plate up,
or down to increase, or decrease belt
tension. Tighten nuts against motor plate
after adjustment is made.
3. Belts are tensioned properly when moderate
finger pressure can deflect the v-belts about
a 1/4"-1/2” midway between the pulleys.
Adjusting Table Gibs
Adjust gibs (D, Figure 22) by loosening the hex
nuts (E, Figure 22), and turning gib screws (F,
Figure 22) so that the ways (G, Figure 22) are
lightly contacted. You should be able to get a
0.005” feeler gauge in between the gib and way.
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