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Model W1745W (For Machines Mfd. Since 9/16)
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The depth of cut on a jointer affects the amount of mate-
rial removed from the bottom of the workpiece as it pass-
es over the cutterhead.
The depth of cut is set by adjusting the height of the infeed
table relative to the cutterhead knives/inserts at TDC (top
dead center).
The depth stop can be used to set the maximum depth of
cut to
1
⁄
8
" for most jointing operations, and the depth-of-
cut scale displays the depth of cut, which goes up to
1
⁄
2
"
for cutting rabbets (see
Figure 38
).
DO NOT exceed
1
⁄
8
" cut per pass on this machine or kick-
back and serious injury may occur!
Setting Depth of Cut
Figure 39
. Infeed table lock.
Figure 40
. Adjusting infeed table height.
Infeed Table
Lock Lever
Upper Stop
Screw
Lower Stop
Screw
Stop
Pin
Jam Nuts
To adjust positive-stop screws, do these steps:
1.
Loosen jam nut and stop screws shown in
Figure 39
,
but do not completely remove them.
2.
Lower table to maximum desired depth of cut.
3.
Tighten lower stop screw until it contacts stop pin
shown in
Figure 39
, and then tighten lower jam nut
to secure stop screw.
4.
Raise table to minimum desired depth of cut, then
repeat
Step 3
with upper stop screw and jam nut.
Adjusting Infeed Table Height
To adjust the infeed table height, loosen the infeed table
lock (see
Figure 39
), move the infeed table lever up/down
(see
Figure 40
) to raise or lower the table to the desire
cut depth shown on the scale, and then tighten the table
lock to secure the setting (see
Figure
39
).
Positive-Stop Screws
The infeed table features positive-stop screws (see
Figure
39
) that allow the operator to quickly adjust the infeed
table between finish/final cuts and shaping/heavy cuts.
We recommend setting the minimum depth of cut to
1
⁄
32
"
and the maximum depth of cut to
1
⁄
8
" for most opera-
tions.
Figure 38.
Depth scale components.
Depth
Stop
Depth
Indicator
Scale
