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Operating Instructions and Parts Manual
8-inch Jointer
Model 60B
WMH TOOL GROUP
2420 Vantage Drive
Elgin, Illinois 60124 Part No. M-0460282
Ph.: 800-274-6848 Revision G 12/06
www.wmhtoolgroup.com Copyright © WMH Tool Group
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Warranty and Service WMH Tool Group, Inc., warrants every product it sells. If one of our tools needs service or repair, one of our Authorized Service Centers located throughout the United States can give you quick service. In most cases, any of these WMH Tool Group Authorized Service Centers can authorize warranty repair, assist you in obtaining parts, or perform routine maintenance and ® major repair on your POWERMATIC tools. For the name of an Authorized Service Center in your area call 1
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Table of Contents Warranty and Service ..............................................................................................................................2 Table of Contents....................................................................................................................................3 Warning...................................................................................................................................................4 Specifications........
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Warning 1. Read and understand the entire owner’s manual before attempting assembly or operation. Know the limitations and hazards in using the jointer. Decals are placed on each machine as reminders of good safety practice. 2. Read and understand the warnings posted on the machine and in this manual. Failure to comply with all of these warnings may cause serious injury. 3. Replace the warning labels if they become obscured or removed. 4. This jointer is designed and intended for use by
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20. Check damaged parts. Before further use of the machine, a guard or other part that is damaged should be carefully checked to determine that it will operate properly and perform its intended function. Check for alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts, breakage of parts, mounting and any other conditions that may affect its operation. A guard or other part that is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced. 21. Keep visitors a safe distance from the work area. Keep child
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Familiarize yourself with the following safety notices used in this manual: This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in minor injury and/or possible machine damage. This means that if precautions are not heeded, it may result in serious injury or possibly even death. Familiarize yourself with the location and content of these decals: Figure 2 6
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Specifications Model Number........................................................................... 60B...................................................60B Stock Number.................................................................. 1610077K......................................... 1610078K Table (in.)..................................................................8-1/2 W x 72 L.................................. 8-1/2 W x 72 L Cutting arc (in.).......................................
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Receiving Open both shipping crates and check for shipping damage. Report any damage immediately to your distributor and shipping agent. Before operating your jointer, read this instruction manual thoroughly for assembly, maintenance and safety instructions. Crate #1 contents 1 jointer stand with motor 1 door 1 dust chute Crate #2 contents 1 table and fence assembly 1 drive belt 1 belt guard 1 cutterhead guard 2 push pads 1 hardware bag 1 knife setting
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3. The stand can be secured to the floor using two anchor bolts (not provided) through the holes inside the bottom of the stand. Aligning Pulleys Place a straight edge against the motor pulley and cutterhead pulley to make sure they are aligned. If adjustment is necessary, loosen the set screws in the motor pulley, and slide it as needed until alignment is achieved. Re-tighten set screws. Mounting Drive Belt Figure 6 1. Place the belt into the groove of the cutterhead pulley. 2.
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Electrical Connections Electrical connections must be made by a qualified electrician in compliance with all relevant codes. This machine must be properly grounded to help prevent electrical shock and possible fatal injury. The Jointer is equipped with either a single phase, 230 volt motor; or a three phase, 230/460 volt motor. The single phase unit is factory wired for 230 volts. You may either install a UL/CSA listed plug suitable for 230 volt operation, or
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IMPORTANT: Make sure the electrical characteristics are the same on the motor nameplate and the power source, and make sure the circuit on which the jointer will be used is properly fused and that the wire size is correct. Converting from 230 Volt to 460 Volt (Three Phase Only) Consult the wiring diagram inside the starter box cover. A diagram is also included on pages 37- 38 of this manual. The Jointer must comply with all local and national codes after being wired. 1.
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Adjustments Disconnect machine from power source before making adjustments. Tools required for adjustments: 8mm & 12mm wrenches 4mm hex wrench machinist's protractor or adjustable square Figure 12 steel straight edge Cutter Guard Removing Guard: Some adjusting procedures, as well as rabbeting operations, will require removal of the guard. Simply loosen handle on rabbeting ledge (Figure 12) and vertically lift guard out of the hole. Mounting Guard: The guard is spring
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Installing Knives Use care when working with or around sharp knives. Make sure power to the machine has been disconnected. When installing new knives, remove only one knife at a time. Clean the knife slot and install the new knife. Adjust and snug new knife in cutterhead before proceeding to next knife. 1. Disconnect machine from power source. 2. Remove the belt guard so that you can rotate the cutterhead by turning the motor pulley or by moving the drive belt. Do not grab the cutte
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7. Tightening the gib screws should be done in increments, to prevent any distortion to the cutterhead or buckling of knives. While holding the gauge down on one knife, snug down the five gib screws, beginning with the center screw and working your way to the ends. Do not fully tighten yet. 8. Rotate the cutterhead to the next slot and repeat step #6, only making the knives snug. Repeat for the third knife. 9. The tightening process should continue at least two more tim
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6. Tighten the gib screws (A, Figure 18) then back them off approximately 1/4 turn or until the table moves freely, and re-set the lock nuts on the gib screws. If table will still not line up: Remove gib screws and table locking handle and remove gib (#16, page 29). Check gib to see that set screws do not go all the way through the gib or dimple the opposite side. If either of these conditions exist, replace with a new gib. Also, check to be sure the ways are clean and
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Setting Outfeed Table For accurate work in most jointing operations, the outfeed table must be exactly level with the knives at their highest point of revolution. 1. Raise the outfeed table to its highest point, and place a straight edge across it. 2. Rotate the cutterhead (using the belt or pulley) until one knife is at its highest point. 3. Lower the outfeed table until the straight edge contacts a knife. Rock the cutterhead Figure 20 slightly to make sure the apex of the knife
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Fence Movement To slide the fence forward or backward on the table, loosen lock handle (A, Figure 24), slide the fence to desired position and tighten lock handle to secure fence. Lift up on fence when tilting or sliding, to prevent scratching the table. NOTE: The handle (A, Figure 24) may be adjusted to a more convenient position by loosening the hex nuts below the casting (see B, Figure 31), turning the handle to the proper position, and retightening the hex nuts. To tilt the fen
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45 degree forward stop: 1. The 45 degree forward stop is controlled by the screw (E, Figure 25). 2. Loosen the locking handle (B, Figure 25) and the hex nut on the screw (E, Figure 25). 3. Set the 45 degree protractor on the table and against the fence, and tilt the fence until it is flush against the 45 degree angle. 4. Rotate the screw (E, Figure 25) until it contacts the casting below it. 5. Tighten hex nut (E, Figure 25) and locking handle (B, Figure 25). Figure 25 (repeated)
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Direction of Grain Avoid feeding work into the jointer against the grain. This will result in chipped and splintered edges (Figure 27). Feed with the grain to obtain a smooth surface (Figure 28). Hand Placement At the start of the cut, the left hand holds the Figure 27 work firmly against the infeed table and fence while the right hand pushes the work toward the knives. After the cut is under way, the new surface rests firmly on the outfeed table. The left hand should press down on
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Edge Jointing This is the most common operation for the jointer. Set guide fence square with the table. Depth of cut should be the minimum required to obtain a straight edge. Do not make cuts deeper than 1/8" in a single pass. Hold the best face of the piece firmly against the fence throughout the feed. See Figure 30. When edging stock wider than 3 inches, lap the fingers over the top of the wood, extending them back over the fence so that the fence casting will act as a stop for the
