RIKON Power Tools 25-010H - Manual (Page 14)

ADJUSTMENTS
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PLANER HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
FIG. 22
FIG. 23
FIG. 18
Height adjustment of the planer’s table is made with the
Handle (#130, FIG. 22, A). One full turn of the crank
changes the height of the Planer’s Table (#142, B) by 1/8”.
- Clockwise Turning = raises the planer bed
- Counter-Clockwise Turning = lowers the planer bed.
The planing thickness is indicated on the Scale (#150, C).
A maximum of 1/8” material can be
removed in one pass through the planer. Do not exceed
this depth of cut or damage to your machine may result.
The maximum thickness of stock to be planed is 6-3/4”,
and the maximum width of boards is 10” wide.
A
B
C
PLANER TABLE ALIGNMENT
The machine has been factory set before shipping - the
planer’s table being set parallel to the cutterhead knives.
But once the machine has been set in its final location in
the shop, the table alignment should be checked to make
sure that there has been no movement during its handling.
WARNING: When working on, or near the machine’s bed,
avoid the risk of personal injury by cuts that may result from
touching the knife inserts’ sharp edges!
1. Make sure that the planer/jointer’s switch is turned off,
and the plug is disconnected from the power source.
2. The cutterhead guard needs to be lifted up and the Dust
Hood (#194) pivoted onto the infeed table in the planing
use position, so adjustments can be made. FIG. 22.
NOTE: The cutterhead is fixed in position and any adjust-
ments must be made through the table’s setting.
3. To confirm that the planer table is set parallel to the
cutterhead, measurements from the table surface to the
underside of the cutterhead are made. The distance from
the far right side of the planer’s table should be the same
as the distance taken at the far left of the table.
4. Place a Gauge Block (FIG. 23), or other measuring tool,
onto the planer table, directly under the cutterhead.
5. Raise the table until with the handle until the gauge
block makes contact with the cutterhead knife inserts, or
the solid body of the cutterhead cylinder.
6. Move the gauge block to the other side of the table to
check to see if the gauge block is at the same measure-
ment. If the distance is not the same, then the planer table
has to be adjusted to make up this difference.
NOTE: Since the cutterhead is of a helical design, care
must be taken to make the measurements at the same
spot on the either end of the head. This may require that
the cutterhead be rotated so that the gauge block comes in
contact with either the knife inserts or body, same as was
used on the first measurement taken.