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Well i have finally decided to post about my Fox (f22-565) 10" planer/thicknesser
and the problems I had getting it to thickness correctly.
The drive rollers are held down by strong springs and driven from the side
by sprocket and chain assembly which is also held in tension by a spring.
It has been mentioned before[Thread] that this spring was considered too stiff so
I quickly replaced it with a similar length spring from CISdirect.co.uk but
with smaller wire gauge (ST579 15.88mm OD x 1.63 mm Wire x 76.2mm)
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The Blades are set 4 mm higher than the rollers and It was still very hard to force
the drive roller up and most wood went uncut.
I removed the holding springs and tested them and found i needed about 2Kg for each
mm of movement. So for both springs together about 20Kg to move the roller up the 5mm
to allow the Blades to cut 1mm of wood. I could only think that this batch of Planers
had been supplied with slightly over sized springs. So back to CISDirect to order
springs of 1.14Kg/mm stiffness (S116) But while I waited for them I could raise the rollers
slightly using 2mm rubber washers. This much improved the situation.
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Turning to the outfeed roller i discovered that the protective plate
had been made too short and was holding the roller down.
This had to be altered by removing the corner.
Now all the rollers were free to move under firm hand pressure and only had to rise 3mm
for the wood to be cut. In fact it is thicknessing so well at the moment that i haven't
been required to replace the main springs yet.
Overall I think the finish is very good but given the alterations I've had to make
and the cheap design of the Fence holder and Guard I would consider
the extra £300 for a Scheppach given a second chance.
But If £550 is really your limit then be prepared to tinker a bit.
and the problems I had getting it to thickness correctly.
The drive rollers are held down by strong springs and driven from the side
by sprocket and chain assembly which is also held in tension by a spring.
It has been mentioned before[Thread] that this spring was considered too stiff so
I quickly replaced it with a similar length spring from CISdirect.co.uk but
with smaller wire gauge (ST579 15.88mm OD x 1.63 mm Wire x 76.2mm)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Blades are set 4 mm higher than the rollers and It was still very hard to force
the drive roller up and most wood went uncut.
I removed the holding springs and tested them and found i needed about 2Kg for each
mm of movement. So for both springs together about 20Kg to move the roller up the 5mm
to allow the Blades to cut 1mm of wood. I could only think that this batch of Planers
had been supplied with slightly over sized springs. So back to CISDirect to order
springs of 1.14Kg/mm stiffness (S116) But while I waited for them I could raise the rollers
slightly using 2mm rubber washers. This much improved the situation.
_____________________________________________________________
Turning to the outfeed roller i discovered that the protective plate
had been made too short and was holding the roller down.
This had to be altered by removing the corner.
Now all the rollers were free to move under firm hand pressure and only had to rise 3mm
for the wood to be cut. In fact it is thicknessing so well at the moment that i haven't
been required to replace the main springs yet.
Overall I think the finish is very good but given the alterations I've had to make
and the cheap design of the Fence holder and Guard I would consider
the extra £300 for a Scheppach given a second chance.
But If £550 is really your limit then be prepared to tinker a bit.
