thanks Mac. good to know.
imran
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On Nov 25, 2020, at 11:10 PM, Airtight: Clamps by Air Compression <airtightclamps@...> wrote:
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Imran?
Always a good idea to move from right to left and vice versa down knives wear the same.
Also always trim the material ends before ?planning . ?Don¡¯t pile wood on floors that were the dirt is.?
On the combo machines with temple bolts all temple should sit all at ounce and wen tighten should not move. You can see this if you put an indicator on the cutter head resting on the table on front edge.
Mac,,,
Designing and building for 50 years
On Nov 25, 2020, at 8:11 PM, Shawn Kammerer via groups.io <shawnkammerer@...> wrote:
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Hi David,
I've had my 941 running nonstop for about 2 1/2 years and have put a lot of material through it. I think it's time to turn the cutters because there are a few nicks here and there, but they still leave a nice finish otherwise, no tear out. I think your issue is actually with your outfeed table, not your cutters. Your mechanism is a little different than mine, but the basic arrangement is the same, with bump stops for table height adjustment and a latch to pull the table into the stops. In my case, I had an issue where the table wasn't quite reaching the stops because the latch was set a little too high (my machine has cam levers, and the one for the outfeed table would spin without tightening), so I adjusted the latch down a little. But you might just need to tweak your bump stop to let the table sit down a little more. This issue would affect the side closest to the operator much more than the far side, because the pivot point is so close to the other side. Hope that makes sense!
-Shawn
On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 02:10:34 PM PST, david.r.milson@... <david.r.milson@...> wrote:
Hi, having used my Dual51for about 12 months just recently, I noticed the carbide inserts need attention.
The closest half of the cutter block has worn faster than the back half (as I find it difficult to reach all the way back for jointing boards).
The inserts still do a very reasonable job cutting, but they have worn down.? I can just feel the end of the board hitting the leading edge of the outfeed table so I know it needs attention. And... It doesn't happen when I use the back half of the cutter block
My assumption for best practice would be to rotate all the inserts at once.? I'm wondering if swapping the front half with the back half (and keep using the same edge) to prolong their life might be a good idea?
Cheers
David
Cambridge, New Zealand
imran