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UNPACKING AND CLEANING
Carefully unpack the machine and all loose items from the shipping container. Peel protective film from the table surface.
Figures 1 and 2 illustrate the planer and all loose items supplied with your machine. Refer to the section of this manual
entitled “REPLACING KNIVES” and remove the cutterhead guard. Remove the protective coating from the cutterhead.
This coating may be removed with a soft cloth moistened with kerosene (do not use acetone, gasoline or lacquer
thinner for this purpose.) CAUTION: CARE MUST BE TAKEN WHEN CLEANING THE CUTTERHEAD, AS THE
KNIVES ARE IN THE CUTTERHEAD AND THESE KNIVES ARE VERY SHARP. After cleaning cutterhead, replace
the cutterhead guard.
1 - 12½" Portable Planer
2 - Cutterhead raising and
lowering handle
3 - M5 - 20mm hex
socket head screw
4 - Cutterhead lock
handle
5 - M6 - 20mm special
hex socket head
screw
6 - Wrench and handle
assembly
7 - Knife transfer tool
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
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FOREWORD
Delta Model 22-560 is a 12½" (317mm) Portable Planer. It has the following cutting capacity; 12½" (317mm) width, 6"
(152mm) thickness and 3/32" (3mm) maximum depth of cut. Features include; basic machine with powerful 15 amp,
120 volt motor, dust chute, two-knife cutterhead with double-edged reversible knives, knife-installation tool, and
wrench.