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Parks Woodworking Machines
Various Settings for Planer Knives and RollersSubmitted by
Dave Fleming, e-mail: djf3rd@pleamonn.net.
These settings work for all planers, not just Parks.
Planer:
Lower bed and place DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen with contactpoint in " UP" position. Find the lowest point of the knife (cutting circle) and set the dial on zero.
See note below.1. Top Infeed Roll
Move Indicator under top infeed roll and adjust roll .050" below cutting circle.
2.Chipbreaker
Move Indicator under chip breaker and adjust chip breaker .020" above the cutting circle.
3. Pressure Bar
Move Indicator under the pressure bar and adjust pressure bar about .002" above cutting circle.
4. Top Out feed Roll
Move Indicator under the top out feed roll and adjust roll to .020" below the cutting circle.
5. Bottom Rolls
Set DI, Dial Indicator, on center platen with contact point in "Down" position and set dial at zero.
6.Bottom Infeed Roll
Move Indicator over bottom infeed roll and adjust roll .006" above platen.
7. Bottom Out feed Roll
Move Indicator over bottom out feed roll and adjust roll .006" above platen
Bottom Roll Settings may have to be increased to about .012" above platen to feed very rough stock.
noteThese settings are based on moving the DI, Dial Indicator, from side to side to determine the parallelism of the knife or roller to the platen.
Knife Height For Both Planer and JointerMaximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is .100" for HSS Knives.
Maximum Height of Knife Above Cutter head is between .031" and .039" for TCT knives.
All Settings May Have To Be Adjusted ( +/-) Depending Upon Machine And Wood Specie Being Machined.
Note: it is best to check the relationship between the cutterhead itself and the table/platen first just to make sure they are parallel to each other before proceeding to set the knives themselves.
(Note added April 1 2008: Please see the Wiki article
Getting Peak Planer Performance by Robert Vaughan for more detail on this process)