Adjustments; Blade Adjustment - RIDGID R4331 Manual Del Operador

ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING:
Before performing any adjustment, make sure the
tool is unplugged from the power supply and the
switch is in the OFF ( O ) position. Failure to heed
this warning could result in serious personal injury.
THICKNESS SCALE ADJUSTMENT
See Figure 16, page 24.
Located on the right front of the planer, the thickness scale
shows the depth of the finished workpiece. Inaccurate cuts
can be prevented by routinely checking the alignment of
the thickness scale.
 Table extensions must be level with planer table.
 Plane a scrap piece of wood then measure the thickness
of the finished piece.
 If properly adjusted, the thickness of the finished piece
should be the same as indicated on the thickness scale.
 If out of adjustment, loosen the scale indicator screws
holding the scale indicator and adjust the thickness in-
dicator to the correct setting.
 Retighten screws securely.

BLADE ADJUSTMENT

See Figure 17, page 24.
WARNING:
Always wear heavy leather gloves and use caution
when loosening blade locking screws and handling
and/or changing blades. Blades are sharp and can
cause serious injury.
Tiny nicks may appear on the blades as a result of picking
up sand or other particles on a workpiece and then run-
ning the workpiece through the planer. Slight adjustments
can be made to one or both blades to offset such planing
imperfections.
 Unplug the planer.
 Lower the cutter head assembly.
 Remove the dust hood screws holding the dust hood in
place. Remove hood and set aside.
WARNING:
To avoid injury, NEVER rotate the cutter head by
hand.
 If cutter head is not locked, rotate until it locks.
NOTE: Rotating the cutter head is accomplished by turn-
ing the dust exhaust fan with your fingers until the cutter
head locks in place.
 Using the magnetic blade wrench, loosen, but do not
remove, the blade locking screws that secure the blade
in the cutter head.
 Push the end of the cutter blade on either the left or right
side to shift the blade as desired. The blade can be shifted
up to 3/64 in.
 Retighten the blade locking screws securely.
 Replace the dust hood and reinstall dust hood screws to
secure.
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