Operating instructions

Assembly

Fitting the Chip Deflection Cover

Fitting the Outfeed table

Fitting the Handle to the Rise and Fall Crank of the Thicknesser Bed

Identify the chip deflection cover and the 4 No. self-tapping screws and washers. Move to the

outfeed side of the machine and locate the aluminium extrusion mounted on the cross bar in

front of the anti-kick back fingers (See fig 5). Position the cover in the channel in the extrusion

and secure by screwing the self-tapping screws (with their washers), through the pre-formed

holes in the cover into the slot in the extrusion. The complete assembly should be able to pivot

around the cross bar, up and over the cutter block, or return into the void above the edge of the

thicknessing table (see fig 6).

Locate the handle, screw the projecting thread into the tapped hole in the crank arm as far as the

lock nut, tighten the lock nut down securely against the crank arm.

Open the Outfeed table clamps, (see fig 5). Raise the upper guard out of the way. Pivot the

chip deflector cover to the down position. Place the lugs of the outfeed table into the machined

rebates on the outfeed side of the machine. At the lower end of the mounting lugs are two

location brackets. The lower open slot in these location brackets fits over the peg dowels

screwed into the chassis (see fig 5). At the top end of the nearside lug is a small bracket (see fig

7) that depresses a sprung stop that then allows the nearside clamping lever to be turned to the

clamped position. This in turn moves a sprung bobbin which orientates a microswitch interlock to

indicate the machine is in ‘Planer Mode’. Press down firmly on the table, having ensured all the

locators are positioned correctly, turn the clamping levers to lock the table down.

The guide fence components come fully assembled, but not tightened. Unscrew the bolt to

enable it to be slid into the slot in the mounting, position where required and tighten the lever

handle. The fence is bolted to the support bracket by two coach bolts, washers and nuts. The

coach bolts fit into a ‘T’ slot moulded in the fence (see fig 15). Adjust the ‘fore and aft’ position of

the fence to the position required and secure by tightening the nuts, make sure the “notch” on

the underside of the fence straddles the cutter block (see fig 8).

Fitting the Guide Fence

The angle of the fence can be set between the preset 0 degree and 90 degree positions by

loosening the lever handle, adjusting to the angle required and re-tightening. There is a scale

embossed on the support bracket casting to give a guide to the angle you are setting (see fig

14). The lever handles are the ‘lift’ to disengage type. e.g. if the lever is turned into a position

where it is fouling against the guide fence mounting bracket, pulling the handle up on its shaft,

against its spring keeper, will disengage the spline drive and can be moved freely away from the

obstruction. Allowing the handle to be sprung back will re-engage the spline and the handle will

again act as a lever.

Fitting the Infeed Table

The table should now be able to move, if it doesn’t, slacken a shade more. (Please note that the

adjusting movement is quite stiff, as the table lugs are captured with only a small clearance to

allow movement, but maintain rigidity when the machine is used in the overhand mode. Keep the

capping strip securing bolts as tight as is practically possible, whilst allowing the table to move).

Check the table moves up and down, at least between the extreme marks on the setting scale,

(remember you will have to take up the ‘slack’ when

you reverse direction of the table movement).