Owner`s manual

REMOVING, REPLACING,

A N D RESETTING KNIVES

If the knives are removed from the cutterhead for re-

placement or regrinding, care must be used in removing,

replacing, and resetting them as follows:

1. DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROMTHEPOWER

SOURCE.

2. Move the fence to the rear and remove the cutter -

head guard. W ARNING: B E EXTREMELY CAREFUL

THAT YOUR HANDS D O NOT COME IN CONTACT

WITH THE KNIVES.

3. Using wrench (A) Fig. 50, slightly loosen the four

locking screws (B) in each knife slot by turning the

screws (B) clockwise. This relieves stress in the cutter -

head.

4. Loosen screws (B) Fig. 50, further and remove knife

and knife locking bar.

5. Fig. 51, illustrates the knife (C) and knife locking bar

(D) removed from the cutterhead. Remove the remaining

two knives and locking bars, in the same manner.

6. Using wrench (E) Fig. 51, lower the two knife adjust -

ment blocks by turning screws (F) counterclockwise in all

three slot s of the cutterhead.

7. Before replacing knives make cert ain the knife lock -

ign bars are thoroughly clean and free of gum and pitch.

8. Replace the knife locking bars (D) Fig. 51, and knives

MUST BE TAKEN WHENINSERTING THE KNIVES A S

TH E CUTTING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP. Push the

knife down as far as possible and snug up the screws (B)

Fig. 50, by turning each screw counterclockwise just

enough to hold the knife in position. Replace the remain -

ing two knives in the same manner. NOTE: KNIVES

MUST BE INSTALLED CORRECTLY AS SHOWNIN

F I G . 52 .

Fig. 50

Fig. 51

Fig. 52