user`s manual 6" planer jointer
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1. MASTER QUALITY PSWER WW60007 USER S MANUAL 6 PLANER JOINTER J6A JOINTER SHOWN WITH STEEL STAND AND ELECTRICALS SAFETY RULES FOR ALL POWER TOOLS As With all electrical power tools it is important to read and follow the safety guidlenes in this instruction manual By using the tool in the in the manner for which it is designed and by follo wing the safety precautions it will considerably lessen the possibility of p ersonal injury BEFORE PLUGGING IN YOUR POWER TOOL 1 Read the instruction manual fully and understand the applications and potential safety hazards Do not modify this tool without expert advice 2 GROUND ALL TOOLS If tooi is equipped with a 3 prong plug it shouid oniy be used with a 3 hole recepticle if an adaptor is used for 2 prong recepticle theadaptor lug must be attached to a known ground DO NOT REMOVE THE 3RD PRONG 3 SAFETY GUARDS are there for your protection ensure they are correctly fitted and in place 4 ACCLDENTAL STARTING Make sure switcn is OFF before piugging in your tool 5 ADJUSTING KEYS Make sure all keys and tools are clear ot work area 6 KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN Cluttered work area sare 3 potential safery hazard 7 WORKING APPAREL Make sure you have no loose clothing such as tles jeweiry that could get caught DURING OPERATION 1 USE CORRECT TOOL Make sure you using the tool in the manner for which it is designed 2 FORCING YOUR TOOL Do not force yo2. the long ground prong on the plug contacts first so the machine is properly grounded beford electricity reaches it RAISING AND LOWERING TABLES To raise or lower the front table loosen lock knob 1 Fig J and turn handwheel 2 Fig K When table is set at desired position tighten lock knob 1 Fig To raise or lower the rear table loosen lock screw 3 Fig J and turn handwheel 4 Fig K when table is set at desired posilion lighten lood screw 3 Fig J REAR TABLE AND KNIFE ADJUSTMENT For accurate owrk in most jointing operations the rear table must be exactly level with the knives at their highest point of revolution This means of course that the knives must be parallel to the table and project equally from the cutterhead To check this allgnment proceed as follows STEEL STRAIGHT EDGE METHOD FCR CHECKING REAR TABLE ELEVATION AND KNIFE ALIGNMENT Fig L 1 Disconnect the jointer from the power source 2 Raise or lower the rear table as required by turning the rear table hand lever until the rear table is exactly level with the knives of the cutterhead at their highest point of revolution 3 Place a straight edge on the rear table extending over the cutterhead as shown in Fig L 4 Rotate the cutterhead by hand The biades ashould just touch the straight edge If a knife is too low or too high at either end loosen the lock screws in the knife slightly shift the knife until it just touches t
3. avoid marking the table Lay the stone on the front table lower the table and turn the cutter head forward until the stone lies flat on the bevel of the knife as shown Hold the cutter head from turning and whet the bevelled edge of the knife stroking lengthwise by sliding the stone back and forth across the table Do the same amount ot whetting on each of the three blades LUBRICATION we suggest using a good grade of light grease on the steel adjusting screws for the raising and lowering mechanisms of the front and rear work tables Occasionally apply a few drops of light machine oil to the gibs on the right side of each work table so the tables will slide freely in relation to the base casting The cutterhead runs in two single row sealed and shielded ball bearings which are pre lubricated for their entire life blade life and greater wear and tear on all parts of the machine time rust may appear on the table and fence and other parts of the jointer resulting in less efficiency and accuracy of the machine Use paste wax which can be applied to prevent rust formation if however rust has aiready formed on these parts use Rust Remover which will restore the machine to its original accuracy when applied CUTTERHEAD REPAIRS Whem the knives of the cutterhead cannot be properly sharpened to produce a nice smooth clean cut by the methods desoribed above they must be greund to a new bevel edge In this case or when the bearings of the c
