Operating instructions

Illustration and Parts Description

Thicknesser feed A moulded cover mounted on the off side of the main chassis, secured

drive cover by two domehead nuts.

(See Fig 13)

Dust extraction A moulded plastic hood with a 100mm dust extraction port. When

hood fitted in the void over the thicknessing table during the planing

(See Fig 13) operation, it acts as a guard to the underside of the cutter block, the

initiator of part of the interlock circuit, as well as collecting the chips and

shavings.

Chip deflection A moulded plastic hood fitted into an aluminium extrusion that is pivoted

hood on a cross bar in the main chassis assembly. During overhand planing

(See Fig 13) operations it is folded into the void above the thicknessing bed beneath

the outfeed table. During thicknessing operations, it is folded up and

over the cutter block to act as the upper guard; it also sets part of the

interlock circuit as well as deflecting the chips and shavings away from

the machine. It is moulded in such a way as to allow the dust extraction

hood to clip over it and form the dust extraction pathway for connection

to your dust extraction system.

Anti-kickback A series of shaped metal fingers mounted on a cross bar in the main

fingers chassis assembly, at the entrance to the thicknesser void. They are

(See Fig 5) shaped and pivoted such as to allow the entrance of the material onto

the thicknesser bed, but will not allow it to be withdrawn, or ‘kicked

back’ when it comes into contact with the cutter block. To overcome the

anti-kickback fingers, you have to lower the thicknesser bed to a degree

whereby the material could not be fed into the cutter block.

NVR Switch The NVR Start/Stop buttons are beneath the“quick” action stop shroud.

assembly Standard marking with ‘I’ indicating Start and ‘O’ indicating Stop.

Guide fence The guide fence is an aluminium extrusion and angled support bracket.

(See Fig 9) The whole assembly is bolted to the guide fence mounting bracket on

the side of the infeed table. The support bracket also mounts the ‘dead

space’ guard plate (the guard that covers that portion of the cutter block

behind the guide fence).