MAINTENANCE
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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 3-7 on
the second blade.
10. Remove the wood that is holding the blade
guard open.
Figure 38. Blade clamping screws.
Figure 39. Checking the blade height.
Figure 40. Jack screws.
Replacing Blades