Parks 12"" Thickness Planer Operating Instructions And Parts List Manual

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

12"

AND

PARTS

LIST

FOR

THICKNESS

PLANER

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Instructions

For

Operation

and

Maintenance

of

12

11

The PARKS THICKNESS PLANER

Figure

No.1

Your

Parks

12"

Planer

is

shipped

complete

(without

motor)

in.

one

crate.

Adjustments

are

made

at

the

factory.

It

need

only

be

connected

to a motor

to

start

using.

Motor

and

Pulley Reco·mmendations

Planer

is

designed

to

be

used

with a 110/220

volt,

60

cycle

single

phase,

or a 220/440

volt,

60

cycle

three

phase

motor.

A 1

h.p.

motor

is

recommended

for

light

duty,

and

a 2

h.p.

for

heavy

duty.

When a 1750

RPM

motor

is

used,

an

8"

pulley

should

be

used

on

the

motor

shaft

to

obtain

the

proper

RPM

(4000

to

4200)

at

the

cutterhead.

If a 3450

RPM

motor

is

used,

a

4"

pulley

should

be

used.

Use

of

double

grooved

pulleys

and

belts

is

advisable,

when

heavy

work

is

required.

Lubrication

Your

Planer

is a precision

built

machine

and

should

be

given

the

best

of

care.

If

kept

clean

and

properly

lubricated,

it

will

give

many

years

of

trouble

free

service.

The

gear

box

should

be

lubricated

with

:Yz

to 1 pound

of

trans-

mission

grease.

Anyone

of

the

following

is

suitable : Standard

Oil

Indiana

Superla

No.

39,

Texaco

Star

grease

No.

00,

or

Shell

Unedo

cup

grease

No.1.

The

ball

bearings

are

grease

packed

at

the

factory

and

are

alemi

te

fitted.

We

suggest

lubricating

about

twice a year.

Table

roll

bearings

and

feed

roll

bearings

should

be

oiled

each

day

if

the

Planer

is

used

continuously.

Automobile

engine

oil

S.A.E.

30

is

recommended.

Adiustments

If

it

becomes

necessary

to

re-set

the

feed

rolls

or

pressure

bar,

these

steps

should

be

followed

(Be

sure

Planer

is

not

running):

I-Place a board

on

each

side

of

the

Planer

table

and

raise

the

table

until

the

knives

are

touching

the

boards.

2-Lower

the

two

feed

rolls

and

pressure

bar

until

they

also

touch

the

two

boards.

The

feed

rolls,

knives

and

pressure

bar

should

now

be

even

and

paraIIel.

3-Remove

the

boards

and

lower

the

fluted

in-feed

roll

:Y;l

turn

of

the

adjusting

studs.

Lower

the

smooth

out-feed

roll

Y'4

turn.

4-When

the

pressure

bar

is

set

too

low

it

will

prevent

the

board

from

following

through.

It

will

then

be

necessary

to

raise

the

bar

slightly.

Page

2

5-For

finish

work

be

sure

the

table

rolls

are

not

more

than

1/64"

above

the

table

at

all

times.

Capacity

This

machine

will

plane

material

up

to

12

inches

wide

by

4

inches

thick.

Maximum

cut

is

1/

8

inch.

It

will

take

pieces

as

short

as

6

inches

and

as

thin

as

1/16".

Resetting

Planer

Knives

The

knives

can

be

set

in

the

following

manner:

After

they

have

been

reground

and

are

uniform,

they

can

be

reset

in

the

head

fairly

accurately

by

placing a shim

under

the

length

of

each

knife

in

the

bottom

of

the

slot

in

the

head.

These

shims

can

be

pieces

of

wire

12"

long

and

small

in

diameter.

The

thick-

ness

corresponds

more

or

less

to

the

amount

of

stock

removed

from

the

kni

fe

in

regrinding.

The

other

method

consists

of

setting

the

individual

knives

to

the

table

of

the

machine.

This

can

be

done

by

having

the

set

screws

that

lock

the

gib

against

the

knives,

drawn

up

just

firm

enough

to

hold

the

knives.

This

is

done

on

all

three

knives.

Then

you

place

two

pieces

of

hard

wood

of

uniform

thickness

on

the

table

at

either

end

of

the

head.

The

table

is

then

raised

so

that

the

knife

which

is

set

farthest

out

of

the

head,

is

just

scraping

the

wood.

The

other

knives

are

then

raised

to

the

level

of

the

highest

knife.

This

can

be

done

by

tapping

lightly

with

something

similar

to a center

punch

at

the

base

of

the

knives

on

either

side

of

the

head.

Be

sure

and

lock

the

knives

securely

before

running

t'!re

machine.

If

an

indicator

on a stand

is

available, a third

method

may

be

used.

This

consists

of

setting

the

indicator

point

directly

above

the

highest

part

of

the

cutting

circle

of

the

knives

on

the

top

of

the

head.

Take a reading

on

one

end

of

the

knife

and

raise

the

other

end

of

the

knife

to

indicate

the

same.

The

other

two

knives

should

be

tapped

up

to

the

same

reading.

Be

sure

and

lock

all

knives

securely.

Instructions

For

Ordering

Parts

All

parts

illustrated

in

Figures

No.2

and

No.3

and

listed

on

the

following

pages

under

part

numbers

can

be

ordered

from

the

fac-

tory.

Screws,

nuts,

washers,

etc.,

are

standard

items

and

may

be

purchased

locally

by

noting

the

specifications

listed

for

these

parts.

All

prices

are

subject

to

change

without

notice.