;YMPTOM
Snipe
(gouging at ends of board)
i POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
i l.Dull blades
12.Inadequate support of long boards
3.Uneven force on cutterhead
4.Rollercase not level with base
5.Lumber not butted properly
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i CORRECTIVE ACTION
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1.Replace blades per instructions.
I See "Maintenance."
t2.Support long boards. See "Avoiding Snipe?
13.Gently push board when board is in contact
I with only one feed roller. See "Avoiding Snipe._
i 4.Adjust rollercase.
I See "Adjusting Table Level."
_5.Butt end to end each piece of stock as
boards pass through planer.
Fuzzy grain P an ng wood with a high moisture i Remove high moisture content from wood by
!content _, drying.
Torn grain 1.Too heavy a cut 11.Review "Depth of Cut."
2.Blades cutting against grain 2.Review "Feeding Work:
3.Dull blades !3.Rep ace blades per instructions.
See "Maintenance?
Rough raised grain 1.Dull blades
Uneven depth of cut
side to side)
Rollercase elevation adjusts
with difficulty
2.3"ooheavy a cut
3.Moisture content too high
Cutterhead not level with planer
base
,1.Gears dirty
2.Elevation screws dirty
3.Gears, elevation screws worn
4.Fricticn between rotiercase and
Board feeds inside, but stops
moving past the outfeed roller
covers
5.Rol ercase not parallel with planer
i
base
6.Cutterhead lock engaged
11.0utteed rotters cannot rotate due
i to clogging of chips
12:Too much pressure on the
1 cutterhead from long workpiece
I 1.Replace blades per instructions.
See "Maintenance."
12.Rev ew "Depth of Cut"
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!3.Dry the wood or use dried wood.
Rollercase not level.
See "Adjusting Table Level."
1.Clean and lubricate gears.
2.Clean and lubricate elevation screws.
3.Replace gears, elevation screws.
4.Clean and lubricate.
5.Adjust rollercase.
See "Adjusting Table LeveL"
6.Release cutterhead lock
1.Clear the clogging, use dust collector chip
chute. See "Recommended Accessories."
2.Use support stands to support workpiece
longer than 24". See "Recommended
Accessories."
Board thickness does not ! Indicator not set correctly _Adjust indicator and tighten securely.
match depth of cut scale
Chain jumping il .Sprockets worn ! 1.Replace sprockets.
2.Chain worn ,2.Replace chain.
............. _ ........ 1.Check power sourceby quaSfiedeiectrician_
Planer will not operate 1.No power to planer
2.Motor overload protection tripped 2.Turn planer OFF. Reset motor overload
; protection. See "Overload Reset."
3.Defective or loose switch or wiring 3.Check switch and wiring by qualified
electrician.
Belt sSpping Loose belt Replace belt, see "Replacing V-Belt"
Rollercase connect be lowered Workpiece thickness gauge setting Reset thickness gauge setting See "Workpiecel
,restricts roUercase movements .Thickness Gauge"
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