Powermatic 100 Operating Instructions Manual

FEB

. 1970/1 M

POWERMATIC®

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

AND

PARTS

LIST

Model

100-12"

Planer

•

FOR

SERIAL NUMBERS FROM 6200

UP

•

POWERMATIC

IKJOUDAILLE

McMinnville,

Tennessee

37110

c

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POWERMATIC,

McMil'nville, Tenn

.

Model

100·12"

Planer

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1.

FRAME

2.

BED

3.

CUTTERHEAD

4.

CHIP BREAKER

5.

FEED ROLLERS

6.

RATE

OF

SPEED

7.

POWER FEED
CONTROL

8.

GUARDS

9.

CAPACITY

MACHINE DESCRIPTION

AND

SPECIFICATIONS

Complete

cast

iron construction

with

detachable motor base.

Heavy cast iron accurately machined

and

ribbed to

withstand

any

type

of abuse .

Table size 12" x 24".

Fitted

with

two

adjustable

idle rolls.

Three

knife

safety

type. Head diameter 3". Mounted in oversized sealed ball

bear-

ings.

Fitted

with

3 high speed steel knives 12" x %" x

Ifs".

Solid one· piece

cast

iron construction. Exceptionally close fitted to

cutterhead.

Corrugated

infeed roller

and

smooth outfeed roller. 2" diameter.

Adjustable

feed

pressure

on both rollers. Driven by V belts

from

cutterhead

shaft

to oversized

cut
gears.
15

feet

per

minute.

Shift

lever located conveniently to

operator.

Stops feed

instantly

without

stopping
power.
Fully

guarded

over all moving

parts

with

removable guards.

Thickest

...........

. .

Thinnest

......

. .

Widest

.......

.

Shortest

not butted

Maximum

depth

of

cut

Cuts

per

inch

Weight, less

stand

Weight,

with

stand

Floor space required

.....

10.

POWER
REQUIREMENTS

2

HP

for

light and medium

work; 3 HP

for

heavy

duty

planing.

groove drive pulley.

5"

1/16"

12"

7'h"

%"

70
3001bs.
3501bs.

.

.. ..15" x 26"

Furnished

with

2

SAFETY RULES

1.

This machine has been designed

with

as

many

safety

features

as humanly possible, however, always remem·

ber

that a planer

is only as

safe

as

its

operator.

2.

BEFORE

starting

planer be

sure

to check

the

following:

(a)

Table

must

be completely

free

of all

foreign

matter.

(b)

Cutterhead

knives MUST be inspected

before

each operation. Check

for

tightness

in

cutterhead

and

make

certain

knives

are

not

fractured

in

any

place.

Flying

knives

are

DANGEROUS.

(c) Knives

for

sharpness!!

3.

Check

material

thickness

and

depth of

cut

desired. Never overload planer,

or

try

to

cut

beyond its capac-

ity.

4.

As

material

is fed into machine,

stand

to side of

board

(never

directly

behind),

nearest

switch. "Kick-

back," caused by

improper

gripping

of lumber by infeed roll and chipbreaker, can cause serious

injury.

5.

Never

stand

directly behind or walk behind machine when

it

is

running.

Direction of

cutterhead

rotation

usually

throws

chips

or

any

foreign

material

from

rear

of machine.

6.

In case

it

is necessary to stop

material

as

it

is feeding

through

machine, disengage feed clutch and

turn

machine off.

Wait

until

cutterhead

has

completely stopped before lowering table to remove

material.

At·

tempted removal while

cutter

head is

turning

may

cause

"kickback."

7.

Nev

er horse around a

running

planer.

"Play"

should absolutely be forbidden as 9

out

of 10 accidents

are

the results of carelessness and playing

with

machine as though

it

were

a toy.

8.

Always stop machine

for

adjustment

or when leaving immediate

area

. Disconnect power source when

working on or around

any

moving

parts.

9.

Never

feed two boards

through a planer

with

solid in feed rolls,

at

once (side by side

or

stacked).

Kick-

back can result

and

board

fly

from

machine

with

velocity of bullet.

10.

Use only genuine Powermatic

(or

factory

authorized) replacement

parts

and

knives-otherwise

all

war·

ranty

and

guarantees

are

null & void.

11.

Keep all

guards

in

place-and

use them.

12.

Do

not

wear

long

or

loose sleeves

or

neckties when

operating

planer.

13.

Extra

care should be taken when

running

short

pieces,

butt

with

another

piece of

material

of equal

thick·

ness and Rtand

ASIDE.

t Base of machine

Rho

uld be grounded to

water

pipe

or

central

grounding

system.

rO:I::~MATIC

,

McMinnville,

Tenn

.

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Model 100-12"

Planer

OPERATING

INSTRUCTION~

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GENERAL SET-UP AND ALIGNMENT

1.

