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    Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual 22-inch P laner Model s 201 a nd 20 1HH WM H TOO L GR OUP , Inc . 2420 Vantage Dr ive El g in, Illi nois 60124 Part No . M-0460224 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s i on G 4/07 www.wm htoolgr oup.com Copyri ght © 2007 WM H Tool Group, Inc. This Manual is Bookmarked[...]

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    2 Warrant y and Service WMH Tool Group, Inc., warrants every product it sel ls . If one of our tools needs service or repair, one of our Authorized Servi ce Centers l ocated throughout the United St a tes can give you qui ck service. In m ost cases, any of these WMH Tool Group Authorized Service C enters can authorize warranty repair, assist you in[...]

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    3 Ta ble of Contents W a rrant y and Ser v ice .............................................................................................................................. 2 Tab l e of C onte nts .................................................................................................................................... 3 Warn ing.........[...]

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    4 W a r ning 1. Read and under s tand t he enti re owner’s m anual be f ore attem pting ass em bl y or operation. 2. Read and understand t he w arni ng s po sted on the m achine and i n this manual. F ailure t o comply w i th all of these warning s may cause s eri ous i njury. 3. Replac e the warning l abe l s if they bec o m e obs c ured or remo[...]

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    5 19. Mak e your workshop chil d proof w i th padlock s , m as t er sw i tc hes or by removi ng s t arter keys. 20. Giv e your work undiv ided attenti on. Looking ar ound, carryi ng on a conversati on and “horse-pl ay” are carel ess ac ts that c an result in seri ous injury . 21. M aint a i n a balanc ed s tanc e at all tim es so that you d o n[...]

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    6 Introduct ion Thi s m anual i s pro v i ded by WMH Tool Group, Inc., cover ing the saf e operation and mai ntenanc e procedur es f or a Pow er mat ic Model 201 and 201HH Pl aner. Thi s m anual cont a i ns instruc tions on inst all a t ion, saf ety precauti ons , general operati ng procedur es , m aint enance i nstruct ions and part s breakdo wn. [...]

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    7 Receivi ng Open shi pping crat e and check f or shippi ng dam age. Report any dam age imm ed i ately t o your di stri butor. Read t he i nstructi on m anual thor oughly f or assembl y, maintenance and saf et y i n str uc ti on s. Con tents of crate: 1 planer 1 dust chut e w / f astener s 4 screws w/ hex nut s (f or leveli ng feet) 4 lev e li ng f[...]

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    8 I nstallin g Dust Hood Mount the dust hood with t he e i ght M6 x 10 m m hex s crews, ei ght spri ng washer s, and eight fl at washers. S ee Figure 3. It is strongl y recom mended t hat a dust col lec ti on system be connected t o t he 5” port on the planer ’s dust hood. T he system should be of suffi cient v o l ume f or t his size pl aner. [...]

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    9 Inspecti o n Bef ore putti ng power to the m achi ne, c heck that all screws ar e ti ght, t hat all mec han i cal func tions work f reel y and that t he cutt erhead tur ns f reel y without knif e contac t with t he chi pbreaker or pressure bar. A d justments Tools re quire d: Ph ilips s cre w driv er Hex w renc hes (provi ded) Open-end wrench (pr[...]

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    10 Opening Hood To open t he hood f or ac cess to the c utter head, rem o v e t he two hex screws wit h the 22mm wrench prov ided. S ee Figure 7. Knife I nstallation an d Adjustm ent (Str aight Cu tterhead on ly) Use care wh en pl ac ing hands near kn ives as they are extremel y sharp and can cau se severe cuts. Instal ling k n iv es on a planer i [...]

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    11 7. Rot ate the c utterhead us ing t he belt or pulley, and repeat step s 2 thr ough 6 f or each of t he remaining t hree knives. 8. W hen all f our knives hav e been i nstal led and m ade s nug, be gi n the ti ghteni ng proces s . NOT E : Al l kniv es and gi bs shoul d be i n plac e be f or e ti gh t ening. T ight en i ng one knif e in wi thout [...]

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    12 The Planer’s Feed S y stem (Ref er to Figure 11) 1. Ant i-ki ckback fi ngers 2. I n f eed roll er 3. Chi pbreaker 4. Cut terhead 5. Pr essure bar 6. O utfeed roller An ti-Kickback Fin gers Anti -kickbac k f inger s help pr e v ent stock f ro m being t hrown fr om the m achine. These fi ngers operat e by grav ity and should be i nspect ed f or [...]

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    13 6. If it is not 1/ 16” bel ow the k nif e, c orrect by looseni ng the hex nut and t urning t he adjust ment s crew (A, Fi gure 14) with a hex wrench. 7. Mov e the gauge t o the extrem e r ight end o f the i n f eed rol ler and c heck. M ake simil ar adjust ment s if needed. 8. Ti ghten hex nut s (A, F igure 14) when fi n i s hed. I M PO RT AN [...]

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    14 Outfeed R oller The out f eed roller is o f smoot h, one-pi ece construc ti on to help av o i d marri ng t he f ini shed surf ace of t he m at er i al bei ng cut. I t is spring tensi oned, and it s func ti on i s to conti nue to f eed the m ateri a l thr ough the machi ne aft er i t leaves the i n f eed roll er. The cor rect f ree posit ion se t[...]

