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OPERATION MANUAL
F
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. 5.9
CHANGING THE CUTTER BLADES
The cutter-head is equipped with 2 high speed steel
cutting blades. If the machine planes unevenly or
tends to gouge, the blades may need to be changed.
To remove the blades, follow the procedure below.
To Change The Blades
1. DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE POWER!
2. Remove the top by removing the crank handle
and 4 screws holding the top. Remove both sides
3. With a hex wrench, remove the 2 hex head
screws that secures the dust chute to the
machine and remove the Dust Chute.
4. Loosen and remove the four screws from the
blade guard on the rear side of thicknesser, and
remove the blade guard. (Fig. 5.9)
5. Carefully turn the cutter head by hand until the
six gib screws are facing the top of the machine.
6. Loosen and remove six bolts from gib. (Fig. 5.10)
7. Remove the gib plate using the magnets
provided. (Fig. 5.11)
NOTE: Blade edges are extremely sharp. Keep fingers
away from the blades at all times.
8. The blade is located in position by two pins.
Gently lift the old blades from cutter head using
magnets. Do not make contact with the blade
using fingers. Use only the magnets.(Fig. 5.12)
9. Reverse or replace the blade and carefully
position it on the two pins using magnets.
9. Replace gib and align the holes on the gib with
holes on the blade using magnets.
10. Secure the gib to the cutter head using the six
bolts removed earlier.
F
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. 5.10
F
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. 5.11
F
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. 5.12