Woodstock Planer User Manual

Rotacator, Planer adjustment jig instructions for use

Preparation

1. Disconnect planer from power source before performing any of these adjustments.

2. Confirm that the knives are properly set within the cutterhead using the factory knife

setting jig.

3. Adjust depth of cut so that the cutterhead is approximately 4" above the table.

4. Insert the flat point screw tip into the Rotacator

Adjusting Planer Bed Parallel to Planer Knives

1. Rotate dial indicator to “Up-reading” position (see Figure 1).

2. Place the dial indicator between the bed and cutterhead at one end of the cutterhead

3. Gradually reduce the depth of cut until the dial indicator’s plunger is slightly depressed

by one of the knives. Make sure that the knife is at the lowest point of its cutting arc.

4. Note the reading on the dial indicator face.

5. Remove the dial indicator and place it in the same position at the opposite end of the

knife. Read the dial indicator again. If the reading is not equal to the first one, adjust
one side of the planer bed until the readings are the same at both ends of the knife.

Adjusting Bed Rollers

1. Rotate the dial indicator to the “Down-reading” position (see Figure 2).

2. Place the dial indicator on the surface of the planer bed.

3. Loosen the setscrew of the dial indicator, then rotate the face dial until the zero is

aligned with the pointer. Tighten the setscrew.

4. Place the dial indicator on the surface of the planer bed so the plunger is touching the

high point of one end of the bed roller.

5. Adjust the roller’s height above the planer bed to the specifications in your planer

instruction manual.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 at the opposite end of the same roller.

7. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 for the other bed roller.

Adjusting Power Feed Rollers and Chip Breaker

1. Consult your planer instruction manual to determine the proper relationship of the

infeed and outfeed rollers and chip breaker to the knives or cutterhead. Adjust as
needed per the instruction manual.

RotACAtoR

PlAneR Adjustment jIG

InstRuCtIons FoR use

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Up-reading Position

Down-reading Position

Figure 1

Figure 2