Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PM15 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- Mol d er M odel P M 1 5 For m ac hi nes wi th serial number 0412PM 15488 and hi gher WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 N ew Sa n for d Rd. LaVerg n e, T N 37086 Part No.
2 W ar r a nt y and Se r vi c e Wal ter M eier (M anuf act ur ing) Inc. , w arrants ev ery produ ct it se l l s. If one of ou r t oo l s n eeds serv i ce or repa ir, one of o ur 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 rra n ty a n d S e r v ic e..........................................................................................................................2 T a bl e o f C o n ten ts .............................................
4 Warn i ng 1. Read a n d underst an d t h e e n tire ow n er’s ma nual befor e at t emptin g ass e mbl y or oper at ion . 2. Read a n d under s t an d t h e w ar n i n gs pos t ed o n t h e mac h i n e a n d i n t his m a nu al. Fa il u re t o co m ply w it h all of t h ese w ar n i n gs may cau s e s er io u s i n j u ry.
5 21. Make you r w orksh op chil d proof w ith padl ocks, m ast er sw itch es or by r emov i n g star t er keys. 22. Giv e yo u r w ork u n d i v ide d att en t io n . Looki n g ar o un d, car ryin g o n a c onv er satio n a n d “ h orse- play” ar e careless a cts t h at can resu lt i n serio u s i nju ry.
6 Int r o duc t i on This ma nu al i s pr o v ide d by W al t er M ei er (M anu f act u ri n g) In c. co v eri ng t h e s a fe oper atio n a n d m ai n t e n a n c e pr oced u r es f or a Pow er matic M odel PM15 P la n er- M older .
7 Un packi ng O pen s h ip pin g co n t ainer and c h eck f or sh ip pi n g dam age. R ep or t an y da mage im m edi ately t o y o u r di s t r i bu to r an d sh i p pin g ag en t . D o n o t discard an y s hippi ng m ater ial un ti l th e Pl a n er/ Molder i s assemb led a n d r unnin g proper ly.
8 El ect ricals s h o uld be in st alled so t h at t h e y are prot ect ed fr om damage a n d e xpos u re. Be s u r e t o pr oper ly grou n d t h e m ac hi n e fr ame. Ex p os ed m etal par ts, s u c h as t h e bed s u rf ace, h a v e bee n gi ve n a prot ect iv e coat i n g at th e f actor y.
9 Ex te ns ion C or ds If a n e x te n si o n co rd i s n e ce s sa ry, m ak e s u re th e cor d r at in g is s uit able for t h e a mperage listed o n t h e m ac h ine’s m otor pl ate. A n un der s i z ed c ord w ill ca u se a dr op i n li n e v o lt age resu lti ng i n loss of pow er an d ov er h eati ng.
10 6. Ti g ht e n t he g ib set scr ews, be g i nnin g wi th t h e c e nte r on e f ir s t . Th is w ill l es se n t h e t en de n cy of t h e knife t o c r eep u pwar d. Sh arp en i n g Knives Y ou r P la n er/ M older is a hig h pr ecisio n mac h ine, an d t h e k ni v es ar e a n in t egral part of t h at prec i sio n .
11 D e pth of C ut Th e dept h of c u t scale, s h own i n F i g u r e 9 , h as been c a l ibrat ed at t h e fact or y. H ow ev er, it sh o uld b e c h eck e d perio dica l ly to m a i n t ai n accu r acy: 1. Di sco nn ect mac hi n e fr om power s ou rce.
12 Inf e e d Ro lle r Th e f un ct io n of t h e i n f eed ro ll er is to f eed t h e m at erial in to t h e mac h in e. To pro v id e proper driv e, it s h o u ld be s et so t h at t h e bot t om of it s arc i s 1/ 16" (1. 6 m m) b elow t h e ar c of t h e cu tt erh ea d k n i ves.
13 te n si o n in g ad j u s t m en t, a n d to set th e ro l l e r b ac k to th e or i g i n a l h e i gh t. 3. T he spring w hi ch is l ocated a bove the bushi ng b l ock (see Fi gure 15) m ust n ot.
14 To adj ust t h e h eig h t of t h e o u t f eed r ol ler , loose n t h e nu t ( G , Fig. 16), pl ace a w r en c h u po n t h e f l at s of t h e scr ew (H , Fig. 16) an d r otat e th e scr ew as n eeded. Re- t ig h t en t h e nu t ( G , Fig. 16) w h e n f inis h ed.
15 I n terl o ck Sw i t ch Thi s m ac hin e h as a n i n t erlo ck i n g safet y switch located un d er th e h o od. Th e h ood mu st be in t h e “ down ” pos i t i o n i n or der f or t h e pla n er m ot or t o en gage. I f t h e h ood is li ft ed w h i le th e mac hin e is operat in g, t h e m ot or w ill c u t o ff.
16 Pl an i n g to Desi red T hi ckn ess T h i c kn e s s pl an in g i s th e siz i n g o f m a t e ri al to a desired t h ick n es s, w h ile cr eati ng a smo oth su rf ace paral lel to t h e opp osite side of th e board.
17 3. Stan d t o o n e sid e of th e m ac hi n e a n d st ar t t h e boar d under t h e i n feed r ol l er s o that it t rav els in a st raig h t lin e. As t h e in f eed roller ta ke s h old , le t g o a n d re ma in stan d in g to on e sid e of t h e unit – n e v er d irec tly i n l i n e w i t h t h e boar d.
