RESHARPENING HSS BLADES
Worn or dull HSS plane blades can be re- sharpened. The optimal blade angle of 50º should be maintained when sharpening.
Once a total of 6 mm of steel has been removed from tips of the blades, both blades must be replaced because the minimum HSS blade height is 23 mm from back to tip.
LEVELING OF HSS BLADES
A PA1206 HSS Blade Leveling Fixture (optional accessory) is required to level new or resharpened HSS blades. (Not necessary with the PA1204 HSS Blades and Retainers, which are leveled at the factory.)
1.Place the blade and blade retainer on the leveling fixture and make sure that the blade retainer engages in the grooves intended for this purpose. (Fig. 9)
2.Press the plane blade against the stop in front of the cutting edge to achieve the proper depth and evenness (levelness) and with the blade retainer in this position and tighten it with the locking screws. This will automatically adjust the blade to the correct height and levelness.
3.Tighten the retainer screws.
4.Remove blade and retainer assembly from the leveling fixture.
5.Repeat the procedure for the second blade.
BLADE
LEVELING
FIXTURE
BLADE
RETAINER
FIG. 9
HSS
BLADE
