Jeff Hartley
Member
Hi all,
I've just taken delivery of a Fox F22-565 planer thicknesser. I've never used one before and the instructions are brief to say the least as well as being in some form of "Franglaise". Could anyone who owns one of these machines please reply with a little advice re:
How do I set up the outfeed table in relation to the blades on the planer, as supplied the outfeed was 1mm below the blade at the top of rotation.
How exactly do I use the thicknesser? There is a circular handwheel that lifts the thicknesser bed up and a handle to the left which I assume sets the roller pressure, is this correct? How do I use these together to take a cut?
For anyone consdering one of these machines (I got it in Rutlands sale for £509 incVAT), it seems very well built, the tables and framework holding the cutter block are all very heavy cast iron and it feels like a lot of machine for the money.
As delivered, one of the adjusting handles was broken and the top of the fence has a dent in it causing the fence to be twisted. How are Rutlands at replacing damaged parts? I hope I won't have to ship the entire thing back
Take care all and thanks for any help you can give.
I've just taken delivery of a Fox F22-565 planer thicknesser. I've never used one before and the instructions are brief to say the least as well as being in some form of "Franglaise". Could anyone who owns one of these machines please reply with a little advice re:
How do I set up the outfeed table in relation to the blades on the planer, as supplied the outfeed was 1mm below the blade at the top of rotation.
How exactly do I use the thicknesser? There is a circular handwheel that lifts the thicknesser bed up and a handle to the left which I assume sets the roller pressure, is this correct? How do I use these together to take a cut?
For anyone consdering one of these machines (I got it in Rutlands sale for £509 incVAT), it seems very well built, the tables and framework holding the cutter block are all very heavy cast iron and it feels like a lot of machine for the money.
As delivered, one of the adjusting handles was broken and the top of the fence has a dent in it causing the fence to be twisted. How are Rutlands at replacing damaged parts? I hope I won't have to ship the entire thing back
Take care all and thanks for any help you can give.