Sears Need Help with Your CRRFT Jointers and Planers? Troubleshooting Guide Inside!

TROUBLE SHOOTING

TROUBLEPROBABLECAUSE

CHART

REMEDY

Woodstrikes outfeed

table after passingover cutterhead

Ripples on planedsurface.

Planedsurface not straight.

Excessivegouging at endof cut.

90 ° and 45" cuts inaccurate

1.Bladesimproperly adjusted below surface of outfeedtable.

2.Infeedtable out of adjustment

1.Oneblade set higherthan other.

2.Dull blades.

3.Boardnot heldfirmly againstfenceor outfeed table

1. Infeedtable looseor out of adjustment.

,2. Bladesset too low.

1. Bladesset too highabove outfeedtable.

1.Fenceand tilt indicators not adjusted properly.

1.Re-adjustblades.

2.Contact your nearest Sears store or service center.

1.Re-adjust blades

2.Re-sharpen or replace.

3:Hold board firmly against fence and outfeed table.

1.Adjust infeed table, see Maintenance section.

2.Re-adjust blades.

1. Reset blades.

1.Re-adjust fence, see Assembly section.

Cutter guard does not function properly.

Chip discharge clogs

Cutter slows down during operation

1.Returnspring broken, or spring has beenweakened.

1.Obstructionreducing air flow.

2.Cutter headspeedtoo slow.

3.Woodhas high moisture content.

1.Workfeed speedtoo fast.

2.Attempting to remove too much material

1.Replace spring immediately. Contact

your nearest Sears store or service center.

1.Remove obstruction.

2.Decrease feed speed.

3.Decrease feed speed.

1.Decrease feed speed.

2.Decrease depth of cut, make two or more cuts.

owners manual

Service

MODELNO.

149.236320

How To Order Repair Parts

S_FARS / CRRFT$MRN

51/8-INCH JOINTER-PLANER

Now that you have purchased your Jointer-Planer, should a need ever exist for repair parts or service, simply contact any Sears Service Center and most Sears, Roebuck and Co. stores. Be sure to provide all pertinent facts when you call or visit.

WHEN ORDERING REPAIR PARTS, ALWAYS		GIVE	THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
• PART NUMBER	•	PART	DESCRIPTION
• MODEL NUMBER:	•	NAME	OF ITEM: 5-118 INCH
149.236320		JOINTER--PLANER

All parts listed may be ordered from any Sears Service Center and most Sears stores.

If the parts you need are not stocked locally, your order will be electronically transmitted to a Sears Repair Parts Distribution Center for handling.

SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Dept. 698/731A, Sears Tower, Chicago, IL 60684

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