Delta DJ-15 User Manual

MAINTENANCE
REMOVING, REPLACING
AND RESETTING KNIVES
If the knives are removed from the cutter head for replace¬
ment or regrinding. care must be used in removing and
replacing them as follows.
1 DISCONNECT THE MACHINE FROM THE POWER
SOURCE
2. Bo extremely careful that your hands do not come in
contact with the cutterhead. Move the fence to the rear and
remove the cutterhead guard.
3. Using wrench (A) Fig. 29. slightly loosen the three
locking screws (B) in each knive slot to relievo stress in the
cutterhead by turning the screws clockwise.
4. Loosen screws further and remove the knives (C)
Fig. 29. from the cutterhead.
5. When the three knives are removed from the cutterhead,
lower the two knilc raising blocks by turning the two screws
(D) Fig. 30, counterclockwise. Then lower the knife raising
blocks in each of the two remaining cutterhead slots in the
same manner
6. When replacing, inserl the knife (C) Fig. 30, into the slot
in the cutterhead making certain the bottom of the knife
engages the cut out in the knitc raising blocks and push the
knife down as far as possible. CAUTION: Care must be
taken when inserting the knives as the cutting edges are
very sharp
7 . Tighten the knife locking screws (B) Fig. 30. by turning
cacti one counterclockwise just enough to hold the knife in
position Replace the remaining two knives in the same
manner.
Fig. 30
ADJUSTING KNIVES
The knives are adjusted correctly when the cutting edge of
the knife extends out .015" from the diameter of the
cutterhead To adjust the knives, proceed as follows:
1. Carefully rotate the cutterhead (E) Fig. 31, manually
until the round portion of the cutterhead is on top as shown.
2. Place a .015 feeler gage <F) Fig. 31, on the cutterhead
and using a straight edge (G) on the rear table, adjust the
height of the rear table (H). until it is .015 above the cutter-
head diameter.
3. Lock the rear table in position and remove the feeler
gage <F) Fig. 31.
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Delta DJ-15 Specifications

General

Brand	Delta
Model	DJ-15
Category	Power Tool
Language	English