Adjusting The Cutters; Cleaning - Proxxon DH 40 Traduction De La Notice D'utilisation Originale

Risk of injury!
1. Unscrew the blocking screw 2 (fig. 5).
Caution:
Never operate the planing machine with parts of the
housing removed. Risk of injury!
To avoid injuries caused by sharp edges, in particular
knife edges, please wear appropriate protective gloves!
2. Open cover 4.
3. Turn the cutter shaft 5 (Fig. 4 and 6) to a position in
which the cutters 6 and the cutter holders 7 are easily
accessible, as shown in Fig. 6.
4. Loosen the three hexagonal-head screws 8 (see Fig.
4) with an 8 mm AF spanner and screw fully in.
5. Pull the knives up to remove.
Note:
If the cutter holders 7 have seated themselves too firmly
and do not release themselves of their own accord, us-
ing a pointed object please try to carefully lever up the in-
dividual holders a little at the side underneath the cutter
blade. When a little play has developed in the cutter 6,
remove the cutter. To do this, you should also use a suit-
able tool (e.g. a small pair of pliers or similar), as the cut-
ters have very sharp edges and you may otherwise injure
yourself.
6. Fit the new cutter or reverse the used cutter. Note the
fitting orientation and feed the cutter 6 into the cutter
holder 7 once more. Make sure that this projects
equally (1 mm) at each face of the shaft. Also note the
correct alignment and the height of the top edge of the
cutter.
Caution:
Please note that the Allen screw pos. 9 may not be dis-
torted! Here, the knife height has been set by the facto-
ry. If you change it the knives will have to be readjusted
by the customer service!
Adjusting the planing cutters
The alignment of the planing cutters is important for a
clean, uniform cut. These are adjusted by means of the
grub screws in the cutter holder in such a way that each
cutter protrudes one millimetre above the diameter of the
cutter shaft. The cutters are correctly adjusted in the fac-
tory and normally require no further adjustment. Even af-
ter changing the cutters, the positions of the new cutters
are defined by the fit in the slot in the cutter holder and
can therefore only be varied within narrow limits. If for
some reason it should be necessary to adjust the posi-
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tion of the cutter holders (for example, dismantling the
cutter holder or previous accidental maladjustment)
please proceed as follows:
1. Remove the locking screw 2 (Fig. 5) and open the cov-
er 4.
2. Turn the cutter shaft 5 to a position in which the cut-
ters 6 and the cutter holders are easily accessible (see
Fig. 6).
3. Slightly loosen the three hexagonal-head screws 8
(M6, see Fig. 4) with an 8 mm AF spanner.
4. Adjust the height of the cutter holder a quarter of a turn
at a time using an Allen key on the two grub screws 9
(Fig. 4). Note that turning the grub screw in a clock-
wise direction moves the cutter further outwards while
turning in an anticlockwise direction moves it further
inwards. If the holders are to be set a little lower, it may
be necessary to push these gently by hand into the
slot.
5. Carefully re-tighten the three hexagonal-head screws
8.
6. Repeat the procedure for the opposite cutter holder.
7. Close cover 4 (Fig. 5) and re-tighten locking screw 2.
Cleaning and care
Caution:
Remove the mains plug before carrying out any cleaning
work on the planer.
The mechanics of the thicknesser is maintenance-free to
a great extent. We only recommend you to comply with
the following described instructions so that you can en-
joy the device for as long as possible and to guarantee
its perfect functioning! During maintenance work, please
also comply with the safety notes printed in the instruc-
tions!
Risk of injury!
The planer must be cleaned of shavings after every use
and depending upon the accumulation of dust and shav-
ings. This is best carried out using a vacuum cleaner; the
planer opening, the shavings channel and the working
environment can be cleaned with an appropriately small
nozzle attachment. A paintbrush or a small hand brush
can also be used to good effect.
It should be particularly ensured that the height adjust-
ment spindles are clean, as accumulation of dust here
can lead to stiffness.
External cleaning of the housing can then be carried out
with a soft and if necessary damp cloth. Mild soap or oth-
er suitable cleaning agents can be used. Solvents or