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Preventive maintenance – Powermatic PJ1696 User Manual

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Preventive Maintenance

Checklist for Model PJ1696 Jointer


Monthly:

[ ] Inspect entire machine for loose bolts, nuts, screws. Tighten and replace as necessary.

[ ] Clean table and cutterhead area, removing sawdust and chips with a soft bristle brush. Remove gum and

pitch with oven cleaner.

[ ] Lubricate adjusting screws beneath infeed and outfeed tables with a good grade non-hardening grease.

[ ] Clean table surface. If rusted, use paste mixture of household ammonia, a good commercial detergent

and 000 steel wool. Wash table down with hot, soapy water, rinse and dry thoroughly. Coat surface with
talcum powder, rubbing briskly into surface with a clean blackboard eraser.


[ ] Check belt condition. Replace as needed. Dress with parafin. Check belt tension.

[ ] Check motor for loose wiring and sawdust congestion, pulleys tight and in line.

[ ] Check bearings. Replace any bad or suspect bearings immediately.

[ ] Check fence accuracy.

[ ] Check and re-set fence stops at 45 and 90 degree positions.

[ ] Check electrical controls function. Clean dust from internal parts of magnetic control boxes.