Palmgren Operating Manual & Parts List
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Snipe
(gouging at ends of board)
Fuzzy grain
Torn grain
Rough raised grain
Uneven depth of cut
(side to side)
Rollercase elevation adjusts with difficulty
Board feeds inside, but stops moving
past the outfeed roller
Board thickness does not match depth
of cut scale
Chain jumping
Planer/molder will not operate
Belt slipping
Rollercase cannot be lowered
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Dull blades
2. Inadequate support of long boards
3. Uneven force on cutterhead
4. Rollercase not level with base
5. Lumber not butted properly
Planing wood with a high moisture content
1. Too heavy a cut
2. Blades cutting against grain
3. Dull blades
1. Dull blades
2. Too heavy a cut
3. Moisture content too high
Rollercase not level with planer/molder base
1. Sprockets or chain dirty
2. Elevation screws, columns dirty
3. Elevation screws worn
4. Friction between rollercase and covers
5. Rollercase not parallel with planer/molder
base
1. Outfeed rollers cannot rotate due to
clogging of chips
2. Too much pressure on the cutterhead
from long workpiece
Indicator not set correctly
1. Sprockets worn
2. Chain worn
1. No power to planer/molder
2. Motor overload protection tripped
3. Defective or loose switch or wiring
Loose belt
Workpiece thickness gauge setting restricts
rollercase movements
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Replace blades per instructions. See
“Maintenance”
2. Support long boards. See “Avoiding Snipe”
3. Gently push board when board is in
contact with only one feed roller.
See “Avoiding Snipe”
4. Adjust rollercase. See “Adjusting Table
Level”
5. Butt end to end each piece of stock as
boards pass through planer/molder
Remove high moisture content from wood
by drying
1. Review “Depth of Cut”
2. Review “Feeding Work”
3. Replace blades per instructions. See
“Maintenance”
1. Replace blades per instructions. See
“Maintenance”
2. Review “Depth of Cut”
3. Dry the wood or use dried wood
Rollercase not level. See “Adjusting Table
Level”
1. Clean and lubricate sprockets and chain
2. Clean and lubricate elevation screws,
columns
3. Replace elevation screws
4. Clean and lubricate
5. Adjust rollercase. See “Adjusting Table
Level”
1. Clear the clogging, clean dust collector
system. See “Clean Planer/molder”
2. Use support stands to support workpiece
longer than 24
″
. See “Recommended
Accessories”
Adjust indicator and tighten securely
1. Replace sprockets
2. Replace chain
1. Check power source by qualified
electrician
2. Turn planer/molder off. Reset motor
overload protection. See “Overload Reset”
3. Check switch and wiring by qualified
electrician
Replace belt, see “Replacing V-Belt”
Reset thickness gauge setting, see
“Workpiece Thickness Gauge”