4. m the front table make sure the spring enclosed m the knob 3 engages the slot provided m the end of the post 2 If spring tension is too much or not enough remove the guard and post and adjust spring tension accordingly by rotating knob 3 Fig F ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS IMPORTANT Make sure the electrical characteristics are the same between the motor nameplate and the power source and make sure the power circuit the Jointer will be used on is properly fused and that the wire size is correct IN ALL CASES MAKE SURE THE RECEPTACLE N QUESTION IS PROPERLY GROUNDEO SINGLE PHASE INSTALLATION the motor on your machine is wired for 110 V CURRENT CARRYING PRONGS single phase the power cord Is equipped with a plug that has two flat parallel current carrying prongs and one longer round or U shaped ground pro g which requires a mating 3 conductor grounded type receptacle as shown in Fig G VOLT GROUND PRONG 73 4 If the motor on your machine is wired for 220V current carrying PRONGS 240V single phase the power cord is equipped with y a plug that has two flat current carrying prongs in tendem and one round or U shaped longer ground prong This is used only with the proper mating 3 conductor grounding type receptacle as shown in SUS 230 E Fig H When the three prong poug on your GROUND PRON machine 18 plugged into a grounded 3 conductor receptacle
5. 4 SERVICING keep your tool lubricated and clean with all moving parts alligned and in good condlition 5 LOCK UP YOUR TOOL in an area where chiidren or visitors can not gain access With proper care and maintainance your power tool can give you years of dependable service ADDITIONAL SAFETY RULES FOR JOINTERS 1 KEEP cutterhead sharp and free of all rust and pitch 2 ALWAYS use a push block when jointing stock that does not give a reasonable distance of safety for your hands 3 NEVER pass hands directly over cutterhead 4 ALWAYS make sure exposed cutterhead behind thefence is guarded especially when jointing near the edge 5 DO NOT perform jointing operations on material shorter than 8 ioches narrower than 3 4inch or less than 1 4inch thick 6 DO NOT periorm planing operations on material Shorter than 8 inches narrower than 3 4inch wider than 4 inches or thinner than 1 2 inch 7 MAINTAIN the proper relationship of infeed and outfeed table surfaces and cutterhead knife path 8 SUPPORT the work piece adequately at all times during operation maintain control of the work at all tim 9 DO NOT back the work toward the infeed tabie 10 DO NOT attempt to perform an abnormal or little used operation without study and the use of a d equatehold dowmn p us h biocks jigs fixture stops etc 11 DO NOT make cuts deeper than 1 8 in a singie pass On cuts more than 1 wide adjust depth of cut to 1 16 or less to avoid overloai
6. PTION 101 je amp 3 06 FENCE ________ 109 J6A 3 07 110 J6A 3 08 HEX BOLT M8 x 35 26 J6A 3 09 SPECIAL CAP SCREW HEX BOLT M8 x 35 HEX NUT M12 6 3 18 FENCE LOCK BRACKET J6A 3 10 FENCE ADJUSTMENT ROD 16 114 3 13 FENCE TILT CLAMP FATWASHRS J6A 3 11 90 STOP TAB RATWASHER TO ROLL PIN 4 x 12mm Ie J6A 2 0 STAND ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM REF PART DESCRIPTION REF PART DESCRIPTION 02 1642 02 REINFORCE PLATE 21 wuTme gt 22 25 762 16 CHASSIS 2 J6A 2 10 RIGHT TAPPING FENDER CAA z ScREWMExi2 28 29 oaza STOP BLOGK 30 6A 2 09 LEFT TAPPING FENDER a SErSCREWMEXS aa DR 0 CUTTERHEAD 214 REF PART DESCRIPTION J6A 1 04 CUTTERHEAD 1 05 KNIVES SET OF THREE J6A1 28 SPRING 204 164 106 KNIFEGIB xs 208 HEXNUT MO 207 LOCKWASHER 10 mn Deb zio BEARNGESZ2 20 KEY5x5x25mm 21727 BEARINGES20 214 aro PULLEY zs SETSCREWMex8 2 6 KNIFE SETTING GAUGE SWITCH ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM DESCRIPTION QTY Washer 4 2 Nut M4 Screw M4 15 Screw M4 25 Nut 5 Screw M5 10
7. ce Is properly aligned It will be perpendicular to the outfeed table The fence can also be tilted away from the table by loosening the lock handle lifting up the 909 positive stop tab and moving the fence in the desired direction See Figure 13 for adjustment localions To set the 45 tab stop 1 Loosen checknut and lower fence until it rests on the slop bolt 2 Using a bevel gauge set to 45 place the heel of the bevel on the outfeed table and the blade against the fence 3 If there is gap between the bevel s blade and the face of the fence turn the stop bolt until the gap is gone 4 Tignten jamnut Move your fence forward then back against the atop Re check the stop bolt J6A 1 0 ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM PART 01 7 as a horas SET SCREW EXE __ FLAT WASHERS ___ SCREW we x 2 a Se DESCRIPTION WARNING LABEL CUTTERHEAD GUARD REF 2 03 04 05 06 08 09 10 13 14 16 18 REF 19 RT 6 1 16 J6A 1 22 DESCRIPTION HAND WHEEL RETAINER WASHER SPRING SPRING HOUSING HOUSING MOUNT SCREW 5 x 12 FLAT WASHER 6 SCALE POINTER sewwa harmo FATWASHERI ROLPN4xTmm Slu gt rs N N N NIN N BLO BOLT M8 x 25 EN EH 35 55 J6A 3 0 FENCE DIAGRAM amp PARTS LIST REF PART DESCRIPTION REF PART DESCRI
