Service, General, Inspecting knives – Woodstock SHOP FOX W1754 User Manual

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W1754 20" Planer With Mobile Base

SERVICE

This section covers the most common service adjustments

or procedures that may need to be made during the life

of your machine.

If you require additional machine service not included

in this section, please contact Woodstock International

Technical Support at (360) 734-3482 or send e-mail to:

[email protected].

General

MAKE SURE that your machine is discon-

nected during all service procedures!

If this warning is ignored, serious per-

sonal injury may occur.

OFF

Figure 20. Gauge positioned over

cutterhead knife.

These Points Must

All Touch Evenly

Middle Pad

Inspecting Knives

The Model W1754 Planer has a four-knife cutterhead.

Because of normal use and wear, the knives must be peri-

odically sharpened, replaced or adjusted. It is always wise

to check knife adjustment before first time use.

The height of the knives can be easily and quickly inspect-

ed with a knife setting gauge or Planer Pal

(Model W1216,

Page 21). This inspection will ensure that the knives are

protruding equally and are parallel with the cutterhead

body.

To inspect the knives, do these steps:

1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER FROM THE POWER SOURCE!

2. Remove the dust hood and top cover.

3. Put on leather gloves and place a knife gauge on the

cutterhead, directly over a knife, as shown in

Figure

20.

4. Carefully inspect how the gauge touches the

cutterhead and the knife.

— If both outside legs of the gauge sit firmly on the

cutterhead and the middle pad just touches the

knife, then that knife is protruding the correct

amount (0.060" to 0.070"). Repeat this inspection

with the other knives.

— If the gauge sits firmly on the cutterhead and the

knife does not contact the middle pad, or if the

knife contacts the middle pad but the feet rock,

then reset that knife. Repeat this inspection with

the other knives before resetting.