Woodstock SHOP FOX W1754 User Manual

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W1754 20" Planer With Mobile Base

To adjust the table parallelism, do these steps:

1. DISCONNECT THE PLANER FROM THE POWER SOURCE!

2. Remove the motor and front access panels and

locate the chain on the underside of the table.

3. Loosen the lock bolts and idler sprocket (see Chain

Tension instructions on Page 28).

4. Mark the location of one tooth in the sprocket that

you are adjusting.

5. Move the chain away from only the sprocket you

want to adjust so only that sprocket can be turned

independent of the chain.

Note: If the left side of the table is too high, the

left two sprockets will need to be adjusted. Each

tooth on the sprocket represents 0.016" of vertical

movement as the cogs are turned. Make sure, as you

turn the sprockets, to keep an accurate tooth count

to ensure that the table is adjusted equally.

6. Carefully turn the sprocket (counterclockwise to

raise the table; clockwise to lower the table) just

enough to position the next tooth at the marked

location, then fit the chain around the sprocket

again.

7. Repeat Steps 4–6 with each sprocket that needs to

be adjusted until the table-to-cutterhead clearance

is within 0.016" from one side to the other.

8. Make sure the chain is properly fitted on the sprock-

ets, and tighten the idler sprocket and lock bolts.

9. Micro-adjust the table position by loosening the cap

screws (

Figure 27) using a 6mm wrench, and lifting

the table upward or downward until the table and

cutterhead are in alignment.

Note: This process may require adjusting the col-

umns on both the left and right hand sides until you

find the correct combination.

10. Replace the motor and front access panels.

Figure 27. Table micro-adjustment

screws.

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