8. he straight edge and tighten the screws securely After the rear table has been set at the correct height it should not be changed except for speclal operations and after sharpening knives REAR TABLE TOO HIGH If the rear table is too high the result will be as shown in Fig M The finished surface will be curved q When the rear table is too low the condition woll be as illustrated in Fig N The work will be gouged at the end of the cut As a final check of the rear table adjustment run piece of wood slowly over the knives for 6 to 8 inches it should rest firmly on both tables as shown in REAR TABLE AT CORRECT EIGHT Fig O with no open space under the finished cut Fig O ADJUSTING TABLE GIBS Gibs are provided to take up all play between the mating dovetail ways of the base and the front and rear tables of your jointer The Gibs are located between the dovetailed ways of the front and rear tables and the base Proper gib adjustment is necessary for the correct functioning of the jointer The gibs on your machine were adjusted at the factory and should require no further adjustmeht however if it ever becomes necessary to akjust the gibs proceed as follows 1 To adjust the outfeed table gib loosen all three gib adjusting screws 1 Fig P and make sure the rear table lock screw 2 is loose 2 Proceed to retighten the three gib adjusting screws 1 starting with the lowest screw first and as
9. lintered edgds CUTTER CORRECT FEED WITH THE GRAIN Feed with the grain as in Fig U to obtain Fig u asmooth surfade BEVELING To cut a bevel lock the fence at the required angle and run the work across the knives while keeping it frmly against the fence and tavles Several passes may be necessary to arrive at the desired rresult When the angle is small there is little difference whether the fence is tilted to the right or left at greater angles approaching 45 degrees it is increasinglu difficult to hold the work properly when the fence is tilted to the right The advantge of the doubletilting fence is appreciated under srch conditions When tilted to the left the fence forms a V shape with the tables and the work is easily pressed into the pocket while passing it across the knives if the bevel is lald out on the piece in such directong that this involves cutting against the grain it will be better to tilt the fence to the right TAPER CUTS One of the most useful jointer operations is cutting an edge to a taper the method can be used on wide variety of work Tapered legs of furniture are a common example Insread of laying the piece on the front table lower the forward end ot the work onto the rear table Do this very carefully as the piece will span the knives and they will take a bite from the work with a tendency to kick back unless the piece is firmly held Now push the work forward as in o
10. lockwashers on the three holes 3 Fig C in the stand and thread the screws in the three holes in the base of the jointer ASSEMBLING BELT ALIGNING PULLEYS ADJUSTING BELT TENSION Assemple the belt 3 to the cutterhead pulley ane motor pulley 4 as shown in Fig D if necessary loosen the nuts and bolts that fasten the motor to the motor plate and move the motor up or down on the motor plate until correct belt tension is obtained Correct tension is obtainedwhen there is approximately 1 deflection in the center span of the belt using light finger puessure Using a straight edge align the motor pulley to the cutterhead pulley if necessary both pulleys can be moved in or out on the shafts or the complete motor plate assembly can be moved in or out to bring the pulleys into alignment ASSEMBLING BELT AND PULLEY GUARD The belt and pulley guard 1 is shipped with the stand Simply assemble it to the stand using the two screws and washers 2 as shown in Fig Fig E ASSEMBLING CUTTERHEAD GUARD Assemble the cutterhead guard assembiy 1 Fig F to the jointer by inserting the post 2 of the guard assembly down through the hole in the front table A spuing is supplied in the knob assembly 3 Fig F that retums the guard over the cutterhead after cut has been made provide spring tension turn the knob 3 fig F to put tension on the spring before inserting the post 2 down through the hole
