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SYMPTOM
Excessive snipe
(gouging at ends of board)
POSSIBLE
CAUSE(S)
1. Dull blades
2. Inadequate support of long boards
3. Uneven feed roller pressure
4. Table not aligned
5. Lumber not butted properly
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
1. Replace blades per instructions, see
"Operation"
2. Support long boards
3. Check feed roller operation
4. Check position on elevation screws
5. Butt end to end each piece of stock as
boards pass through planer/molder
6. Adjust support rollers
6. Support rollers misaligned
Fuzzy grain
Planing wood with a high moisture
Remove high moisture content from wood by
content
drying
Torn grain
1. Too heavy a cut
1. Review "Depth of Cut"
2. Blades cutting against grain
2. Review "Wood Grain"
3. Dull blades
3. Replace blades per instructions,
see "Blade Height Adjustment"
Rough raised grain
1. Dull blades
1. Replace blades per instructions,
see "Blade Height Adjustment"
2. Too heavy a cut
2. Review "Depth of Cut"
3. Moisture content too high
3. Dry the wood or use dried wood
Difficult to raise/lower table
Cutterhead not parallel with table
Adjust elevation screws, see "Adjusting Depth
of Cut"
Uneven depth of cut
Cutterhead not parallel with table
Adjust elevation screws, see "Adjusting Depth
(tapered cut)
of Cut"
Belt slipping
Loose belt
Tension or replace belt, see "V-Belt
Adjustment"
Planer/Molder will not operate
1. No power to planer/molder
2. Motor overload protection tripped
3. Defective or loose switch or wiring
1. Check power source by qualified electrician
2. Reset motor overload protection,
see "Overload Reset"
3. Check switch and wiring by qualified
electrician
Board slips, will not feed
Board feeds, but does not cut
Board feeds inside, but stops
moving past the outfeed roller
Feed rollers too high
Lower feed rollers, see "Feed Roller Adjustment"
Feed rollers too low
Raise feed rollers, see "Feed Roller Adjustment"
1. Outfeed rollers too high
2. Outfeed rollers cannot rotate due
to clogging of chips
1. Lower outfeed rollers in level with infeed
rollers, see "Feed Roller Adjustment"
2. Clear the clogging, use dust collector chip
chute, see "Recommended Accessories",
page 21
Planing blade/pattern knife
Gibs not loose
Loosen set screws on gibs and tap down all the
cannot be removed
gibs
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