CHANGING KNIVES DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE CHANGING KNIVES!
PLANER KNIVES
CAUTION;
when planing always back off all four pressure screws to a position ¼” higher than the fully seated
position.You will create too much roller pressure and feeder problems if you don’t.
Remove the chip extractor by pulling out the pin and lifting the infeed end up first and pulling it back to clear
the lips hold. Clean off knives and machine arbor. Set one knife at a time in place against the lip of the arbor.
Place the “bevel” of the knife as shown in the illustration below. Tighten the eight bolts securely using a 7/32”
allen wrench. After tightening, double check to see that the knives are snug against the lip.
MOLDING KNIVES
Clean off knives and machine arbor. Set one knife at a time in place with
the bevel edge positioned as shown in the illustration below. Push the
knife firmly down against the arbor lip and sideways against the bolts in
the direction of the tube side of the machine. Hold secure while tightening
the bolts.
KNIFE SHARPENING
For fast and professional results with minimum edge loss, return your knives to the factory for re-sharpening.
Have your knives re-sharpened when you first notice some dullness. This gives optimal performance and
maximum life span out of the knives.
Molding knives should be surface ground on the face in pairs or the profiles should be
reground. Sometimes it is better to regrind the profile. If you send them to us for
regrinding we will use the best method that will prolong the use of your knives.
Planing knives may be ground on the surface or on the bevel.
Both molding and planing knives have an edge angle of 57 degrees measured off the
back of the knife.
Face of knife
Hook angle is 11 degrees
The use of dull knives will put a strain on the feed mechanism and will result in your need of a repair. Any
problems created due to the use of dull knives are not covered under the warranty.
HOW TO MOLD
You will normally use the guide sub-plate. When using the optional jig you will take it off. Always use your
sub-plate on any job where the knife is designed to cut below the bottom of the stock. This type of knife will hit
the base of the machine if a sub-plate is not used. An example of this situation would be the moulding of half or
quarter rounds.
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KNIFE
ARBOR
KNIFE BEVEL
INFEED SIDE
OUT-FEED SIDE
VIEW FROM PULLEY SIDE OF MACHINE
ROTATION