11. ng machine and to minimize chance of kick back UNPACKING AND CLEANING Carefully unpack the jointer stand and all loose items from the cartons Remove the protective coating from the machined surfaces of the jointer This coating may be removed with a soft cloth molstened with kerosene do not use acetone gasoline or lacquer thinner for this purpose After cleaning cover all unpainted surfaces with a good quality paste wax CHASSIS ASSEMBLY Fix the chassis according to the chassis assembly drawing as shown in figure two ELECTRICITY PART ASSEMBLY Electrical machinery switch and power source line are all fixed on the chassis First fix electrical machinery and power source line on the chassis and then join electrical machinery line to the switch line dots one and three and join power source line to the switch line dots two and four Afterthat fix the switch to the side board Fix electrical machinery line and ground wire of electrical source as shown fig A surfaces are yellow and green on the side board of the chassis using the screw and screw nut as shown in figures AandB Fig A ASSEMBLING JOINTER TO STAND 1 When assembling the jointer to the stand the infeed and of the jointer is to be on the end of the stand indicated as 1 Fig C The three holes 3 are used for mounting the jointer to the stand 2 Three hex head cap screws and lockwashers are used to fasten the jointer to the stand Place the three
12. rdinary jointing The effect is to plane off all the stock in front of the knives to increese depth leaving a taperd surface The ridge left by the knives when starting the taper may be removed by taking a very light cut according to the reqular method for jointing with the front table raised to its usual position Practice is require in this operation and the beginner is advised to make trial cuts on waste material taper cuts over part of the length and a number of other spedal operations can easity be done by the experienced crafsmna 8 CUTTERHEAD MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS After ocnsiderable use the knives will become dull and it will not be possible to do accurate work Unless badly damaged by running into metal or other hard material they may be sharpened as follows OILSTONE PARTLY COVER WITH PAPER CUTTER WHETTING KNIVES BLADE CARE Gum and pitch which collects on the blades causes excessive friction as the work continues resulting in over heating the blades less efficient cutting and consequently loss of blade life Use Gum and Rust Remover to wipe this off the blades When these blades become dull enough so that it is noticeable when cutting they should be resharpened A sharp blade works easier and results in longer blade life The penalty paid for a dull blade is less WHETTING KNIVES DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE Use a fine carborundum stone cover it partly with paper as indicated in Fig V to
13. rom the 90 posilive stop bolt 3 Tilt the fence to the desired angle and lighten the lock handle To return the fence to 90 Loosen the lock handle Return the fence to its upright position Flip the stop tab back to its down position Move the fence until the 90 positive stop boll touches the tab Tighten the lock handle Over or under tightening the lock handle wiil affect the final angle otins fence Check the angie of the fence with a high quality machinist s or try square Readjust if necessary 10 909 STOP ADJUSTMENT Note The following procedures for the 90 and 459 stops assume the outfeed table has been adjusted correctly If it has not refer to Section X C before proceeding 1 Place a square on the outfeed table fairly close o the cutlerhead See Figure Y 2 Rough adjustment can be made by loosening the checknut on the degree tilting rod and turming the rod itself It may be necessary to insert a smail tod through the tilting rod for better leverage To adjust loosen the checknut on the positive stop boit then turm the bolt against the tab until the fence contacts the edge of the square evenly See Figure 14 3 Tighten the checknut on the stop boit and tilt the lance forward then back against the stop 4 Re check with the square Tightening the checknut will move the stop bo t slightly so some trial and error may be necessary to perfect your settings 459 STOP ADJUSTMENT When the fen
14. tions betore attempting regular work ALWAYS USE GUARD AND KEEPHANDS AWAY FROM CUTTERHEAD Fig R PLACEMENT OF HANDS DURING FEEDING At the start of the cut the ieft hand holds the work firmly against the front table ane fence while the right hand pushes the work toward the knives After the cut is under way the new surface rests firmly on the rear table as shown in Fig R The right hand puesses the work forward and before the right hand reaches the cutterhead it should be moved to the work on the rear table NEVER PASS NANDS DIRECTLY OVER THE CUTTERHEAD JOINTING AN EDGE This is the most common operation for the jointer set the guide fence square with the table Depth of cut shouid be the minimum required to obtain a straight edge Hold the best face of the piece firmly against the fence throughout the feed JOINTING WARPED PIECES If the wood to be jointed is dished or warpsd take light cuts until the surface is flat Avoid forcing such material down against the table excessive pressure will spring it while passing the knives and it will spring back and remain curved atfer the cut is completed V 227 Fig JOINTING SHORT OR THIN WORK When jointing short or thin pieces use a push block to eliminate all danger to the hands Two types are shown in Fig S They are easily made from scrap material DIRECTION OF GRAIN Avoid feeding work into the jointer against the grain as shown in Fig T The result will be chipped and sp
