Woodstock W1747 owner manual Cutting

W1747 20" Planer

Cutting

PROBLEM		POSSIBLE CAUSE		CORRECTIVE ACTION
Excessive snipe (gouge in	1.	One or both of the bed rollers are	1.	Lower the bed rollers (Page 20).
the end of the board that		set too high.
is uneven with the rest of	2.	Outfeed extension slopes down or	2.	Shim the outfeed extension wing level with the
the cut).		is not level with the main table.		main table.
Note: A small amount of	3.	Chipbreaker or pressure bar set	3.	Raise the height of the chipbreaker or pressure bar
		too low.		(Page 31).
snipe is inevitable with all	4.	Workpiece is not supported as it	4.	Hold the workpiece up slightly as it leaves the
types of planers. The key		leaves the planer.		outfeed end of the planer.
is minimizing it as much as
possible.
Workpiece stops/slows in	1. Taking too heavy of a cut.		1. Take a lighter cut.
the middle of the cut.	2.	One or both of the bed rollers are	2.	Lower/raise the bed rollers (Page 20).
		set too low or too high.
	3.	Chipbreaker or pressure bar set	3.	Raise the height of the chipbreaker or pressure bar
		too low.		(Page 31).
	4.	Feed rollers set too low or too	4.	Adjust the feed rollers to the correct height (Page
		high.		31)
	5.	Table not parallel with headstock.	5.	Adjust the table so it is parallel to the headstock.
	6.	Pitch and glue build up on planer	6.	Clean the internal cutterhead components with a
		components.		pitch/resin dissolving solvent.
Chipping (consistent pat-	1.	Knots or conflicting grain direction	1.	Inspect workpiece for knots and grain direction;
tern).		in wood.		only use clean stock.
	2.	Nicked or chipped knife.	2.	Replace the affected knife (Page 27).
	3.	Feeding workpiece too fast.	3.	Slow down the feed rate (Page 19).
	4.	Taking too deep of a cut.	4.	Take a smaller depth of cut. (Always reduce cut-
				ting depth when surface planing or working with
				hard woods.)
	5.	Misaligned chipbreaker.	5.	Adjust both sides of the chipbreaker to the correct
				height (Page 35).
Fuzzy grain.	1.	Wood may have high moisture con-	1.	Check moisture content and allow to dry if mois-
		tent or surface wetness.		ture is too high.
	2.	Dull knives.	2.	Rotate/replace the knives (Page 27) or have them
				professionally sharpened.
Long lines or ridges that	1.	Nicked or chipped knife(s).	1.	Replace the knives (Page 27) or have them profes-
run along the length of				sionally sharpened.
the board
Uneven knife marks, wavy	1.	Feeding workpiece too fast.	1.	Slow down the feed rate.
surface, or chatter marks	2.	Chipbreaker or pressure bar set	2.	Adjust the height of the chipbreaker or pressure
across the face of the		unevenly.		bar (Page 31).
board.	3.	Knives not installed evenly.	3.	Adjust the knives with the knife gauge (Page 27).
	4.	Worn cutterhead bearings.	4.	Replace cutterhead bearings.
Glossy surface.	1.	Knives are dull.	1.	Rotate/replace the knives (Page 27) or have them
				professionally sharpened.
	2.	Feed rate too slow.	2.	Increase the feed rate (Page 19).
	3.	Cutting depth too shallow.	3.	Increase the depth of cut.
Chip Marks (inconsistent	1.	Chips aren't being properly	1.	Use a dust collection system; adjust the chip
pattern).		expelled from the cutterhead.		deflector in or out depending on your setup (Page
				35).

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