SECTION 6: ADJUSTMENTS
Extension Wings
Your planer is equipped with front and rear exten- sion wings. Each wing folds up for machine mobility and down for machine operation. To check alignment, lay a straightedge across the bed and wings. See Figure 7.
If adjustment is necessary, proceed as follows:
1.Use the 10mm wrench and loosen the lock- ing nuts and set bolts underneath each extension wing.
2.Hold a straightedge across the bed and wing and turn the adjustment bolts so the end of the wing is flush with the straight- edge.
Adjustment Bolt and Locknut
Figure 7. Aligning extension wings.
3.Move the straightedge across the width of the table and repeat step two. Re-check to ensure consistency from side to side. Without turning the set bolts, tighten the lock nuts.
4.To adjust the second wing, repeat steps one through three above.
G8794 121⁄2" Portable Planer
Knife Setting
The G8794 Planer is equipped with a 2 blade cut- terhead. The blades are locked in position by a knife locking bar with seven bolts angled to put pressure on the assembly when they are tight- ened. A set of two springs under each blade pushes up to keep the blade portion exposed. The knife setting gauge is used to push down on the blade to set it to the proper height.
Disconnect the power cord from the power source before adjusting or removing the knives.
To remove the knives:
1.Lower cutterhead to provide access to knives from the top.
2.Remove chip deflector.
3.Use the 8mm end of the wrench to loosen the bolts in the knife locking bar. Turn clockwise to loosen bolts and free the knife! (See Figure 8)
4.Slide knife out of cutterhead. Use care when handling knives - they are sharp!
5. | Repeat steps three and four above to |