Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 15S Powermatic
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Oper ati ng I nstr u c tio ns a nd P ar ts Ma nual 15-i n ch P l an er M odel s 15S a nd 1 5 HH WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing), Inc. 427 N ew Sa n f or d Road LaVerg n e, Tennessee 37086, U SA Part No. M - 0460286 Ph . : 800- 274- 6848 Re v isio n E4 08/ 2012 w ww .
2 W ar r a nt y and Se r vi c e Wal t er M eier ( M anuf acturi ng ), I nc. , w arrants ev ery product it se l l s. If one of our t ools needs serv i ce or r epa ir , one of our Aut horiz ed Se rv ice Center s lo cat ed t hroughout t he U nited S t at es can g iv e y ou qui ck se rv ice.
3 T a bl e of Cont e nt s Wa rran ty a n d S erv i ce..........................................................................................................................2 T a bl e o f C on ten ts .................................................
4 Warn i ng As w i t h al l mac hin es, th ere is a cer tai n a m o un t of h a zard i nvol v ed w it h th e u s e of t h is pl a ner . U se t h e m ac h i ne w it h t h e r es pect a n d ca u t io n dem a n ded w h ere saf et y pr eca u t io n s ar e co n cer n e d.
5 Hand safet y. Keep h a n ds o u t side t h e mac h i n e. N E VER reac h un der t h e g u ar ds t o t r y to c lear st ock t h at st ops f eedin g. Do n ot clear c hips a n d saw du st w ith ha n ds; u se a br u s h .
6 Featu re s Fi gur e 1 S p eci f i ca t i o ns M odel N u m ber ............................................................................................ 15S ..................................................... 15H H S toc k Nu mb e r ...........
7 Un packing O pen co n t ain er a n d check for sh ippi ng dam age. Report an y d amag e i m m ediately t o yo u r distr ibu t or a nd s hipping age n t . Do n ot discar d an y s h ip pi n g mater ial un t il the Pla n er is assembled a n d r unni n g proper ly.
8 I n stall at i o n an d Assem bl y Tool s requi re d f or asse mbly: F o rkl i ft or h o i s t wi th sl in gs 10-12, 12- 14mm ope n - e n d w r en c h es ( pr o v ided) 4 an d 5m m h e x w r en c h .
9 Ex te ns ion Ta ble s 1. Moun t a cast i ro n t ab le to t he edge of t h e m a in ta bl e wi th th r e e M8 x 25 h ex c a p scr ew s ( Figu re 9) u si n g a 12 mm w r e n c h . Do n ot fu ll y ti gh te n ye t. 2. Th e e xte n s io n t able mu st be le ve led wit h t h e m ai n t able.
10 This m ac hi n e m u st be g ro un ded. G roun d i n g provi d es a pat h of l east resist an ce t o h elp d i v er t cu r re n t aw ay fr om t h e oper ator in case of electr ical m a lf unct io n . Mak e su r e the v oltage of yo u r pow er su p ply m at ches t h e spec i f i cat i o n s o n t he m ot or plate of t h e mac hi n e.
11 Pulle y A lig nm e nt Th e p ulleys s h o uld be in li n e f or pr oper belt operat i on . 1. Rem o v e t h e b elt g u ard a n d place a st raig h t edge agai n st th e f aces of bot h pu l leys (Fig u r e 13) .
12 I MPO R TA N T: Be s u re t h at t he h e i g h t of fr on t an d r ear r oll ers are t h e sa me. A n d t h e t able rollers m u st alw ays be s et par allel t o t h e t able. Cu tterh ead Al t ho u g h yo u r pla ner was caref ul ly a dj u st ed at t h e f actor y, i t sh o u ld be c h ec ked befor e bei n g pu t i n t o operat i o n .
13 ( Y o u c a n a l s o us e a n y 3 mm dia meter tool, su c h as a h e x w re n c h or dri ll b i t for th is pu r pose. ) 9 . In se rt th e sc re ws fo r th e fir st g ib , t u rn in g t h em w i t h t h e T-ha ndl e w re n c h .
14 W o rk T ab l e Paral l el t o Cu t t erh ead Th e w or k t able is set par all el to t h e c u t t er h e ad at t h e f actor y a n d no f u r th er ad ju st m e n t s ho u ld be n eces sary. I f you r mac h i ne is pla nin g a t aper, f irst c h ec k t o see if t he k n i ves ar e set pr oper ly i n t h e c u t t erh ead.
15 An t i -Ki ckb ack F i n g ers Th e a n t i - kickb ack f in ger s ( A , Fig u r e 23) are an im por t a n t safet y f ea t u r e, as t h ey h e lp prev e n t kickback of st ock.
16 Out f eed Ro l l er Hei g h t 1. Di sco nn ect mac hi n e f r om power sou rc e. 2. Mak e su r e th e k n i v es are s et pr operly as previ o usly e x p lai n ed under "K n ife A d ju stm e n t." 3. Pl ace t h e ga u ge b lock (F, Fig u r e 26) o n t h e t abl e direct ly ben e at h t h e cu t ter h e ad ( D, Fig u re 26) .
