Woodstock W1724, W1723 instruction manual Twisting knife and aligning gib

8.Use the indexing tool to control the cutterhead and put a twist in the knife so the knife indexing tangs seat in the cutterhead alignment groove. See Figure 24.

9.Position the three-hole gib, and make sure you thread the gib screws into the cutter head with proper alignment so you do not cross-thread the cutterhead. See Figure 25.

NOTICE

Uneven tightening or over-tightening the gib bolts may warp the cutterhead, causing it to become unbalanced, which will lead to premature knife and bearing wear from vibration.

10.Tighten the gib screws on the the two-hole gib and the three-hole gib.

11.Working from left-to-right, repeat Steps 8 and 9 on the remaining gibs and tighten each gib from left-to-right until the new knife is installed.

12.Rotate the cutterhead to the next knife and repeat Steps 4 through 11.

13.Reinstall and adjust the chip deflector and reinstall the dust hood.

Figure 24. Twisting knife and aligning gib.

Figure 25. Keeping tangs in alignment groove.

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