I inherited my Dad's old planer. Got the online manual from Delta's site. However, I did not find
(or recognize it) the knife setting gauge while packing and moving the tools. I am in the process
of changing the knives, but seem to be having a lot of trouble getting the depth set correctly. Too
much knife and the rollers don't feed, not enough knife and the rollers feed but the planer doesn't
cut. I plan to order a replacement gauge next week, but would like to try it out tomorrow if
possible.
Anybody know how much blade should be exposed past the cutter head???
TIA - Roy
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http://www.acetoolrepair.com/DeltaHtml/P8pg1.htm and ff might be useful.
"Roy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thank you, sir. It is indeed a Delta lunch box model, 22-540 to be
specific. However I think the
> directions you supplied triggered a way to solve the problem. I will add
some shim stock of about
> 0.030 to both rollers, run a straight edge across them, then adjust the
knives to touch the straight
> edge and give it a go. If that is not enough, I'll try it at 0.050, and
if too much drop back to
> 0.015 shims. Sooner or later I'll stumble across the correct setting.
>
OK, I'm a little confused. You said it was an "old" planer
but Delta didn't make a 12" in the "old" days. At the risk
of being way off base and thinking that maybe you actually
meant a 13" planer, the real kind, not a lunch box model,
I've pirated some information from Dave Flemming.
Various Settings for Planer Knives and Rollers
Submitted by Dave Fleming
These settings work for all planers, not just Parks.
Planer:
Lower bed and place DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen
with contactpoint in " UP" position. Find the lowest point
of the knife (cutting circle) and set the dial on zero.
** See note ** below.
1. Top Infeed Roll
Move Indicator under top infeed roll and adjust roll .050"
below cutting circle.
2.Chipbreaker
Move Indicator under chip breaker and adjust chip breaker
.020" above the cutting circle.
3. Pressure Bar
Move Indicator under the pressure bar and adjust pressure
bar about .002" above cutting circle.
4. Top Out feed Roll
Move Indicator under the top out feed roll and adjust roll
to .020" below the cutting circle.
5. Bottom Rolls
Set DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen with contact point
in "Down" position and set dial at zero.
6.Bottom Infeed Roll
Move Indicator over bottom infeed roll and adjust roll .006"
above platen.
7. Bottom Out feed Roll
Move Indicator over bottom out feed roll and adjust roll
.006" above platen
Bottom Roll Settings may have to be increased to about .012"
above platen to feed very rough stock.
** note**
These settings are based on moving the DI, Dial Indicator,
from side to side to determine the parallelism of the knife
or roller to the platen.
Knife Height For Both Planer and Jointer
Maximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is .100" for HSS
Knives
Maximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is between .031"
and .039" for TCT knives.
****** All Settings May Have To Be Adjusted ( +/-) Depending
Upon Machine And Wood Specie Being Machined.
****** Note: it is best to check the relationship between
the cutterhead itself and the table/platen first just to
make sure they are parallel to each other before proceeding
to set the knives themselves.
Thank you, sir. It is indeed a Delta lunch box model, 22-540 to be specific. However I think the
directions you supplied triggered a way to solve the problem. I will add some shim stock of about
0.030 to both rollers, run a straight edge across them, then adjust the knives to touch the straight
edge and give it a go. If that is not enough, I'll try it at 0.050, and if too much drop back to
0.015 shims. Sooner or later I'll stumble across the correct setting.
Much obliged for the help!
Roy
On Sun, 16 Nov 2003 02:49:46 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote:
>OK, I'm a little confused. You said it was an "old" planer
>but Delta didn't make a 12" in the "old" days. At the risk
>of being way off base and thinking that maybe you actually
>meant a 13" planer, the real kind, not a lunch box model,
>I've pirated some information from Dave Flemming.
>
>
>Various Settings for Planer Knives and Rollers
>Submitted by Dave Fleming
>
>These settings work for all planers, not just Parks.
>
>Planer:
>Lower bed and place DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen
>with contactpoint in " UP" position. Find the lowest point
>of the knife (cutting circle) and set the dial on zero.
>
>** See note ** below.
>
>1. Top Infeed Roll
>Move Indicator under top infeed roll and adjust roll .050"
>below cutting circle.
>
>2.Chipbreaker
>Move Indicator under chip breaker and adjust chip breaker
>.020" above the cutting circle.
>
>3. Pressure Bar
>Move Indicator under the pressure bar and adjust pressure
>bar about .002" above cutting circle.
>
>4. Top Out feed Roll
>Move Indicator under the top out feed roll and adjust roll
>to .020" below the cutting circle.
>
>5. Bottom Rolls
>Set DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen with contact point
>in "Down" position and set dial at zero.
>
>6.Bottom Infeed Roll
>Move Indicator over bottom infeed roll and adjust roll .006"
>above platen.
>
>7. Bottom Out feed Roll
>Move Indicator over bottom out feed roll and adjust roll
>.006" above platen
>
>Bottom Roll Settings may have to be increased to about .012"
>above platen to feed very rough stock.
>
>** note**
>These settings are based on moving the DI, Dial Indicator,
>from side to side to determine the parallelism of the knife
>or roller to the platen.
>
>Knife Height For Both Planer and Jointer
>
>Maximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is .100" for HSS
>Knives
>Maximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is between .031"
>and .039" for TCT knives.
>
>****** All Settings May Have To Be Adjusted ( +/-) Depending
>Upon Machine And Wood Specie Being Machined.
>
>****** Note: it is best to check the relationship between
>the cutterhead itself and the table/platen first just to
>make sure they are parallel to each other before proceeding
>to set the knives themselves.
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