17 Ch i p Def l ecto r Th e c h ip d ef lect or ( B, Fig. 28) keeps w ood chips f rom fall i ng i n t o th e o u t f eed rol ler. T h e d eflector sh o uld be set appr o x i mately 1/ 16" to 1/ 8” f rom t h e t i p of t h e k niv es.
18 D e pth of C ut Th e c u t t i n g dept h s cal e is a co mb i n at io n in c h /m e tri c s ca l e (Fi g u re 33), wi th a c u ttin g ran ge f r om 0 to 6" ( 152.
19 Th e it e m num b ers on t his ch ar t ar e r ef er en ced t o t h e su r r oun d i n g i ll u s t r at io n s . No. Position Inspe ction Int e r v al Suitable T y p e s of Lubricant Figure No.
20 F unc t i ons of t he D i g i t al S cal e ( M odel 1 5 S on l y) Fig u r e 40 i de n t i fies t he part s of th e digi tal scale. Th e b u t t on fun ct i o ns ar e d isc u ss ed be l ow , f ol lo.
21 From t hi s poi n t o n , a n y tabl e m o veme n t w i l l be ba se d of f t h is se t t i n g . T h e se tt i n g w ill be ke pt i n t h e de v ice ’s me m ory e v e n w h e n t h e dig ital d i s pl ay i s tu r n ed off, and o n ly n e eds re- sett in g af ter a batt ery h as l ost c harge a n d n eeds replaci n g.
22 M et hod 2 u ses a sc r ap boar d an d calipers. 1 . T u r n on t h e d i gi ta l di s p l a y . I t tu rn s on in absol u t e mode. 2. Pl a n e o n e side of a sc rap boar d a t an appropr iate an d saf e cu t ti n g dept h ( 1/16” f or ex a m ple) .
23 T r oubl e s hooti ng: P e r f or manc e P r obl e ms T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Sni pe. (NO TE: Sni pe cannot be el imi nated, but can be so mini mized as to be negli gi b l e.) Table roll er s n ot set pr oper ly. Adju st r ollers t o pr oper h eig h t .
24 T r oubl e s hoot i ng: M e c ha ni c al a nd El e c tri c al P r obl e ms T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Une v e n dept h of cu t side to side. Kni f e pr oject io n f r om cu t t er h ead is in co rre ct (1 5S on l y). Adju st knif e pr oject io n .
25 T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy M a c hi ne w ill n ot star t/rest ar t o r repeat edly tr ips circuit br eaker or bl ow s fu ses. (c on t.) Mo tor s tar te r fa i lu re. Ex a m i n e motor s t ar t er for bu r n ed or f ail ed compo ne n t s. I f dam age is f oun d, r eplace m ot or st ar t er.
26 T r oubl e s hoot i ng: D i gi t al Sc ale – Mo de l 15S o nly T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Flas h i ng digits. Low v oltage. Repl ace bat t er y. Locked digits. Hap h a zard m e mory. T a ke ba tte ry o u t, wai t th i rty s ec o n ds , th e n re -i n s ert i t.
27 Head Ass emb l y.
28 Part s L i st : H ead Ass emb l y Index N o. Part No. D escr ipt ion Si ze Q t y ................ 1 5 S -2 0 1 ..................Cu tterh ead Asse mbly (I t ems 3 t h r u 9) .................................................. 1 1 .............. 6284753 .
29 5 3 ............ 6284828 ..................H a n dl e .............................................................3/8 -1 6 N C ................... 1 5 4 ............ 6284700 ..................C o v er ..............................................
30 Base A sse mb l y.
31 Part s L i st : B ase A sse mb l y Index N o. Part No. D escr ipt ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 6284703 ..................Ba se .................................................................................................. 1 2 ..............
32 T ab l e Assemb l y.
33 Part s L i st : Tab l e Ass emb l y Index N o. Part No. D escr ipt ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 1 5S -3 01 ..................Ta b l e ................................................................................................. 1 ..........
34 G earb o x Asse mb l y.
35 Part s L i st : Gea rb o x Asse mb l y Index N o. Part No. D escr ipt ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6284842 ..................Gea rbo x As se mbl y ( Item s 1 th ru 35 ) .................................................... 1 1 .............. T S - 1504101 .
36 Cab i n et Assemb l y.
37 Part s L i st : C ab i n et Assemb l y Index N o. Part No. D escr ipt ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6284875 ..................C a b in e t A ss e m b l y (Ite m s 1 th ru 29 ) ..................................................... 1 1 ...........
38 E l ec tri c a l Co n n ecti on s – Si n gle P hase, 230 V ol t 95 R ManA uto 96 97 98 O R 14NO A2 17 4T2 6T 3 2T 1 13NO 5L3 3L2 A1 1L1.
39 P rev ent iv e M aint enan ce Ch eck l ist f or Mod el 15S and 15HH P l an ers [ ] Wor k ar ea ar ou n d mac hi n e mar ked of f clearly. [ ] No n -sk id floor s t r ips in area w h ere oper at or n or mally st an ds. [ ] I n s pect en t ire mac hi n e f or loose bolts, nu t s, s cr ew s.
40 WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing), Inc. 427 New Sanford Road LaV ergne, T N 37086 Phone: 800-274-6848 ww w.p o we rm a ti c.c om ww w. wal te rm ei e r.
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