Bill Karow
10-31-2008, 10:20 PM
I've done a search and didn't find the answer, if it's already been answered and I overlooked it please pardon my oversight.
I've got a Delta 22-580 13" "portable" planer, and it sat unused for some time as I was traveling too much for work and only had time for small cabinet (plywood) jobs for a year or two. I went to use it today and the infeed/outfeed rollers stuttered and I was forced to push then pull the 8/4 oak through it. It had worked smoothly prior to its unintentional hiatus.
I went to my manual, and it said to clean the infeed and outfeed rollers periodically with Scotchbrite and soap and water. OK. I'll be darned if I can figure out how to manually turn those feed rollers (and yes, I triple checked to make sure it was unplugged!!). My solution was to clean what I could, plug it back in, cycle it on and off, then unplug it and clean the new accessible areas. Not efficient, but manageable.
But is there a better way to manually turn the rollers?
Thanks for any help.
I've got a Delta 22-580 13" "portable" planer, and it sat unused for some time as I was traveling too much for work and only had time for small cabinet (plywood) jobs for a year or two. I went to use it today and the infeed/outfeed rollers stuttered and I was forced to push then pull the 8/4 oak through it. It had worked smoothly prior to its unintentional hiatus.
I went to my manual, and it said to clean the infeed and outfeed rollers periodically with Scotchbrite and soap and water. OK. I'll be darned if I can figure out how to manually turn those feed rollers (and yes, I triple checked to make sure it was unplugged!!). My solution was to clean what I could, plug it back in, cycle it on and off, then unplug it and clean the new accessible areas. Not efficient, but manageable.
But is there a better way to manually turn the rollers?
Thanks for any help.