The guard is spring tensioned. When mounted, it must have enough tension to completely cover the cutterhead, and press firmly against the fence. Test the tension by swinging the guard away from the fence and then releasing it. The guard should snap back to the fence.
NOTE: The guard must operate freely and must not drag on the rabbeting ledge or infeed table. If dragging occurs, check that the set screw (Figure 6) is tight. If guard still drags, the guard assembly may need adjustment or replacement.
Removing Guard:
Some adjustment procedures, and rabbeting operations, will require removal of the guard. Loosen set screw on rabbet ledge and vertically lift guard out of the hole.
Aligning Pulleys
Check that the motor pulley and cutterhead pulley are aligned; this will keep the belt vertical and help prevent excess wear on it. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the set screws in the motor pulley using a hex wrench, and slide the pulley as needed until alignment is achieved.
Installing Drive Belt
Refer to Figure 7.
1.Remove the belt guard (shown in Figure 9).
2.Place one end of the belt through the opening in the stand and into the groove of the cutterhead pulley.
3.Reach through the dust chute opening in the side of the stand with a 12mm wrench, and keep the motor mount screw heads stationary, while loosening the hex nuts with a second 12mm wrench from inside the stand (Figure 7).
4.Lift up on the motor to provide slack, and place the lower end of the drive belt into the motor pulley groove.
5.Let the motor slide back down and push down on it until the belt is properly tensioned. NOTE: There should be only moderate deflection, usually about ½”, in the belt midway between the pulleys when using light finger pressure (Figure 8).
6.Tighten the four hex nuts on the motor mount screws (Figure 7).
Figure 7
Figure 8
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