REMOVING, REPLACING, AND RESETTING KNIVES
If the knives are removed from the cutterhead for re- placement or sharpening, care must be used in removing, replacing, and resetting them.
D I S C O N N E C T M A C H I N E F R O M
POWER SOURCE.
1.Move the fence to the rear and remove the cutterhead guard.
B E E X T R E M E LY C A R E F U L T H AT YOUR HANDS DO NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE KNIVES. THE KNIVES ARE VERY SHARP.
2.Using wrench (A) Fig. 54, slightly loosen the four locking screws (B) in each knife slot by turning the screws (B) clockwise.
3.Loosen screws (B) Fig. 54, further and remove knife and knife locking bar.
4.Fig. 55, shows the knife (C) and knife locking bar (D) removed from the cutterhead. Remove the remaining two knives and locking bars, in the same manner.
5.Using wrench (E) Fig. 55, lower the two knife adjustment blocks by turning screws (F) counterclockwise in all three slots of the cutterhead.
6.Before replacing knives make certain the knife locking bars are thoroughly clean and free of gum and pitch.
7.Replace the knife locking bars (D) Fig. 55, and knives
(C) into each slot in the cutterhead.
C A R E M U S T B E TA K E N W H E N INSERTING THE KNIVES AS THE CUTTING EDGES ARE VERY SHARP. Push the knife down as far as possible and snug up the screws (B) Fig. 54, by turning each screw counterclockwise just enough to hold the knife in position. Replace the remaining two knifes in the same manner.
K N I V E S M U S T B E I N S TA L L E D
CORRECTLY AS SHOWN IN FIG. 56.
8.The knives are adjusted correctly when the cutting edge of the knife extends out .060” from the cutterhead diameter.
9.Carefully rotate the cutterhead (G) Fig. 57, until the round portion of the cutterhead is on top as shown.
10.Place a .060” feeler gage (H) Fig. 57, on the cutterhead and using a straight edge (J) on the rear table adjust the height of the rear table until it is .060” above the cuttinghead diameter, as shown.
11.Lock the rear table in position and remove the feeler gage.
12.Lower the infeed table and place a straight edge (J) Fig. 58, on the outfeed table extending over the cutterhead as shown.
B
A
Fig. 54
E FD
C
F
Fig. 55
Fig. 56
J
H
G
Fig. 57
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