MAINTENANCE
Replacing Blades
To replace the cutterhead blades, do these steps:
1.UNPLUG THE JOINTER!
2.Use a 61⁄4" wide piece of wood to prop the blade guard open.
3.Remove the four blade clamping screws on one of the blades (Figure 38).
4.Remove the blade and clamp from the cut- terhead.
5.Slide the replacement blade and clamp into the cutterhead.
6.Place a straightedge across the outfeed table and over the top of the cutterhead blade.
7.At both ends of the cutterhead, the straightedge must make contact with the blade (Figure 39). Watch and make sure the straightedge is not lifted from the out- feed table surface when contact is made with the cutterhead blades.
•If the straightedge makes contact on both ends of the cutterhead blade, then continue to step 9.
•If the straightedge does not make con- tact with both ends of the cutterhead blade, then continue to the next step.
8.Adjust the jack screws under the blade until both ends of the cutterhead blade make contact with the straightedge (Figure 40).
9.Retighten the four blade clamping screws loosened in step 3 and repeat steps
10.Remove the wood that is holding the blade guard open.
