Rorton
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Been looking at these Wixey digital readouts for a while, noticed a few threads on here asking if anyone had fitted to a triton , or if it fits, so I bit the bullet and bought one, and took some pics to put a bit of a guide together to hopefully help others fit one.
Heres the device from the packet, few mounting bits and bobs, supplied drill bit should you need to drill - seems well made for what it is.
Offered the gauge up to the planer to check is was going to fit before going any further - seemed ok.
Removed the 2 screws from the original gauge indicator, and removed the indicator and saved the screws for later
Removed the spring from the top of the gauge, this gives tension to a section of the gauge that pulls up and allows you to put a freshly planed piece of wood in to calibrate the device, more on that later
Separate the gauge and the digital readout from the mounting bracket
Offered the mounting bracket up to the planer
Here came the first problem - the moulding on the orange cased slightly fouled the mounting bracket - there is some double sided tape that can be removed...
I removed the red/white tape at the bottom where it fouled the moulding, and added some of my own extra tape just underneath the other piece of tape at the top - this would give me contact all the way up the existing gauge
Next, the adjustment screw for levelling needs to be fitted - 3 are supplied, and the one needed for the triton is the middle sized one - add one of the included nuts to the bolt to act as a locking nut (not pictured here) and then screw in the adjustment screw till it goes all the way in
Here you can see the adjustment screw sitting on the casing, and a small 'platform' which is part of the gauge - this will need lining up with the bed of the planer, it can be a little higher, but not lower (so the instructions say!) and then lock the other nut.
Continued.....
Heres the device from the packet, few mounting bits and bobs, supplied drill bit should you need to drill - seems well made for what it is.
Offered the gauge up to the planer to check is was going to fit before going any further - seemed ok.
Removed the 2 screws from the original gauge indicator, and removed the indicator and saved the screws for later
Removed the spring from the top of the gauge, this gives tension to a section of the gauge that pulls up and allows you to put a freshly planed piece of wood in to calibrate the device, more on that later
Separate the gauge and the digital readout from the mounting bracket
Offered the mounting bracket up to the planer
Here came the first problem - the moulding on the orange cased slightly fouled the mounting bracket - there is some double sided tape that can be removed...
I removed the red/white tape at the bottom where it fouled the moulding, and added some of my own extra tape just underneath the other piece of tape at the top - this would give me contact all the way up the existing gauge
Next, the adjustment screw for levelling needs to be fitted - 3 are supplied, and the one needed for the triton is the middle sized one - add one of the included nuts to the bolt to act as a locking nut (not pictured here) and then screw in the adjustment screw till it goes all the way in
Here you can see the adjustment screw sitting on the casing, and a small 'platform' which is part of the gauge - this will need lining up with the bed of the planer, it can be a little higher, but not lower (so the instructions say!) and then lock the other nut.
Continued.....
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