Planer/Moulder Head

USE helpers or power lifting equipment to lift

this Planer/Moulder. Otherwise, serious per- sonal injury may occur.

To mount the Planer/Moulder head, do these steps:

 

1.

Lay two 2x4’s on the table and lower the

 

 

cutterhead to clamp the 2x4’s in place as

 

 

shown in Figure 11.

 

2.

Using mechanical lifting equipment or

ASSEMBLY

 

helpers, lift with the 2x4’s and set the

 

planer/moulder head on the stand.

3. Secure the planer/moulder head to the

 

stand with four 516"-18 x 112" hex bolts, flat washers, lock washers, and hex nuts.

Drive Belt

The weight of the motor holds the drive belt tight. The drive belt then transfers power from the motor to the cutterhead.

To install the drive belt, do these steps:

1.Remove the shipping brace shown in Figure 12. Replace the motor mounting bolt after removing the brace.

2.Feed the belt through the slot in the base and over the cutterhead pulley with the arrows on the belt pointing the direction shown by the arrow in Figure 13.

3.Have an assistant swing the motor up and support it until the belt is in place.

4.Slide the drive belt around the motor pulley as shown in Figure 13 and lower the motor to tension the drive belt.

6.If the drive belt is not vertical, loosen the setscrew in the upper pulley and slide the pulley in or out until the belt is vertical.

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Figure 11. Suggested lifting procedure.

Shipping Brace

Figure 12. Shipping brace.

Figure 13. Installing the drive belt (Belt cover removed for clarity).

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Woodstock W1693 manual Planer/Moulder Head

W1693 specifications

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