Wilton 15HH manual

Opera ting Instructions and Parts M anual 15-inch P lane r M odels 15S and 15HH WM H TOO L GR OUP , Inc . 2420 Vantage Dr ive El g in, Illi nois 60124 Part No . M-0460286 Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revi s i on D1 4 /08 www.powerm ati c .c o m Copyri ght © 2008 WM H Tool Group This Manual is Bookmarked[...]

2 Warranty and Servic e WMH Tool Group, Inc., warrants every product it sel ls . If one of our tool s needs service or r epair, 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 Cent ers can authorize warranty repair, as sist you[...]

3 T able of Conte nts W arranty and Servic e .............................................................................................................................. 2 Tab le o f Con ten ts .............................................................................................................. ...................... 3 W a rning ........[...]

4 W arning As wit h all m achines, ther e is a c ertai n amount o f hazard i nv o lv ed w it h the use of t his planer . Use the m achine with t he respect and caut ion demanded wher e safet y precauti ons are conc erned. W hen norm a l safet y precauti ons are o v erlook ed or ignor ed, personal inj ury to the operat or can res ul t. Read, underst[...]

5 Hand safety. Keep hands outside t he m ach i ne. NEVER reach under the guar ds to t ry to cl ear s t ock t hat stops f eeding. Do not clear ch i ps and sawdust with hands; use a bru sh. Do not hav e any part of the hands under t hat part o f t he boar d that is over the t able w hen star ti ng a cu t; the inf eed roll will engage the board and f [...]

6 Features Figur e 1 Speci fications Model Nu m ber ...................................................................... 15S ..................................................... 15HH Stoc k Nu mber ................................................................ 1791210 ................................................. 1791213 Max imu m C utt i [...]

7 Unpacki ng Open c ontainer and check f or shippi ng da m age. Report any damage imm ediately to your distr ibut or and shippi ng agent. Do not d iscard any shippi ng m a teri al until t he Pl aner i s assem bled and runni ng properly. Com pare the cont ents of your cont ainer wit h the f o ll ow ing l ist t o m ake sure all parts are int act. Rep[...]

8 Instal lation and A ssem bl y Too ls requi re d for assembly: For klift or hoi s t wit h sli ngs 10-12,12- 14mm open-end wrenches (prov ided) 4 and 5mm hex w renches (prov ided) 16mm open- end w rench Rem o v e the scre w s hol ding the pl aner t o the pall et and use a f orklift or hoi s t t o lif t the pl aner off the pallet. F orks and s tr ap[...]

9 Ext ensi on T a bles 1. Mount a cast iron t able t o the edge of t he m a in t ab le wi th three M 8 x 25 hex c ap scre ws (Fi gure 9) usi ng a 12 mm wrench. Do not f u ll y tighten y e t . 2. T he extensi on tabl e m us t be l e v eled wit h the m a in t able. Place a strai ght edge ( such as a joi nted board) acr oss the ex tension t able and t[...]

10 Thi s m achi ne must be grounded. Groundi ng provi des a path of l eas t resi s tanc e to hel p d iv ert curr ent away f ro m the oper ator in case of elec trical m alf unc ti on. Make sure t he v oltage of your power supply m a tches the s pecif ications on the m ot or plat e o f the m achi ne. Ext ensi on C ord s The use of an ex t ens i on co[...]

11 Pu lley A lignment The pul ley s shoul d be in l ine f or proper bel t operati on. 1. Rem o v e the belt guar d and place a strai ght edge agai nst the f ac es of bot h pull eys (F igure 13). 2. If the strai ght edge does not l ie flat on both pull ey f aces, open the rear panel and loo sen the f our hex nu ts on the m otor p l ate ( s ee Fi gur[...]

12 IM P ORT AN T: Be sure that the height of f ront and rear r ollers are t he s am e. And the table rol lers must always be set paral l e l to the tabl e . Cu tterh ead Al though your planer w as caref u l ly adjusted at the f actory , it should be check ed bef ore being put i nto operat ion. Any i naccuraci es due to rough handl ing i n tr ans it[...]

13 (You c an also use any 3mm di a m e ter t oo l, s uch as a h ex w re nch o r dr ill bit for t h is purpose. ) 9. Ins ert t he s crews for the f irst g i b, turning them with the T -handle wrench. Do not full y ti ghten t he s crews; m ake t hem only s nug enough to hol d the knif e i n t he groove. 10. P ut the next gib i n place, and repeat the[...]

14 Work T able P arallel t o Cutterh ead The work t able i s s et parall el to the cutt erhead at the f actory and no f urther adj ustm ent should be necessary. If your m achine i s plani ng a taper, fi rst check to see if the k nives are set proper ly in the cut terhead. Then chec k to see if the work tabl e is set paral lel t o the cutt erhead. P[...]

15 An ti-Kickback Fin gers The ant i-kickbac k fingers (A , Figur e 23) are an im portant s afet y feat ure, as they help prev ent ki ckback of stock. They operate by gr a v ity and should be inspected f r equentl y to mak e s ure they ar e f ree o f gum and pitc h, so that they m o v e independent ly and operate c orrectl y . I nfeed and Ou tfeed [...]

16 Outfeed R oller Height 1. Disconnec t m achine f rom pow er source. 2. Make sure t he kniv es are set pro perly as previ ously expl ained under " Knif e Adju s t ment." 3. P lace the gauge bl ock (F, Figure 26) on t he tabl e dir ectly beneat h the cut terhead ( D, Fi gure 26). 4. Us i ng a 0.02" (0.5mm ) feel er gauge (G, Fi gure[...]

