Jet Tools JWP-15HH, JWP-15DX User Manual

JET JWP-15DX & JWP-15HH, 15” Planers

The ability to create accurately dimensioned wood with
parallel faces is crucial to virtually any woodworking task.
Producing an ultra smooth, tear out free surface at the same
time is a welcomed bonus. The JET JWP-15DX and JWP­15HH have been designed to handle these tasks with the
accuracy, durability and repeatability you want. Robust
construction, a powerful motor, a rock solid table and a user­friendly knife changing system gives these planers the
durability and value you need.

Built around a fully enclosed, welded steel base cabinet, the
JET JWP-15DX and JWP-15HH use several precisely
machined iron castings to insure durability and precise,

The JET JWP-15DX is designed

to be accurate, easy to use,

durable and economical.

repeatable operation. A heavy-duty caster system built into
the base makes moving the 517-lb JET JWP-15DX around the shop easy. A foot-operated
brake locks the casters to keep it stationary during use.

Should lifting be necessary, four pull-out rods are built into
the cast iron base. These rods provide safe lifting points for
straps or forklift arms.

A powerful 3HP, (continuous duty rating) 1PH, 230V TEFC
(totally enclosed fan cooled) motor is mounted within the base
cabinet. Power is transmitted to the fixed cast iron cutterhead
housing by three v-belts that turn precision-machined pulleys.
A full-length belt cover is easily removed for maintenance by

Motor power is delivered

through a gang of three v-belts

running in precisely machined

pulleys.

spinning off a pair of finger-operated knobs. The motor is
operated and protected by a true magnetic switch mounted on
the head assembly within easy reach.

Quick-Change Knife System

The JWP-15DX features 3 knives and our "Quick change knife system". The
knives each have 2 cutting edges so that they can be flipped when one side becomes
damaged or dull. The savings in time and money this feature brings is obvious, but there
is more.

An important feature of the JET JWP-15DX is how easily the
knives are changed and set. A specially designed mounting
and alignment system eliminates one of the most frustrating
aspects of using many planers - changing and aligning its
knives.

When a knife becomes dull or damaged all one has to do is
remove the 8 retaining screws and carefully remove it. The
cutterhead has two precisely machined and located pins in
each knife seat that mate exactly with two precisely

Our Quick-change knife system
makes this once frustrating task
quick, simple and automatically

accurate. We include a pair of

magnetic tools - shown here

removing a knife retainer plate –

that helps prevent nicked fingers!

machined and located slots in the knife. When changing or flipping a knife simply place
it over the pins on the cutterhead seat, replace and tighten the 8 screws and it is
automatically aligned and ready for use. No further adjustment is required.

JWP-15HH with the Helical Cutterhead

While designing the JET JWP-15HH we developed a
criteria for a unique cutterhead that would insure the
unmatched performance and reliability. That design
specification meant the choice was very simple - a

Our helical head with its spiral rows of

carbide inserts creates ultra smooth

surfaces yet has an exceptionally long

cutter life.

helical cutterhead with carbide inserts.

The JET JWP-15HH cutterhead is so effective because
its 68 carbide inserts are arranged in four spiral-shaped rows. The inserts have a 4” radius
ground into them and are mounted so they approach the wood at a 14-degree angle. That
creates a true shear cut that eliminates much of the impact and the resulting fiber
disturbance common with other cutterhead designs. Also contributing to this excellent
surface finish is the profile of the space between the rows of carbide inserts. These areas
are specially designed to carry chips away from the cutting area and eject them before
they cause any problems for your work surface.

This helical cutterhead cuts so efficiently that it makes surprisingly little noise when
cutting wood. In fact, it is so quiet, that new users often think that the JET JWP-15HH is
not cutting wood at all! That is until they see the freshly planed surface emerge from the
other side.

The helical cutterhead inserts are precisely machined from solid high-grade carbide, each
with four identical cutting edges. If an edge goes dull or is damaged, you simply index it
to the next cutting edge! Each insert has a marking at one edge that makes indexing all or
any number of them the same way very easy.