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G’day guys.
I have had an issue with myplaner since new which has resulted in me removing it from my toolkit out of sheer frustration. It seems people have trouble with the planer taking to big of a cut even with the setting at zero. I have the opposite problem with it taking virtually nothing with the depth set at maximum. Now when I first got this plane I had an issue with the blade mounting plates hitting the timber before the blade( I checked that the blades were seated properly) but ended up grinding the edges of the mounting plate to get the tool usable.
Has anyone had a similar issue and if so what was the remedy. Can the blades be adjusted? Is there any other way to adjust the cut. This is the first planer I’ve had with this kind of issue and am terribly frustrated .
cheers Jim
I have a problem with my Milwaukee planer it is taking to much of at zero setting, is there any way I can solve this problem?
Good question. This is the first I am seeing of these issue so not sure how to fix it without seeing it.
The easy thing to do is send in to Milwaukee for service. It should be a warranty issue.
Hey guys, I’ve had the same problem of the planer blades protruding lower than the rear base plate. Therefore when you make a pass it takes a dip at the end of the workpiece. There isn’t any adjustment to rectify this. If you remove the blades you will see a milled recess in the cutter block that determines the blade position. I have altered this with some patience and some needle files and now the blades are set correctly as they should be. It is frustrating and I’ve never had this with any other planer I’ve ever owned.
A quick fix I just did to get me through tomorrows job, was to glue a piece of vertical grade laminate on the rear base plate. That brought it ip to the same elevation as the blades. For now, I just went right over the kickstand. If it works for sure in the field, I’ll probably redo it and cut out a hole for the kickstand.
Don’t know if any of you have figure this out yet but having the same problem, I started taking the tool apart and found that the problem is associated with a set nut found under the cap of the adjustment knob. I noticed a slot on the cap where a flat screwdriver could be used to pry the cap off (go slow and work it up evenly. With the cap off you will see a nut threaded on the travel post for the front foot. Loosening the nut will lower the foot relative to the blade and back foot. Tightening will raise the foot. Once adjusted replace the cap. Note that the cap interior is shaped to receive the nut so that the nut rotates with the rotation of the knob.