17 Chip Deflec t or The c hip de f l ector (B, Fig. 28) keeps wood chi ps from f alling i nto t he outfeed r oll er. The def lect or should be set approx im ately 1/16" t o 1/8” from the t ip of the knives. M ake sure the def l ector is ori ented so the bev e l on its f r ont edge mat ches the shape of the c utter head. Feed Speed Control Yo[...]

18 Depth of Cu t The c utting dept h s cal e is a com b i nati on inc h/metric s cal e ( Figur e 33), wit h a c utting range f rom 0 t o 6" (152. 4 mm ). A manual scale i s m ounted di rect l y to t he f r on t col u m n . T he m odel 15S pl aner also f eatur es a digi tal scale f or easier, m ore precise depth readi ngs. Figur e 33 The di sta[...]

19 The it e m nu m bers on th is chart are re f erenced t o the surroundi ng ill ustrations. No . Pos it ion Ins pec tio n Inte rva l Su itab le Ty pes o f Lu b ri ca nt Fig ure No . 1 Drive Cha in Monthly Grease 34 2 Gear Box W he n operated m o re than 2 ,500 hours Standard gear o il, 70-90 w eigh t 34 3 Retur n Rollers Frequentl y SAE-30 36 4 W [...]

20 Functio ns of t he D igit al Scal e (Model 15S only) Fi gure 40 identif ies the par ts o f the di g it a l s cal e. The but ton func tions are discusse d below, f o ll ow ed by a secti on giving pr ac ti cal exam p les of how to c ali brate your sett ings, and ho w the se f unctions can be used for dail y p laner operati ons. Bef ore using t he [...]

21 Fr o m thi s poi nt on, any table m o v ement will be based off this setti ng. The setting will be k ept in the devi ce’s m e m o ry even when the di gital displ ay is tur ned o ff, and only needs re-sett ing aft er a batt ery has lost char ge and needs repl acing. TOL – t oleranc e s etti ng Thi s f unc tion is not generall y used in planer[...]

22 Method 2 uses a scrap board and c ali pers. 1. Tur n on the digit a l d i splay. It turns on in absolute m ode. 2. Plane one side of a scrap bo ard at an appropri ate and saf e cutting dept h (1 /16” f or ex am pl e) . 3. Raise the t able by the s am e amount (1/16” ), then t urn the board ov er and plane t he other side. Do not m o v e the [...]

23 T roubleshoot ing: Perfor mance Prob lems Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Tabl e rollers not set pr operly. Adj us t r ollers to pr oper he ight . Inadequat e s upp ort of l ong boards. Support long boards wit h e x t ens ion rollers. Unev en f eed roller pressure f ront to back. Adj us t f eed roll er pressure. Dull k ni v es or knif e inse[...]

24 T roubleshoot ing: Mechan ica l a nd E lectrica l Pr oblems Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Knif e pro j ection fr o m cutt erhead is incorrect (15S on ly). Adj us t k nife projecti on. Unev en depth of cut side to si de. Tabl e not parallel t o cut terhead. A djust t able/cutter head parall elism. Board t hickness does not m atch depth of c[...]

25 Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Mot or starter f ailur e. Ex a mi ne m o tor star ter f or burned or f a il ed co m ponents. If damage is f ound, repl ace mot or s tart er. If motor start er looks okay but is s till sus pect, you hav e two opti ons: ha v e a qualif ied elec trician test t he m otor start er f or function, or purchase a new s[...]

26 T roubles hoot ing : D igit al Sca le – Model 15S only Trou ble Proba b le Ca use Re me dy Fl ashing digits. Low v oltage. Repl ace batt ery. Locked di gits. Haphazard m emor y . Tak e battery out, wait thi rty seconds, then re- insert it. No displ ay. Poor c ontact of batter y. Im pro v e battery cont act. Low v o lt age. Replac e batter y . [...]

27 Head A ssembly[...]

28 Par ts List: Head Assembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 15 S-2 01 ...................Cutte r head As sembl y (It e m s 3 thr u 9) .................................................... 1 1............... 6284753 ...................Ro l ler Cas e ......................................................................[...]

29 54............. 6284700 ...................Co v er .................................................................................................... 1 55............. 6284701 ...................Spr ing P in ...........................................................6-2 0 ............................ 2 56............. 6284702 .................[...]

30 Base A ssembly[...]

31 Par ts List: Base A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 6284703 ...................Ba s e ...................................................................................................... 1 2............... TS- 1525021 .............Socke t Set Scre w ...............................................M10×1 2 ..[...]

32 Table A ssembly[...]

33 Par ts List: T able A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty 1............... 15 S-3 01 ...................Table ..................................................................................................... 1 ................. 1 5S- 30 9 ...................Ta ble R o l ler As s embly (Ite m s 2, 3, 4) .......................[...]

34 Gearbox A ssembly[...]

35 Par ts List: Gear box A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 6284842 ...................Ge ar bo x As se mbly ( Ite m s 1 thru 3 5)...................................................... 1 1............... TS- 1504101 .............So cke t H ead Cap Screw .....................................M8x50 ................[...]

36 Cabin et A ssembly[...]

37 Par ts List: C abinet A ssembly Ind ex No. Part No . Descrip tion Siz e Qty ................. 6284875 ...................C ab ine t As s em b ly (I te m s 1 th ru 29 ) ....................................................... 1 1............... 15 S-5 01 ...................Cab i n et ................................................................[...]

38 El ectrical Connections – Sing le Phase, 230 Volt[...]

39 Pr eventi ve Ma in tena nc e Checklist f or Mode l 15S a nd 15HH P l ane rs [ ] W ork area ar ound m ach i ne m ark ed o ff c learly. [ ] Non- s ki d fl oor strips in ar ea w her e operator norm ally stands. [ ] I nspect enti re machi ne for loose bol ts, nuts, screws. Tight en and replac e as necessary. [ ] Cl ean tabl e and cutter head area, r[...]

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