SYMPTOM..............................
Snipe
(gouging at ends of board)
POSSIBLE
CAI0,SE(S) '
....................
1,Duii blades
2,Inadequate
support of long boards
3Uneven
force on cutterhead
Fuzzy grain
Torn grain
Rough raised grain
Uneven depth of cut
(side to side)
C;utterhead elevation adjusts
with difficulty
Board feeds inside, but stops
moving past the outfeed roller
Board thickness does not
match depth of cut scale
Chain jumping
4 Rollercase not aligned
5.Lumber not butted properly
6, Support rollers misatigned
Planing wood with a high moisture
content
! Too heavy a cut
2.Blades cutting against grain
3,.Dull blades
1,.Dull blades
2.Too heavy a cut
3,Moisture content too high
1Blade projeciion not uniform
2.Cutterhead
not level with planer
base
1.Gears dirty
2Elevation
screws dirty
3,Gears, elevation screws worn
4.Friction between rollercase and
covers
5. Rollercase not parallel with planer
base
1.0utfeed
rollers cannot rotate due
to clogging of chips
2Too much pressure on the
cutterhead from long workpiece
1 .Indicator not set correctly
2, Blade height incorrect
1 Sprockets worn
2Chain
worn
CORRECTIVE
ACTION
1 Reverse, replace or sharpen blades per
instructions, See "Adjusting Blade Height"
and "Maintenance"
i 2Support
long boards.
3 Gently push board when board is in contact
with only one feed roller, See "Feeding Work_'
&Check position on elevation screws,,
See "Adjusting Depth of Cut.!'
5Butt end to end each piece of stock as
boards pass through planer:
&Adjust support rollers,
'"Remove high moistu're content from wood by
drying
1 Review "Depth of Cut."
2, Review "Feeding Work"
3. Reverse, replace or sharpen blades per
instructions. See "Adjusting Blade Height"
and Maintenance."
1.Reverse, replace or sharpen blades per
instructions. See "Adjusting Blade Height"
and"Maintenance."
2. Review "Depth of Cut,"
3, Dry the wood or use dried wood.
..... 1 ,Adjust blade projection.
See "Adjusting Blade Height"
2 Rollercase not level.
See "Adjusting Depth of Cut,,"
1,Clean and lubricate gears.
2Clean
and lubricate elevation screws.
3 Replace gears, elevation screws
4.Clean and lubricate.
5. Adjust rollercase_
See "Adjusting Depth of Cut,!'
1 Clear the clogging, use dust collector chip
chute. See "Recommended
Accessories,"
2, Use support stands to support workpiece
longer than 24'L See "Recommended
Accessories?
1.Adjust indicator and tighten securely.
2Set blade height correctly,
See "Adjusting Blade Height,,"
1_ Replace sprockets
2 Replace chain,,
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