Powermatic 201 manual

22" PLA NER Model 201 Instr uction Manual & Par ts Lis t M-0460224 (800) 274- 6848 www. p owe r m at i c . c o m[...]

2 Thi s manual has been prepared f or t he owner and operators of a Powerm ati c M odel 201 Pl aner. It s purpose, aside f rom m achi ne operat i on, is t o pr om ot e safet y t hr ough t he use of ac c ept ed corr ec t operat i ng and m ai nt enanc e procedur es. Com pl etel y r ead t he saf et y and m ai ntenanc e i nstruc t i ons bef ore oper at[...]

3 TA BLE OF CONT ENTS Safety R ules .................................................................................................................................................... 4-5 Safety: D eca ls ................................................................................................................................................[...]

4 SA F ETY RULES As w i th al l m achi nes, t here i s a certai n am ount of hazard i nv ol v ed wi th t he use of this planer. Use the m achi ne w i th the respect and cauti on dem anded where safet y prec auti ons are conc erned. W hen nor m al safet y precauti ons are ov er l ooked or i gnored, personal i nj ury t o the oper at or can r esul t .[...]

5 If st ock stop s feedin g: I f the board bei ng planed stops f eeding, disengage or tur n t he f eed of f and turn the power of f . W ai t unti l t he cut terhead com es to a com plet e s t op bef ore lowering t he tabl e to rem ov e the board. NEVER lower t he t abl e wit h the power on and the stoc k st ill in th e ma ch ine , a s a k ickb ack [...]

6 Fa miliariz e y ou rs elf w ith th e follo w ing sa f et y n otic es us ed in t his m anual : CAUTI ON: (T hi s m eans that i f precaut i ons are not heeded, i t m ay resul t i n m i nor or m oder at e i nj ury and/or possibl e m achi ne dam age) WA RNING: (Thi s m eans that i f precaut ions are not heeded, i t c oul d resul t i n seri ous inj ur[...]

7 SPECIF ICA TION S: Model 201, 22” Planer Tabl e with st andar d ex t ensions ........................................................................................................................ 28 ” x 3 8” Maximum cutting w idth .............................................................................................................[...]

8 RECEIVING Open shi pping cr ate and chec k f or shi pping dam age. Report any dam age im m edi at ely t o your di stri but or. Read the i nstruct i on m anual t horoughl y f or ass em bl y, m ai nt enanc e and saf et y i nstruc t i ons. Con tent s o f crate: 1 planer 1 dust chut e w/ hardware 4 special hex head screws w/ hex nuts 4 f oot pads w/ [...]

9 INSPECT ION Bef ore put ti ng pow er t o the m achi ne, check t hat al l screws are ti ght , that al l m ec hanic al f unc ti ons w ork f reel y and t hat t he cutt erhead t urns fr eely wit hout knif e contac t wit h the chi pbreak er or pressure bar. A DJUSTMENTS Tools requir ed Ph ilips s cr ew dr iv er Hex wrenches (prov i ded) Open-end wrenc[...]

10 OPENI NG HOOD To open the hood f or access to the cut ter head, rem ov e the t w o hex screws w i t h the 22m m wrench prov i ded. See Fi gure 6. KNIFE I NST ALLAT ION & A DJUST MENT CAUTI ON: Use care w hen pl acin g h and s n ear kni ves as t hey are extremel y sharp and can cause severe cu ts. Instal l ing k niv es on a pl aner i s an ex [...]

11 WA RNI NG : After in stal l in g kni ves, re- ch eck all g ib screws. Lo ose g ib screws can resu lt in kn ives b ein g t h row n o ut o f th e cutt erh ead, causi n g severe d amage t o th e mach in e and poss ible se rious or fa tal injur y to the opera tor or by sta nders . T HE F EED SYST EM OF YO UR PLANER (F i gure 9) 1. Ant i -ki ckbac k [...]

12 To adj ust the i nf eed r ol l : 1. Pl ace a bed and f eed rol l gauge ( accessory #2230002) under a kni f e in t he cutter head and rai se the tabl e unt il t he gauge contac ts the kni f e at the apex of i ts curv e. S ee F i gur e 10. NOT E : I f a bed and f eed rol l gauge i s not av ai l abl e, use a f i nished bl ock of wood w i th not che[...]

13 If it is to o h igh , a s ha llow "c lip" w ill occ ur a t ea ch end of the board. If i t i s too l ow, stock w ill n ot f eed through. Use a bed and f eed r oll gauge to set t he f ul l lengt h of the pressure bar to be . 000-. 001" (.02m m ) abov e t he arc of the c utt erhead. F i gure 13 show s the height adjust ment screw (C)[...]

14 4. Repeat t he pr ocess f or t he l ef t side, and then r e- check the ri ght side. It i s i m por t ant t hat bot h ends of t he tabl e r ol l s be t he sam e hei ght to hel p prev ent skewing of the board as i t f eeds thr ough t he m achi ne. 5. Re- ti ght en t he hex nuts (C-F i g. 15) on both ends of the t abl e rol l . Repeat f or ot her r[...]

15 Learni ng to read a boar d f or i m perf ec ti ons w ill s ave hours in adj usti ng a planer to operat e properl y. Fol l ow i ng are som e probl em s that may ari se and thei r probabl e soluti ons: FEED RESTRICTION: Thi s is caused ei ther by the t able rol ls being set t oo low f or roughi ng operat i ons or f rom a l ow pressure bar. About 9[...]

