Makita M1902 Instruction Manual page 7

6. Slip the heel of the adjusting plate into the groove
of the drum.
7. Put the drum cover on the set plate and loosely fit
them onto the drum with the three bolts. Slip the mini
planer blade into the space between the drum and set
plate. Make sure that the planer blade locating lugs on
the set plate fit in the mini planer blade groove.
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► 1 . Mini planer blade 2. Groove 3. Set plate 4. Bolts
5. Drum cover 6. Drum 7. Adjusting plate
For the correct planer blade setting
Your planing surface will end up rough and uneven, unless the planer blade is set properly and securely. The planer
blade must be mounted so that the cutting edge is absolutely level, that is, parallel to the surface of the rear base.
Refer to some examples below for proper and improper settings.
(A) Front base (Movable shoe)
(B) Rear base (Stationary shoe)
Correct setting
Nicks in surface
Gouging at start
Gouging at end
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5
4
7
3
2
(A)
(A)
(A)
8. Adjust the mini planer blade position lengthway so
that the blade ends are clear and equidistant from the
housing on one side and the metal bracket on the other.
9. Tighten the three bolts with the socket wrench
provided and rotate the drum to check the clearances
between the blade ends and the tool body.
10. Check the three bolts for final tightness.
11. Repeat the procedure above for the other blade.
Although this side view cannot
show it, the edges of the blades
(B)
run perfectly parallel to the rear
base surface.
Cause: One or both blades fails to
Cause: One or both blade edges
(B)
Cause: One or both blade edges
(B)
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have edge parallel to rear
base line.
fails to protrude enough in
relation to rear base line.
protrudes too far in relation
to rear base line.