Sedgwick MB - User Manual

MB/CP
PLANER THICKNESSER
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
Manufactured in Britain
MACHINE SERIAL NO.

Summary

Introduction

1.0 Design and Purpose

1.1 Illustration

1.2 Technical Specification

1.3 Shipping Details

Personal Protective Equipment

Residual Hazards

2.0 Machine Handling

2.1 Positioning

Unpacking

Safe Working Distances

Storage

Disposal

3.0 Connection to a Dust Extraction System

3.1 Chip Extraction Hood

4.0 Electrical Installation

5.0 Switch Gear

5.1 The Padlockable Isolator

Isolates machine from power for safe maintenance access.

5.2 Start; Stop Buttons

Controls cutterblock motor start (green) and stop (red) functions.

5.5 Brake Release Switch

Releases electromagnetic brake for cutterblock rotation during maintenance.

6.0 Guarding

6.1 The Front Cutterblock Guard

Yellow bridge guard for surfacing, crucial for operator safety.

6.2 The Rear Cutterblock Guard

Hinged rear guard protecting the cutterblock from the fence side.

6.4 The Anti-Kickback Fingers

Safety feature engaging workpiece during thicknessing kickback events.

7.0 The Cutterblock

8.1 Pilot Checks

9.0 Surface Planing

9.1 Flatting

9.2 Planing Wide Boards

9.3 Planing Bowed Boards

9.4 Edge Planing (Squaring)

9.5 Bevelling or Chamfering

9.7 Push Blocks and Push Sticks

10.0 Thicknessing

11.0 Diagnosing Faults in Planing

12.0 Limitations of Use and Safe Working Practises

12.1 Noise

12.2 Warning Labels

12.3 Machine Data Plate

13.0 Maintenance and Lubrication

13.1 Lubrication

13.2 Cutterblock and Bearings

13.3 Vee Belts and Pulleys

13.4 Adjusting the Thicknessing Feed Rollers

13.5 Planer Tables

13.6 The Fence

Brake Motor Installation & Maintenance

Maintenance

Periodic maintenance for brake motors, requiring qualified personnel.

Air-gap Adjustment

Procedure for adjusting brake motor air gap for correct function.

14.0 Sedgwick MB;CP Parts Illustration

14.1 Sedgwick MB;CP Spare Parts List

MB;CP-3 415 V;3;50 Hz Brake Release Switch Wiring

MB;CP-1 240 V;1;50 Hz Brake Release Switch Wiring

Sedgwick MB Specifications

General

Category	Industrial Equipment
Power Source	Electric
Model	MB
Type	Mortiser
Motor Power	1.5 kW
Max Mortise Size	25 mm