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Feed Rollers
The feed rollers rotate in bushing blocks that are spring loaded. The feed rollers ride up on the board so that the roller pressure is maintained. If chips or sawdust build up between the bracket and bushing block, the amount of roller vertical travel will be reduced. See Figure 12.
Figure 12. Location of potential trapped sawdust.
Periodically check and clean chips and sawdust from between the bushing blocks and brackets. Remove the top cover, then remove the sides. This provides easy access to depress the rollers so that chips and sawdust can be easily removed.
To clean the feed rollers:
1.Place a
2.Lower the cutterhead assembly down just enough so that the roller is pushed up against the spring and pressure is off of the two brackets.
3.Remove any trapped material from between the roller assembly and bracket.
4.Raise the cutterhead assembly and remove the block of wood.
5.Repeat steps
6.Replace the sides, cover and elevation han- dle.
Lubrication
There are two primary points that require period- ic
The elevation screws on each side of the machine should be coated with a light grease to lubricate the threads.
The chain drive can be lubricated with a spray oil. Saturate each chain link, then wipe off the excess so that sawdust will not be attracted.
Replace the sides, cover and handle when com- plete.
Elevation Screw
Elevation Screw
Chain
Figure 13. Lubrication points of chain
and elevation screws.
G0505 121⁄2" Lean & Mean Portable Planer |