Powermatic 1285 operating instructions Table of Contents

2.0Table of Contents

Section					Page
1.0 Warranty and Service					2
2.0	Table of Contents				3
3.0 Warnings					4
4.0	Introduction				6
5.0	Specifications				6
6.0 Unpacking					7
6.1			Contents of shipping container		7
7.0 Assembly					8
7.1			Fence Installation		8
7.2		Switch Arm			9
7.3		Dust Hood			9
8.0	Grounding Instructions				9
8.1			Voltage Conversion		10
8.2			Extension cords		10
9.0	Adjustments				11
9.1			Drive Belt Tension		11
9.2			Setting Outfeed Table Height		11
9.3			Setting Infeed Table Height (Depth of Cut)		13
9.4			Replacing and Setting Knives (Straight Cutterhead)		13
9.5			Replacing Knife Inserts (Helical Cutterhead)		15
9.6		Fence Adjustments			16
9.7		Cutter Guard Tension			17
10.0		Operating Controls			17
11.0		Operation			17
11.1			Hand Placement		18
11.2			Edge Jointing		18
11.3			Surfacing		18
11.4			Rabbeting		18
11.5			Jointing Warped Surfaces		19
11.6			Jointing Short or Thin Work		19
11.7			Direction of Grain		19
11.8			Beveling		19
12.0 Maintenance					20
12.1			Lubrication		20
12.2			Cutterhead Repairs		20
12.3			Knife Inserts (Helical Cutterhead)		21
12.4			Whetting Knives (Straight Cutterhead)		22
13.0		Troubleshooting the 1285 Jointer			23
13.1			Operating Problems		23
13.2			Mechanical and Electrical Problems		24
14.0		Optional Accessories			25
15.0 Replacement Parts					25
15.1.1				Stand Assembly – Parts List	26
15.1.2 Stand Assembly – Exploded View					27
15.2.1				Table Assembly – Parts List	28
15.2.2 Table Assembly – Exploded View					29
15.3.1				Motor Pulley Assembly – Parts List	30
15.3.2 Motor Pulley Assembly – Exploded View					30
15.4.1				Cutterhead Guard Assembly – Parts List	31
15.4.2 Cutterhead Guard Assembly – Exploded View					31
15.5.1				Straight Cutterhead Assembly – Parts List	32
15.5.2 Straight Cutterhead Assembly – Exploded View					33
15.6.1				Helical Cutterhead Assembly – Parts List	34
15.6.2 Helical Cutterhead Assembly – Exploded View					35
15.7.1 Fence Assembly – Parts List					36
15.7.2 Fence Assembly – Exploded View					37
16.0		Electrical connections for 1285 Jointer			38
16.1.1				Electrical connections for 1-Phase only	38
16.1.2				Electrical connections for 3-Phase only	39

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