15. ur tool it wiil operate correctly and give better resuits using normal pressure 3 DON T OVERREACH Keep a proper footing and baiance at all times 4 TOOL MAINTAINANCE A sharp and clean tool wil give you performance Follow instructions for lubricating 5 CHANGING ACCESSORIES Make sure machine is switched OFF before changing accessories and make sure the accessories are designed for your tool in moving parts An overall is recommended to be worn during operation with sturdy rubber footwear 8 SAFETY GOGGLES Use an approved safety goggle or glasses to protect your eyes A dust mask should alsobe used during dusty operations 9 SECURE WORD Firmly secure work piece in a vice clamp or jig Avoid getting your hands ciose to moving parts 10 WORK AREA Keep your surrounding work area clean dry and will illuminated 11 KEEP CHLDREN AWAY Before operation ensure children visitors are kept at a safe distance 12 TOOL LOCATION Whether a floor or bench mode make sure your tool is on a leves surface and cannot more during operation Berch models should be bolted down AFTER USE 1 DISCONINECT YOUR MACHINE so tha cleaning or mo edon 2 CLEAN YOUR MACHINE and working arrea and put all tools and accessories away out of the reach of children 3 DAMAGED PARTSS Before further use ensure you replace faulty or damaged parts Using your tool without it being in perfect working order could proove hazardous
16. utterhead need replacement remove the entire cutterhead with bearings and housing from the housing from the base casting back out the hexagon head cap screw from each bearing housing which is fastned to the machined curved seats of the base casting We suggest the customer purchase an additional cutterhead assembly complete with bearings and housings The extra cutterhead assembly is necessary to keep the machine in operation when the original cutterhead is sen back to the factory for repairs such as replacement of bearings grinding and resetting the knives The additional cost of an extra cutterhead assembly is justified when maximum production of high quality type work is repuired when mounting the cutterhead to the base casting of the jointer be sure the machined curved seats of the base casting are cleaned free from any dust dirt or grease to obtain a good tight fit FENCE MOVEMENT The model G1182 fence has positive stops at 45 and 90 to allow quick return of the fence to these positions after penorming beveling ocerations at different angle settings The 90 stop consists of an adjustable boit and tab that can be rotated of the way when the fence angle is to be changed An overriew ofthe fence is shown in Figure X below IMPORTANT DO NCT slide the fence acrcss the cutteed table Scralching will result Pivot Screw Pivot Stud Figure X To change the fence angle 1 Loosen the lock handle 2 Turn the tab away f
17. you Fig P Proceed toward the top raise up gently on the outboard edge of the table being adjusted This will offset any tendency of the table casting to droop or sag and permit the gib to be brought up to a good secure fit The infeed table gib is adiusted in the same manner IMPORTANT Do not leave the screws too loose it should take a little bit of effort to crank the table up and down Your jointer is a Finishing Machine and you can t expect to get a very good jointer finish if the table is set loose and sloppy Fig SETTING KNIVES the knives are removed from the head for replacement or regrinding care must be used in re setting them as follows 1 DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE 2 Place a knife in its groove so that the rear edge of the bevel is 1 16 from the surface of the cutterhead 3 Slio lock bar into place and tighten iock screws lightiy 4 Place a knife setting bar made of a piece of hardwood approximately 12 long jointed straight on one edge on the rear table as shown in Fig Q 5 Rotate head backwards by hand and adjust blade until it just touches the bar 6 Using blade at each end so that it is parallel to table top and tighten the screws 7 Insert the other two knives and repeat adove instructions OPERATION The following directions will give the beginner a start on jointer operation Use scrap pieces of lumber to checd settings and to get the feel of the opera
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