DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENT
The depth of cut on your planer is controlled by raising or lowering the head assembly (A) Fig. 22, which contains the cutterhead and feed rollers. The head assembly (A) moves on four precision ground steel columns, three of which are shown at (B). To adjust for depth of cut, simply loosen the two head assembly lock knobs, one of which is shown at (C), and turn the head raising and lowering handwheel (D). Turning the handwheel (D) clockwise, raises the head assembly and counterclockwise, lowers the head assembly. Then tighten the two head assembly lock knobs (C).
The maximum depth of cut when planing stock narrower than 6 inches wide is 3/16" when the stock is run through the planer on one side or the other of the cutterhead. A limiter (E) Fig. 22, is provided to limit the depth of cut to 1/8" on stock wider than 6 inches.
FEED SPEED CONTROL
CHANGE SPEEDS ONLY WHILE THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. DO NOT CHANGE SPEEDS WHILE PLANING.
Two feed roll speeds of 16 and 30 feet per minute are provided with your planer. Generally speaking, the slower feed rate provides more cuts per inch, thus a finer, smoother finish of the workpiece is obtained. A good rule to follow would be to operate the machine at the faster feed rate for general planing and switch to the slower feed rate for the final finished dimension of the workpiece. When planing wide stock (wider than 8") particularly in hard wood, the slower feed speed is more desirable as there is less strain on the motor and a better finish is obtained since there are more cuts per inch of stock length.
When the shifter knob (A) Fig. 24, is pushed all the way in as shown, the feed speed will be 30 feet per minute.
When the shifter knob (A) Fig. 25, is pulled all the way out as shown, the feed speed will be 16 feet per minute.
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Fig. 25
D B
B
A
B
C
Fig. 22
E
Fig. 23
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Fig. 24
When the shifter knob (A) Fig. 26, is in the center (neutral) position as shown, the machine will stop feeding.
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Fig. 26
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