Powermatic WP2510 - Manual (Page 13)

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IMPORTANT: When removing or rotating
inserts, clean saw dust from the screw, the
insert, and the cutterhead platform. Dust
accumulation between these elements can
prevent the insert from seating properly, and
may affect the quality of the cut.
Before installing each screw, lightly coat the
screw threads with machine oil and wipe off any
excess.
Securely tighten each screw which holds the
knife inserts before operating the planer!
Make sure all knife insert
screws are tightened securely. Loose inserts
can be propelled at high speed from a
rotating cutterhead, causing injury.
The Planer’s Feed System
(Figure 8)
1. Anti-Kickback Fingers
2. Infeed Roller
3. Chipbreaker
4. Cutterhead
5. Pressure
Bar
6. Outfeed Rollers
Anti-Kickback Fingers
Anti-kickback fingers help prevent stock from
being thrown from the machine. These fingers
operate by gravity and should be inspected for
pitch or gum buildup before each day’s use. The
fingers must operate freely and move
independently for correct operation.
Infeed Roller
The function of the infeed roller is to feed the
material into the machine. It is a corrugated,
sectional roller with approximately 1/4”
independent movement of each section to
accomodate multiple board surfacing.
To provide proper drive, the infeed roller should
be set so that the bottom of its arc is 1/16” below
the arc of the cutterhead knife inserts. The
infeed roller is under spring tension and this
tension must be sufficient to feed the stock
uniformly through the planer without slipping but
should not be so tight that it causes damage to
the boards. The tension should be equal at both
ends of the roller.
Figure 8