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    15 5. I f t he gauge re ading i s greater or le s s t han zero, reach beneath t he tabl e w i th a wrench and loose n the hex nut (C, Fi gure 17) w hi ch is abov e the cam ( D, Figur e 17) near the end of the roller that needs adj us ti ng. Rot ate the hex cap scre w (E, Fi gure 17) unti l the gauge read s zero. 6. Repeat the proc ess for the lef t[...]

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    16 Operating Controls The stop but ton is a m ushroom style butt on which i s conv en i ent for “e m ergenc y” shutdowns. Aft er bei ng pus hed, t he stop butt on rem ains engaged. T o re-start the planer, t w i s t the stop butt on c l ockwise unti l i t pops back out . Test Cutting and Tr oubleshoot ing Using a pi ece o f se m i - fi n i s he[...]

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    17 Sni pe Som e a m ount of snipe m ay be inevit able wit h m any p l aner operati ons, but pr oper planer adjust ment s can so m inimiz e s ni pe as to m ake it ne glig ible . If noticeabl e snipes appear on each en d of the m a t eri a l , as shown i n Fi gure 22, a t able rol l er i s too hi gh causing a sl ight lif t of the m aterial as i t pas[...]

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    18 Never at tempt p ressure b ar adj ustment w hile p laner i s connect ed to powe r. Feed r es t ri ction can al so occur d ue to pi tch buil dup on the t able. Be sure the t able surf ace i s cl ean. Occasi onally dusti ng the surf ace w i th talc w ill a id in s moo the r f eeding and hel p prevent pit ch buildup. H alted Feed i ng If the infeed[...]

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    19 Tr oubleshoot ing: Planer Operating Problems Trou ble Pr obab le Ca use Re medy Tabl e rollers not set pr operly . Adj us t t able roll ers to proper height . Inadequat e s upp ort of l ong boards. Support long boards wit h a ro l l er stand. Unev en f eed r o ll er pressure f ront to back. Adj us t f eed roll er t ension. Du l l kni v es . Shar[...]

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    20 Tr oubleshoot ing: Mechanic al and Ele ct rical Problems Trou ble Pr obab le Ca use Re medy Kni v e s no t se t corre ctly . Make s ure knives are se t correctly and securel y in c u t terhead. Unev en depth of cut side t o s i de. Pl aner table not parall el to cutt erhead. Adj us t t able parall el to cutter head. See page 15. Board t hickness[...]

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    21 Trou ble Pr obab le Ca use Re medy Star ter or moto r f a il u re (ho w to dist ingui s h). Ex a mi ne m otor start er f or bur ned or f a il ed co m ponent s . If damage is f ound, replac e m otor start er. If you ha v e a cces s to a v o ltme ter, y ou can separate a star ter f ailure from a moto r f a ilur e b y fir st, ver ifying inc o m ing[...]

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    22 Par t s List : Base Assem b ly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6012068 ...................R ubber Boot .......................................................................................... 2 2............... 6012069 ................... Lead Screw ..................................................................[...]

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    23 19............. 6012067 ...................Sp ring W as her....................................................8.2 mm x 15.4 .............. 5 20............. 6012084 ................... Lead Screw ........................................................................................... 1 21............. 6292745 ...................Ke y.........[...]

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    24 Gearbox A ssembly[...]

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    25 Par t s List : Gearbox A ssembly Ind ex No . Part No. Descri pti on Si ze Qt y ................. 201-100 ...................Gear box A s sembly ................................................................................ 1 1............... 6012034 ...................Ge arb ox Bo dy ............................................................[...]

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    26 Colum n Assem bly[...]

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    27 Par ts List: Colu mn A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6012193 ...................L ifting Eye ..........................................................M20 x 2.5P x 30Lg ...... 2 2............... 6012194 ...................L eft C olu mn .......................................................................[...]

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    28 Table A ssembly[...]

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    29 Par t s List : T a ble Assem b ly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6012233 ...................Br ack et .................................................................................................. 4 2............... BB- 6203ZZ ..............Ba ll Be arin g ........................................................[...]

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    30 Par ts List: Top C o v er Assem bly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6012181 ...................D us t Hoo d ............................................................................................. 1 2............... 6012091 ...................Sc rew ...............................................................[...]

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    31 Cu tterh ead A ssembly[...]

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    32 Par t s List : Cutterh ead Assem b ly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6012131 ...................So cket H ead Cap S crew .....................................M1 0 x 1.5 P x 75Lg ...... 2 2............... 6012080 ...................Fla t W as he r ........................................................10 mm x 25 x 3[...]

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    33 58............. 6012180 ...................Gib Screw * ......................................................................................... 32 59............. 6012273 ...................Sp ring .................................................................................................... 2 60............. 6012274 ...................Ch[...]

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    34 El ectrica l Connections – 1 Phase, 230 V olt[...]

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    35 El ectrica l Connections – 3 Phase, 230 V olt[...]

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    36 El ectrica l Connections – 3 Phase, 460 V olt[...]