16 CHATT ER: Chatt er m arks usuall y appear on t hi n m ateri al . S ee Fi gure 21. Ev en at thei r l owes t point , t he tabl e rol l s are too hi gh to handl e thi n m ater ial . Sol v e t he probl em by eit her using a sl av e boar d or m aki ng an aux iliar y ta ble out of F orm i ca c ountert op m ater i al, cl eati ng at each end of the t ab[...]

17 MAINTENA NCE Peri odi c or regul ar i nspecti ons are requir ed to ensure that the m achine i s in proper adj us t ment , that all screws are ti ght, that bel ts are i n good condi ti on, t hat dust has not acc um ulat ed i n the el ect ri cal enc losures, and t hat there ar e no loose or worn el ec t ri cal connect ions. Bui ldup of saw dust an[...]

18 TROUBLE-SHOOTING: OPE RAT ING PROBLEM S (201 P laner) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE SOLUT ION Sni pe 1. T abl e rol l ers not set proper ly . 1. Adj ust rol l ers to proper hei ght . 2. I nadequat e support of l ong boards. 2. Suppor t l ong boards with ex t ensi on (NOTE : Snipe can be roller s. m i ni m i z ed but not 3. Unev en f eed r ol l pressur[...]

19 TROUBLE-SHOOTING: MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (201 Planer) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CA USE SOLUT IO N Unev en dept h 1. Kni f e pr oj ect i on 1. Adj ust kni f e pr oj ect i on. of cut si de t o side 2. Cut t erhead not l ev el with bed. 2. Lev el bed. Board t hic k ness 1. Dept h of cut scal e i nc or r ec t. 1. Adj ust dept h of cut scal e. d[...]

20 Ma ch ine w ill no t s ta rt/ 7. Mo tor s ta rte r failu re . 7 . (co nt i nued) restart or repeat edly If v ol t age bet ween s tar t er and m ot or i s inc or r ec t, tri ps ci rcui t br eak er you hav e a start er probl em . or bl ows f uses If v olt age between start er and m ot or i s cor r ec t , you hav e a m ot or pr obl em . 8. Mot or f[...]

21 PARTS LI ST: Gearbox Assembly (Model 201 Planer) No. P art No . Descrip t i on Qu an ti t y 1 6012034 Gearbox Body ................................................................................................1 2 6012035 Ball Beari ng, 6201- 2NS E ...............................................................................6 3 6012036 S-Ring[...]

22 Gearbox Assembly (Model 201 Planer)[...]

23 PARTS LI ST: Cutter head A ssembly (Model 201 Planer) No. P art No . Descri pti on Qu an ti t y 1 6012131 Socket Head Cap S c r ew, M10 x 1. 5P x 75Lg ...................................................... 2 2 6012080 Flat W asher, 10m m x 25 x 3T ........................................................................... 10 3 6012132 Spri ng ..[...]

24 No. P art No . Descrip ti o n Q u a ntity 57 6012179 Knif e ( set of 4) ..................................................................................................... 1 58 6012180 G i b Screw .......................................................................................................... 3 2 59 6012273 S pri ng .................[...]

25 Cutterhead Assembly (Model 201 Planer)[...]

26 PARTS LI ST: Top Cover Assembly (Model 201 Planer) No. P art No . Descri pti on Qu an ti t y 1 6012181 Dust Hood ............................................................................................................ 1 2 6012091 Screw, M6 x 1. 0P x 10Lg ................................................................................... 18 3[...]

27 Top Cover Assembly (Model 201 Planer)[...]

28 PARTS LI ST: Colum n A ssem bly (Model 201 Planer) No. P art No . Descri pti on Qu an ti t y 1 6012193 Lif t i ng Ey e, M20 x 2. 5P x 30Lg ............................................................................ 2 2 6012194 Lef t Col um n ........................................................................................................[...]

29 Column Assembly (Model 201 Planer)[...]

30 PARTS LI ST: Table Assembly (M odel 201 P laner) No. P art No . Descrip t i on Qu an ti t y 1 6012233 Brac ket .............................................................................................................. 4 2 BB- 6203Z Z Bal l Bear i ng, 6203- ZZ ...................................................................................[...]

31 Table Assembly (Model 201 Pl aner)[...]

32 PARTS LI ST: Base Assembly (Model 201 Planer) No. P art No . Descri pti on Qu an ti t y 1 6012068 Rubber Boot ........................................................................................................ 2 2 6012069 Lead Screw .......................................................................................................... 1 [...]

33 No. P art No . Descri pti on Qu an ti t y 53 6012048 S oc k et Head Cap Scr ew, M 10 x 1. 5P x 20Lg ...................................................... 1 54 6012116 W asher ............................................................................................................... 1 55 6012117 B elt , A56 ..................................[...]

34 Base Assembly (Model 201 Planer)[...]

35 ELECT RICA L SCHEMAT IC (M odel 201 Planer) 7.5HP 1P h 230V[...]

36 ELECT RICA L SCHEMAT IC (M odel 201 Planer) 7.5HP 3P h 230V[...]

37 ELECT RICA L SCHEMAT IC (M odel 201 Planer) 7.5HP 3P h 460V[...]

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