It is not a pressure plate, it is a chip deflector and that is it¡¯s only purpose. Do NOT push it down , obviously you wouldn¡¯t do that if you wanted it up but if you find that you bent it up too far you might find yourself pushing it back down.?
The reason is, mine was played with and bent to far down or something else, (not by me¡) wood caught it on the way in and pushed it into the cutter head destroying the machine to the point it had to be replaced¡
With that said i think my situation is an extreme case as they were trying to modify the shape slightly. A?slight even lift on it will reduce the squeal , another thing to try is add some Gorilla tape on the inside )behind front as you are looking at it). This will reduce it, did on mine anyways. I would call Felder tech support and have them suggest bending it up before attempting that why you might be covered if anything happens¡
The spec for the distance from the cutter head (vertical) is in your doc¡¯s so you could double check that as well.
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On May 18, 2021, at 6:30 PM, Mike S <Mike@...> wrote:
?I searched topics but didn¡¯t find what I was looking for. ?New to me J/P wasn¡¯t self feeding (planer). ?Not too much figuring to decide there¡¯s too much pressure from the plate (ascertained by removing it). ?It¡¯s a complex fold of sheet metal so instinct says to relieve some of its bend. ?Better judgement says pause and ask the community. ?For what its worth, very very little adjustment in the bolts holding it in place. ?Thoughts? ?Thanks. ?
