Delta 22-785 manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL 15" Planer (Model 22-785) (Model 22-785X) P ART NO. 909593 - 06-07-05 Copyright © 2005 Delta Machinery T o learn more about DEL T A MACHINER Y visit our website at: www .deltamachinery .com. For Parts, Service, W arranty or other Assistance, please call 1-800-223-7278 ( In Canada call 1-800-463-3582). Shown with Delta acces[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Read and understand all warnings and operating instructions before using any tool or equipment. When using tools or equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to r educe the risk of personal injury . Improper operation, maintenance or modification of tools or equipment could r esult in serious injury and prop[...]

3 Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will r esult in death or serious injury . Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could r esult in death or serious injury . Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may r esult in minor or moderate injury . Used without the saf[...]

4 GENERAL SAFETY RULES READ AND UNDERST AND ALL W ARNINGS AND OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THIS EQUIPMENT . Failure to follow all instructions listed below , may result in electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal injury or pr operty damage. IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY , READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE OPERA[...]

5 F AILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES MA Y RESUL T IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJUR Y . ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS. Refer to them often and use them to instruct others. 1. DO NOT OPERA TE THIS MACHINE until it is completely assembled and installed according to the instructions. A machine incorrectly assembled can cause serious in[...]

6 Fig. A GROUNDED OUTLET BOX CURRENT CARR YING PRONGS GROUNDING BLADE IS LONGEST OF THE 3 BLADES POWER CONNECTIONS MOTOR SPECIFICA TIONS GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS 3. Grounded, cor d-connected machines intended for use on a supply circuit having a nominal rating between 150 - 250 volts, inclusive: If the machine is intended for use on a circuit that ha[...]

7 FOREWORD Delta Models 22-785 and 22-785X are 15" (381mm) Planers with adjustable feed rate for optimum planing under load. They have the following cutting capacities; 15" (381mm) width, 6½" (165mm) thickness and 1/8" (5mm) depth of cut. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION EXTENSION CORDS Use proper extension cor ds. Make sure your extensi[...]

8 1 - T op cover 2 - Cord clamp 3 - Knife setting gage 4 - Open end wrench (14 and 17mm) 5 - Open end wrench (10 and 12mm) 6 - M6x1x16mm hex flange screw (4) - for fastening top cover to machine 7 - Raising and lowering handwheel 8 - Handle for raising and lowering handwheel 9 - Hex wrench (2.5mm) 10 - Hex wrench (3mm) 11 - Hex wrench (5mm) 12 - He[...]

9 CUTTINGHEAD RAISING AND LOWERING HANDWHEEL 1. Insert key (A) Fig. 7, into keyway (B) of raising and lowering shaft. Fig. 7 Fig. 8 2. Assemble handwheel (C) Fig. 8, to raising and lower - ing shaft as shown. Make sure key , which was assembled to shaft in STEP 1 , is engaged with keyway in hub of handwheel (C). 3. Assemble decal (D) Fig. 8, to rai[...]

10 ASSEMBLING TOP COVER AND DUST CHUTE 1. Fasten the top cover and dust chute (A) Fig. 16, to the top of the planer , as shown, using the three M6x16mm screws (B) supplied. IMPOR T ANT : The dust chute opening (C) must point to the rear as shown. Fig. 16 Fig. 17 2. Fasten the left corner of the cover to the top of the planer using the remaining M6x[...]

11 DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTMENT The depth of cut on your planer is controlled by raising or lowering the head assembly (A) Fig. 22, which contains the cutterhead and feed rollers. The head assembly (A) moves on four precision gr ound steel columns, three of which ar e shown at (B). T o adjust for depth of cut, simply loosen the two head assembly lock kn[...]

12 ANTI-KICKBACK FINGERS WHEN INSPECTING AND CLEANING THE ANTI-KICKBACK FINGERS, MAKE SURE THE MACHINE IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE POWER SOURCE. A series of anti-kickback fingers (A) Fig. 27, are pr ovided on the infeed end of the planer , to prevent kickback of the workpiece during the planing operation. These anti- kickback fingers operate by gravit[...]

13 Fig. 32 4. Remove the three scr ews (E) Fig. 34, and remove the chip deflector (F). 5. T o check and adjust the knives, proceed as follows: A. Carefully place the knife setting gage (G) Fig. 35, on the cutterhead as shown. B. When the knives are adjusted corr ectly , the knife (H) Fig. 36, should just contact the bottom of the gage (J), at each [...]

14 CONSTRUCTING GAGE BLOCK In order to check and adjust the height of the chipbreaker , infeed and outfeed roll and adjust the cutterhead parallel to the table, you will need a homemade gage block made of hard wood. This gage block can be constructed by following the dimensions shown in Fig. 38. Fig. 38 2" 1 / 2 " 1 / 4 " 4" 3&q[...]

15 ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF INFEED ROLLER The infeed roller is adjusted at the factory at 0.040" below the cutting circle . T o check and adjust the height of the infeed roller , proceed as follows: DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER SOURCE . 1. Make sure the knives ar e adjusted properly as ex- plained under “CHECKING, ADJUSTING AND RE- PLACING KNIVE[...]

16 ADJUSTING SPRING TENSION OF INFEED AND OUTFEED ROLLERS The infeed and outfeed rollers ar e those parts of your planer that feed the stock while it is being planed. The feed rollers ar e under spring tension and this tension must be sufficient to feed the stock uniformly thr ough the planer without slipping but should not be too tight that it cau[...]

17 ADJUSTING CUTTINGHEAD P ARALLEL TO T ABLE The cuttinghead is set parallel to the table at the factory and no further adjustment should be necessary . If your machine is planing a taper , first check to see if the knives are set pr operly in the cutterhead. Then check to see if the cuttinghead is set parallel to the table as follows: DISCONNECT M[...]

MAINTENANCE Fig. 53 Fig. 54 A B Fig. 55 E C D Fig. 56 F LUBRICA TION The gear box oil should be changed once a year . Use extreme pr essure gear oil, available fr om Delta in one pint cans (you will need approximately 20 oz.). The gear box drain plug is shown at (A) Fig. 53. The oil fill and level plug is shown at (B) Fig. 54. The four raising scre[...]

19 KEEP MACHINE CLEAN Periodically blow out all air passages with dry compressed air . All plastic parts should be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. NEVER use solvents to clean plastic parts. They could possibly dissolve or otherwise damage the material. W ear ANSI Z87.1 safety glasses while using compressed air . F AILURE TO ST AR T Should your m ac[...]

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