RECEIVING

Uncrate

and check

for

shipping damage. Clean all coated and

greased

surfaces. Read

instructions

,thoroughly. Locate all lubrication

points;

adjustments;

methods of drive.

2. MOUNTING
Mount machine securely to solid foundation. Locate in clean,

dry

and

well ventilated building

if

possible. Motor and electrical connections

should be

protected

when

not

in operation

or

if

exposed to

weather

elements.

3.

EXHAUST

SYSTEM

Recommended

as a must

if efficient production operation required. Not

a necessity

where

limited

amount

vf operation beiug performed and

machine can be

kept

clean of shavings.

4.

INSPECTION
The above machine requires a minimum

amount

of

attention

and serv-

ice. Periodic

or

regular

inspection is recommended

to

insure

that:

machine is in

proper

adjustment;

electrical connections

are

positive;

no

worn

or

loose V belts or bearings

heating

or

loose.

5.

BEFORE

OPERATING

Check

motor

nameplate

data

or

wiring

diagram

of

motor

and

switch

for
proper voltage connection before wiring into line. Run motor without
load to check

the

connections and direction of rotation. Always

refer

to motor nameplate

data

for

rotation

connections.

POWERMATIC,

McMinnville, Tenn.

Model 100·12"

Planer

PLANER BED:

PLANER BED IDLER
ROLLERS:

POWER DRIVE

FEED

ROLLS:

CHIPBREAKER:

POWERMATlC,

McMinnville,

Tenn.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

OPERATING ADJUSTMENTS

The

planer

bed

mounts

in

the

main

frame

panels

and

is held

rigid

by

the

shims

and

adjusting

screws (2) located in

front

of

the

machine.

The

bed is

raised

and

lowered

by

the gears

and

thrust

screws

through

the

handwheel

(1).

Keep

shims

adjusted

to

hold

I'

planer

bed rigid

in

ways

but

not

too

tight

to res

trict

freedom

of

raising

and lowering

with

handwheel.

The

planer

bed

must

also

be level

with

cutterhead.

Check

this

by lowering bed to allow

placing a small

jackscrew

type

guage

or

block hptween one

extreme

end

of

cutterhead.

Slide

gauge

to opposite end

of

cutterhead

to

determine

if

same

measurement

exists.

If

bed is

out

of level

adjust

in following

manner.

Loosen

set

screws in

screw

nut

(3) on

high

side

of

bed and

turn

nut

to

left

until

bed

is level and

tighten

set screw

in

nut.

The

adjusting

screws

(4)

for

the

planer

bed

idler

rollers

are

located

directly

under

the

bearings.

Adjust

.006" to .010"

above bed level

for

planing smooth

or

dry

mat

erial, and .015"

to .025"

for

rough

sawed

or

green

mat

erial. Keep rollers

adjusted

to

same

height

at

both

ends.

When

rollers

are

set

too

high

a

snipe

or

bitE'

out

will

appear

on

both

ends of planed

material.

If

set

too low. feedin

l?,

' will be

restricted

thr

ough

material

friction

on

planer

be,t

There

are

two power

driv

en feed rollers. One

corrugated

infeed

(7) and one smooth outfeed.

The

fe ed rollers

are

held

with

a

spring

loaded plung

er

slide

with

tension to regulate

the

pressure.

Pressure

on feerl rollers is

regulated

with spring

cap screw (12).

To increase

pressure, turn

screw to

right,

to decrease,

turn

to

left.

The

feed rollers

are

held up

with

stud

bolts

(3)

and

are

raised

or

lowered by loosening lock

nut

on bolt (13) and

turning

to

the

right

to raise,

or

to

the

left

to lower rollers.

Feed

rollers

should be

set

.030" below

the

arc

of

the

knife

cut

and

the

rollers

should be parallel

with

planer

bed. To

set

feed rolls, lower

planer

bed

about

3"

below

arc

of

cutterhead.

Place

gauge

di-

rectly

under

cutterhead

and

turn

head until one

knife

is down.

Raise

bed

until

gauge

is .001" below knife.

Feed

roller

setting

may

be checked by feeding a

short

board

through

the

machine,

8"

or

10" wide

and

planing

off a

light

cut.

After

the

Qoard

has

been fed

through

the

machine, feed

it

through

the

machine un-

til both feed rollers touch

the

board.

(Stop

with

Clutch.)

There

should be

1/32"

clearance between

the

spring

cap

screw

(12)

and

stud

screw

nut

(13).

If

the

rollers

are

not

properly

adjusted,

they

may

be

adjusted

at

this

time.

The

chipureaker

may ue raised

from

the

cutterhead

with

handle

(18) exposin g

adjustments

(15)

that

adjLst

the

height

of

the

chipbreaker.

Chipbreaker

should be s

et

.030" below

arc

of

cut-

terhead

knife.

Chipbreaker

should rest on

material

while

it

is

being fed

through

the

machine. When

the

material

is fed

through,

chipbreaker

should

raise

approximately

1/32".

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