Use and Care Manual

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W1812 Owner's Manual (Mfd. Since 02/11)
OPERATIONS
Installing Planing Knives
To install the planing knives, do these steps:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Pull the pin shown in Figure 22, and remove the chip
deflector.
3. Put on heavy leather gloves, and use a 14mm wrench
to remove the knife bolts, washers, and any knives (if
installed).
4. Remove any dust, wood chips, or pitch from the
cutterhead where the planing knife will seat.
5. Place the new planing knife against the cutterhead lip
with the beveled side of the knife facing up, as shown
in Figure 23.
6. Line up the holes in the planing knife and the
cutterhead, and install a
3
⁄8"-16 x 1" knife bolt and
3
⁄8"
flat washer in each of the upper hole positions shown
in Figure 23. Make sure to keep the planing knife
seated against the cutterhead lip while tightening the
bolts.
7. Visually inspect to make sure that the planing knife
did not move away from the cutterhead lip (see
Figure 24) during the tightening process. If so,
reinstall the knife until it is correctly seated.
8. Rotate the cutterhead and install the other planing
knife.
9. Adjust the depth stop (see Figure 21) so the planing
knives stay clear of the table surface when the
headstock is at its lowest position.
10. Adjust the feed rollers and spring tension as outlined
in Feed Roller Height & Spring Tension on Page 21.
WEAR thick gloves and use
extreme caution when working
near cutting surfaces. Planing
knives are dangerously sharp!
Failure to exercise care while
working near knives could result
in severe injury.
Figure 22. Removing chip deflector
retaining pin.
Figure 23. Correct planing knife position.
Figure 24. Planing knives installed.
Lip
Bevel Side
Up
Upper Hole
Chip
Deflector