Wixey WR500 User Manual

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Wixey ELECTRONIC

DIGITAL READOUT

Model WR500

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1- Mounting the readout assembly to your planer

Tighten any of the side cover mounting
screws (1) and if necessary use a small
amount of epoxy adhesive between the
side cover and the base casting to
prevent movement (2). Remove the
scale pointer and keep any screws or
washers (3). Use any standard
household cleaner or degreaser to clean
the front surface of the side cover (4). If
the planer has a scale permanently
attached to the side cover it may be left
in place.

Dewalt DW735 -the readout kit will be
attached directly to the metal scale.

Delta 22-580 13” – See special
instructions on page 10.

Hold the device in place against the right
side cover letting the leveling screw rest
on the foot of the base casting (5). Using
a straight edge adjust the leveling screw
so the flat contact surface of the metal
frame will be level with the table or
slightly above (6). Use the jam nut to
lock the leveling screw in position.

Note: Several different length leveling
screws are provided, select the one that
works best with your planer. If there is
no foot on the base casting to rest the
leveling screw on, you will have to mark
the appropriate location for the frame to
mount to the side cover so that the flat
contact surface of the frame is level or
slightly above the planers table surface.

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Peel the paper backing off the 2 foam
tape adhesive strips that are attached to
the back of the frame of your digital
readout (7). Hold the frame a slight
distance from the side cover so that the
adhesive foam does not contact the
cover until the frame is in the correct
position. Carefully align the left edge of
the frame with the edge of the planer
side cover keeping the leveling screw in
contact with the foot of the base casting
(8).

Note for Delta 22-580 13”: the left side
of the frame will be aligned with the
scribed line explained on page 10

Push the frame firmly against the front
of the side cover. If the leveling screw is
resting firmly on the foot of the base
casting, the foam tape will permanently
hold the device to the planer.

If the leveling screw does not firmly
support the frame then screws (not
provided) may be used to attach the
frame to the side cover using the holes
provided (9). Carefully slide the scale
up and out of the bottom portion of the
frame to expose the pre-drilled holes in
the frame. Make sure that the end of the
screws protruding through the side cover
do not interfere with the up and down
movement of the planers cutter head.

Note: for Dewalt model DW735: There
is no side cover on this model. The
frame can be attached directly to the
steel scale. Since there is no base
casting foot, screws will need to be used
to attach the frame to the planers steel
scale.

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Step 2- Attaching the mounting bracket

Attach the mounting bracket to the front of the
planer where the scale cursor was mounted
using the cursor screws and washers you saved
from the previous step and the double washer
included in your kit. Do not fully tighten the
screws so that the bracket assembly can have
some movement (10). Position the lever so that
the mounting screw can be assembled through
the slot in the lever and into the readout (11).

Note: The mounting bracket will fit
properly with many planers, however, if
it does not fit yours, it may be necessary
to carefully drill some holes in the front
of you planer and attach the bracket
using self tapping screws. On Delta
model 22-580 13” the mounting bracket
will attach to the adapter shown in the
parts diagram at the bottom of page 10.

If your planer has a preset depth stop, set the
stop at one of the lowest positions (¼” or ½”)
and lower the cutter head until it hits the stop. If
your planer does not have a preset stop, lower it
as far as it will go which should be 1/8”. Slide
the readout down the steel scale and using the
top edge of the plastic readout case as a pointer,
align the readout with the proper reference
position printed on the steel scale (12). For
instance if you lowered your planer to a preset
position of ½” set the readout at ½” . If you
lowered the planer as far as it could go set it at
1/8”. First tighten the screw into the readout
(13) and then fully tighten the cursor screws
(14).

Note: For some planer models including
Ridgid, the lever will need to be repositioned as
shown at the left.

Important: Lift the scale and make sure it
travels up and down freely so that the spring
keeps the bottom of the scale firmly in
contact with the bottom of the frame . Raise
and lower the cutter head to insure the
readout travels smoothly up and down the
steel scale without binding. If any binding
occurs repeat the above steps.