15

Parts & Service: 020 8988 7400 / E-mail: Parts@clarkeinternational.com or Service@clarkeinternational.com

4. Hold the blade drum in place and

carefully slide out the blade.

• You can also use a wooden

block to push the blade out of

the blade drum.

5. Clean out all foreign matter

adhering to the blade drum and

the blade using a brush or

compressed air.

6. Each planer blade has two

cutting edges and can be

reversed when one of the cutting

edges becomes dull or chipped.

• If one edge is dull, reverse the

blade.

• If both edges are dull, remove the old blade and replace it with a new

one.

7. Slide the blade with the good side

exposed into the blade retainer of

the blade drum.

• Make sure the blade is

positioned in the center of the

blade drum.

• The flat side of the blade must

be facing the front of the

planer and the ridged side of

the blade must be facing the

back of the planer.

8. The blades must be mounted so that the cutting edge is absolutely level

(parallel to the surface of the rear shoe). Check that both ends of the

blade protrude evenly from the blade retainer of the blade drum.

NOTE: The planed surface will end up rough and uneven if blades are

not set correctly or securely.