Adjusting The Cutters; Cleaning - Proxxon DH 40 Mode D'emploi

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. Remove the cutters from the side or from the top.
Note:
If the cutter holders 7 have seated themselves too firmly
and do not release themselves of their own accord, using
a pointed object please try to carefully lever up the indivi-
dual 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
cutters have very sharp edges and you may otherwise in-
jure 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:
The alignment of the cutter blade is important for the
proper operation of the automatic feed unit. If, later, the
material being planed is not completely ejected, then the
cutter blades are too far to the outside and must be
readjusted. To do this, proceed as described below.
7. Re-tighten the three hexagonal-head screws 8 by
unscrewing.
8. Proceed in the same way for the second cutter.
9. Refit the side cover 3 (Fig. 5) with the Allen screws 1
and, after hinging down, secure the cover 4 with the
locking screw 2.
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
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factory and normally require no further adjustment. Even
after 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 position
of the cutter holders (for example, dismantling the cutter
holder or previous accidental maladjustment) please pro-
ceed as follows:
1. Remove the locking screw 2 (Fig. 5) and open the
cover 4.
2. Turn the cutter shaft 5 to a position in which the cutters
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 enjoy
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 in-
structions!
Risk of injury!
The planer must be cleaned of shavings after every use
and depending upon the accumulation of dust and
shavings. This is best carried out using a vacuum
cleaner; the planer opening, the shavings channel and
the working environment can be cleaned with an appro-
priately small nozzle attachment. A paintbrush or a small
hand brush can also be used to good effect.