Delta 22-540, Instruction Manual

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OPERATING CONTROLS AND ADJUSTMENTS

Fig. 13

Fig. 14

Fig. 15

Fig. 16

STARTING AND
STOPPING PLANER

The “ON/OFF” switch (A) Fig. 13, is located on the front
of the planer motor. To turn the machine “ON”, move the
switch toggle (B) to the up position. To turn the switch
“OFF”, move the switch toggle (B) to the down position.

LOCKING SWITCH IN
THE “OFF” POSITION

IMPORTANT: When the tool is not in use, the switch
should be locked in the “OFF” position to prevent
unauthorized use. 

Grasp the switch toggle (B) and pull

it out as shown in Fig. 14. With the switch toggle
removed, the switch will not operate. However, should
the switch toggle (B) Fig. 14, be removed while the
machine is running, the switch (A) can be turned “OFF”
once, but cannot be restarted without reinserting the
switch toggle.

RECOMMENDED
DEPTH-OF-CUT

A dual English/Metric scale and pointer, located at the
right front of the machine, indicates the thickness of the
workpiece.

NOTE:

One revolution of the raising and

lowering handle (B) Fig. 15, will move the cutterhead up
or down 5/64 .

A 3/32

depth-of-cut can be made in soft woods on

stock 8 wide and in hard woods on stock up to 7 wide.
See chart Fig. 16.

For 10 and 12 wide 

soft

wood, we recommend a maxi-

mum depth-of-cut of 1/16 . For 10 and 12 wide hard
wood, a maximum depth-of-cut of 3/64

is

recommended.

IMPORTANT: A 3/32

²

DEPTH-OF-CUT

CAN BE MADE IN 10

²

AND 12

²

WIDE SOFT AND HARD

WOODS. HOWEVER, CONTINUOUS OPERATION AT
THIS CUTTING DEPTH CAN CAUSE PREMATURE
MOTOR FAILURE.

RAISING AND LOWERING
HEAD ASSEMBLY

The head assembly (A) Fig. 15, contains the cutterhead
feed rolls, chip deflector and motor. Raising and
lowering the head assembly controls the depth-of-cut
on your planer. To raise or lower the head assembly,
rotate the raising and lowering handle (B). 

NOTE:

One

revolution of the handle will move the cutterhead up or
down approximately 5/64 . An English/metric scale (C)
and pointer (D) is located on the side of the planer for
ease in setting the height of the cutterhead.

A

A

B

B

C

A

SOFT WOOD

HARD WOOD

WIDTH OF STOCK

2

4

6

8

10 12

DEPTH

OF

CUT

3

/

32

1

/

16

1

/

32

B

D