KNIFE ADJUSTMENTS
in order to do accurate work, the knives must be exactly
bveU with the outfeed tame. See Figure 18-1.
Fig. 18-1
C
B
F
/
A
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Fig. 18-2
H
E
D
To avoid serious injury, disconnect jointer/planer from
power source,
CAUTION: The knife edges are sharp. Do not touch or
you may be cut.
1,
Lower infeed table (A) and remove cutterhead
guard, See Figure 18-1,
2.
Set a straight edge (B) on the outfeed table (C),
extending over center of the cutterhead (E). See
Figure 18-1.
DO NOT touch the sharp edge of the knives, Use a
screwdriver or wrench to help rotate the cutterhead,
3.
Carefully rotate the cutterhead. The knives (D)
should touch the straight edge. Check both sides
of the knife (F). See Figure 18-1.
NOTE: Knives should not extend from cutterhead
more than 1/16 inch. See Figure 19-1.
4,
8,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10.
11.
12.
13.
G
if a knife (D) is low, turn knife locking screws (G)
clockwise one half turn with an 8mm open end
wrench (not included), CAUTION: The knives are
very sharp; take extra care when working around
them, See Figure 18-2,
With the straight edge on the outfeed table extend°
ing over center of the cutterhead, turn one or both
jack screws (H) with the 2.Smm hex wrench
(included) clockwise to bring the knife up until it
touches the straight edge.
Make sure to check the knife at both jack screw
locations. Make additional adjustments as needed.
if a knife (D) is high, turn knife locking screws (G)
clockwise one full turn with an 8mm open end
wrench (not included), CAUTmON: The knives are
very sharp; take extra care when working around
them.
Turn both jack screws (H) with a 2,5mm hex
wrench (included) counterclockwise,
With a scrap piece of wood, carefully push down on
the knife,
Make sure to check the knife at both jack screw
locations. Make additional adjustments as needed.
Tighten all of the knife locking screws by turning
them counterclockwise,
Make sure that all three knives have been checked
across the outfeed table surface and that they are
level,
Install the cutterhead guard and raise the infeed
table back to proper depth-of-cut,
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