18 Ho memad e B ed b o ard A hom e m ade b edboard ca n be m ade as s hown i n Fig u re 26. Per ma n e nt g u i de r ail s ar e mo un t ed as sh ow n . H om e m a de Fe a t herboa r d For f ace mo ldi ng, a h o me made g uide a n d c o mb or f eat h er board ca n be co mbin e d t o positio n st ock f or desired pat t ern cu ts.
19 4. I n s tall o n e st eel g ib a n d t h e s teel coun ter w ei g h t i n th e seco n d s lot . Tigh t e n t h e gib set s crew s. (Th e steel gib an d coun ter w ei g h t ar e groun d to bala n c e t h e cu tt e r h ea d.
20 A lso the r ear ch ip defl ector ( A, Fi g . 3 3 ) m u st be set proper l y. Th er e m u st be n o co n t act betw een t h e pat ter n k n i f e a n d t h e c h ip deflect or. Rotat e t h e c u t ter h ead by h a n d to make s u re t h er e is cleara n ce.
21 Befor e you be gin moldi n g, yo u m u st also con s ider t h e h ar d n es s of t h e boar d, i ts m oi st u r e c o nt e nt , s t r a i g ht ne s s , g r a i n d ir e c t i o n, a nd g r a i n st r uct u r e. Al l o f t he se f a ct o rs w ill pl ay a pa r t i n t h e q u al ity of you r moldin g.
22 R abbe t A rabbet is a rect a n g u lar c u t o n t h e cor n er of a m old i n g, as sh ow n in Fig u r e 38. I t is comm o nl y u sed w h ere pi eces of w ood are bei n g b u t t ed aga i n st a n d/ or ov erl apped, s u c h as i n s hip lap a nd be v e l s i di n g.
23 M ai nt e na nc e Bui ld- u p of saw d u s t an d ot h er debris ca n ca u s e you r mac h i ne t o pla ne a n d mo ld inacc u r at el y. Periodic c lea nin g a n d w axin g is n ot o n ly rec omm e nded, bu t necessar y f or acc u rat e w o r k. A l w ays disc onnect mach i ne f rom power source bef ore per for ming m ai ntenance.
24 T r oubl e s hoot i ng: M ec h an i c al an d E l ec t r i c al Pr o bl em s T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Une v e n dept h of c u t side-t o-side Kni f e pr oject io n i n corr ec t . Adju st h e ig h t of kn i v es (s ee page 9) . C u tt er h ead n ot level w ith bed.
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.) P l a n er fre q u e n tl y tri ps . O n e ca u se of ov er load tr ips w h ic h is n ot electr ical i n n at u re is t oo h ea v y a cu t.
26 T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Mo to r fa i l u re. If e l e ctr i c m oto r i s s u sp ec t, y o u h av e t w o op t ion s: H a v e a quali f i ed e l e ctr i c i an tes t th e m oto r fo r fu n cti o n , o r re m ov e th e m o tor an d ta ke i t to a qu a li f ie d motor r epair s h op for t estin g.
27 T r oubl e s hoot i ng: O per at in g P r o bl em s T rouble Probabl e Cause Rem e dy Snipe (Note: Sni pe can not be eli m i nated, but can be so mi n i m i z ed as to become negli g i b l e.) D u ll k ni v es Sharpe n or r eplace kn i v es. I n adeq u at e s u pport of lon g boar ds.
28 R ep l acem en t P ar ts Repl ace me n t par t s ar e l ist ed o n t h e fol lowi n g pag es . To or der par t s or r eac h o u r ser vice dep ar t me n t , call 1-800- 274-6848, M on day t h ro u g h Friday ( see o u r w ebsite f or b u s i n ess ho u r s, w ww.
29 Part s L i st : B ase A sse mb l y Index N o. Par t No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 6286639 ..................R o u n d H ead Screw ..................................M6 x 10 .P x 12Lg ............... 2 6 2 .............. 6296220 .....
30 Base A sse mb l y.
31 Part s L i st : Gea rb o x Asse mb l y Index N o. Par t No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y ................ 6296310A ................Gea rb o x A s se mb l y (Ite m s 1 th ru 40 ) .................................................... 1 (for ser i a l no. 0412P M 15488 and h i gher) 1 .
32 G earb o x Asse mb l y.
33 Part s L i st : Stan d Ass emb l y Index N o. Par t No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. T S - 1490031 ............H e x C a p S cre w .......................................M8 x 1 .2 5P x 20Lg ............... 1 2 .............. T S - 1551061 .
34 St an d Assemb l y.
35 Pa rt s Lis t: Cut ter he a d, H ood a nd Table A ssembl y Index N o. Par t No. Descript ion Si ze Q t y 1 .............. 6286490 ..................So cke t H e ad C a p S c re w ..........................M6 x 1.0 P x 15Lg ............... 23 2 ....
36 5 8 ............ 6296210 ..................S p ro c k e t ............................................................................................ 2 5 9 ............ 6296211 ..................S -R i n g .........................................
37 C utt e r he a d, H ood a nd Table A ssembl y.
38 El e ct ri cal C onne c t i ons.
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40 WALT ER MEIER (M anuf act ur ing) In c. 427 New Sanford Road LaV ergne, T ennessee 37086 Phone: 800-274-6848 ww w.po we rm ati c .c o m ww w. wa l ter m ei e r.
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