User Manual

7 ENGLISH
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and unplugged before carrying out
any work on the tool.
Removing or installing planer
blades
CAUTION: Tighten the blade installation bolts
carefully when attaching the planer blades to
the tool.Alooseinstallationboltcanbedangerous.
Alwayschecktoseetheyaretightenedsecurely.
CAUTION: Handle the planer blades very
carefully. Use gloves or rags to protect your n-
gers or hands when removing or installing the
blades.
CAUTION: Use only the Makita wrench
provided to remove or install the planer blades.
Failure to do so may result in overtightening or insuf-
cienttighteningoftheinstallationbolts.Thiscould
causeaninjury.
For tool with conventional planer
blades
Toremovetheplanerbladesonthedrum,unscrewthe
installationboltswiththehexwrench.Thedrumcover
comesofftogetherwiththeblades.
►Fig.4: 1.Hexwrench2.Bolts
►Fig.5: 1.Bolts2.Drum3.Planerblade4.Drum
cover 5.Adjustingplate6. Groove
Toinstalltheplanerblades,dothefollowingprocedure.
1. Cleanoutallchipsorforeignmatteradheringto
thedrumandplanerblades.
2. Chooseplanerbladesofthesamedimensions
andweight.Otherwisedrumoscillation/vibrationwill
result, causing poor planing action and, eventually, tool
breakdown.
3. Usethebladegaugetosettheplanerbladescor-
rectly.Puttheplanerbladeonthebladegauge.Apply
thecuttingedgeofthebladeontheinsideankofthe
bladegauge.
►Fig.6: 1.Insideankofbladegauge2.Bladeedge
3.Planerblade4.Adjustingplate5. Screws
6. Heel 7.Backsideofbladegauge8.Blade
gauge
4. Placetheadjustingplateontheplanerblade.
Presstheadjustingplatesothatitsheelisushwiththe
backsideofbladegauge.Tightentwoscrewsonthe
adjustingplate.
5. Sliptheheeloftheadjustingplateintothedrum
groove,thentthedrumcoveronit.
6. Tightenalltheinstallationboltsevenlyandalter-
natelywiththehexwrench.
7. Repeattheprocedureabovefortheotherblade.
For tool with mini planer blades
Toreplacetheminiplanerblades,dothefollowing
procedure.
1. Carefullycleanthedrumsurfacesandthedrum
cover.
2. Unscrewthethreeinstallationboltswiththehex
wrench.Removethedrumcover,adjustingplate,set
plateandtheminiplanerblade.
►Fig.7: 1.Hexwrench2.Bolts
3. Usethebladegaugetosettheplanerblades
correctly.Puttheminiplanerbladeonthebladegauge.
Applythecuttingedgeofthebladeontheinsideankof
thebladegauge.
►Fig.8: 1. Screws 2.Adjustingplate3.Planerblade
locating lugs 4.Heelofadjustingplate5. Set
plate 6.Insideankofbladegauge7.Blade
gauge 8.Backsideofbladegauge9. Mini
planerblade
4. Looselyattachtheadjustingplatetothesetplate
withthescrews.Puttheadjustingplateandsetplateon
thebladegauge.Fittheplanerbladelocatinglugson
thesetplateintotheminiplanerbladegroove.
5. Applytheheeloftheadjustingplateontotheback
sideofthebladegaugeandtightenthescrews.Check
the alignments carefully to ensure uniform cutting.
6. Sliptheheeloftheadjustingplateintothegroove
of the drum.
7. Putthedrumcoveronthesetplateandlooselyt
themontothedrumwiththethreebolts.Slipthemini
planerbladeintothespacebetweenthedrumandset
plate.Makesurethattheplanerbladelocatinglugson
thesetplatetintheminiplanerbladegroove.
►Fig.9: 1.Miniplanerblade2. Groove 3. Set plate
4.Bolts5.Drumcover6.Drum7.Adjusting
plate
8. Adjusttheminiplanerbladepositionlengthwayso
thatthebladeendsareclearandequidistantfromthe
housingononesideandthemetalbracketontheother.
9. Tightenthethreeboltswiththesocketwrench
provided and rotate the drum to check the clearances
betweenthebladeendsandthetoolbody.
10. Checkthethreeboltsfornaltightness.
11. Repeattheprocedureabovefortheotherblade.