charnwood W583 10 Inch x 7 Inch Planer Thicknesser Owner’s Manual

charnwood W583 10 Inch x 7 Inch Planer Thicknesser Owner’s Manual

GENERAL SAFETY RULES

WARNING: Do not attempt to operate the machine until you have read thoroughly and understood
completely all instructions, rules, etc. contained in this manual. Failure to comply may result in accidents involving fire, electric shock, or serious personal injury. Keep this owner’s manual and review frequently for continuous safe operation.

1. Know your machine. For your own safety, read the owner’s manual carefully. Learn its application and limitations, as well as specific potential hazards pertinent to this machine.
2. Make sure all tools are properly earthed.
3. Keep guards in place and in working order. If a guard must be removed for maintenance or cleaning, make sure it is properly replaced before using the machine again.
4. Remove adjusting keys and spanners. Form a habit of checking to see that all keys and adjusting  spanners are removed from the machine before switched it on.
5. Keep your work area clean. Cluttered areas and workbenches increase the chance of an accident.’
6. Do not use in dangerous environments. Do not use power tools in damp or wet locations, or expose them to rain. Keep work areas well illuminated.
7. Keep children away. All visitors should be kept a safe distance from the work area.
8. Make workshop childproof. Use padlocks, master switches and remove starter keys.
9. Do not force the machine. It will do the job better and be safer at the rate for which it is designed.
10. Use the right tools. Do not force the machine or attachments to do a job for which they are not designed. Contact the manufacturer or distributor if there is any question about the machine’s suitability for a particular task.
11. Wear proper apparel. Avoid loose clothing, gloves, ties, rings, bracelets, and jewellery which could get caught in moving parts. Non-slip footwear is recommended. Wear protective hair covering to contain long hair.
12. Always use safety glasses. Normal spectacles only have impact resistant lenses. They are not safety glasses.
13. Do not over-reach. Keep proper footing and balance at all times.
14. Maintain the machine in good condition. Keep the machine clean for best and safest performance. Follow instructions for lubrication and changing accessories.
15. Disconnect the machine from power source before servicing and when changing the blade.
16. Never leave the machine running unattended. Turn the power off. Do not leave the machine until it comes to a complete stop.
17. Do not use any power tools while under the effects of drugs, alcohol or medication.
18. Always wear a face or dust mask if operation creates a lot of dust and/or chips. Always operate the tool in a well ventilated area and provide for proper dust removal. Use a suitable dust extractor.

ADDITIONAL RULES FOR PLANER/THICKNESSERS

1. This machine is designed for use with wood. Attempting to plane or thickness any other materials will result in damage to the machine, potential fire risk and/or health hazards.
2. The machine is designed for indoor use only.
3. Connection to a suitable dust extraction system is highly recommended. If you must use the machine on its own, you will need to stop it, unplug it from the mains and thoroughly clean it at regular intervals. Continuing to use the machine when it is clogged with shavings will result in damage to it, potential fire risk and/or health hazards.
4. The machine should only be used on the stand provided.
5. Always hold the work firmly on to the table, using push pads when necessary.
6. Never use the planer/thicknesser with the guard and/or dust hood removed.
7. If planing or thicknessing a long piece of timber, provide additional support at the same height as the table.
8. Switch the machine off and unplug it before removing any debris.
9. Be aware of the possibility of kickback.
10. Do not modify this machine in any way or use it or anything other than its designated purpose. Neither the manufacturer nor the suppliers will be liable for any damage or injury caused by incorrect assembly, operation or electrical connection of this machine

Risk of Injury!
Never reach into a running cutter block

Wear Eye Protection

Wear Ear Protection

Rating Description

Trade: Suitable for daily use by professional woodworkers.

Continuously rated, high power and a heavy duty construction. Typically used by several different operators in a small or medium sized business. Will be used up to the machines maximum limit with some long work periods. Expected maximum use of 1000 hours annually.

Please Note: Using a product in excess of its rating will void the manufacturer’s free warranty.

Charnwood W583 Specification

• Motor (induction): 1500w (2hp), 240v, 50hz
• Planer width: 250mm (10”)
• Maximum planning / Thicknessing cut: 5mm / 2.5mm
• Fence tilt: 0 to 45°
• Thicknessing capacity: 5 to 195mm
• Number of knives: 3 x HSS
• Dimensions of knives: 251mm x 30mm x 3.2mm
• Weight: 150kg
• Noise Level: 87.3 dB(A)
• Rating: Trade
• Warranty: 1 Year

Unpacking

This product is packed into 1 wooden crate.
To open the wooden crate, cut the strapping and lift the lid of the crate up from the pallet base.

Remove the plastic cover and the items packed loosely around the sides.

To remove the machine from the pallet base:

Using a cross head screwdriver, loosen but do not remove, 6 screws which secure the blue side cover.

Slide off the blue side cover.

The machine is fixed to the pallet base with two screws.
Use a 10mm spanner to undo the 2 securing screws.

Refit the blue side cover.

Identify The Loose Parts

• A – Pack of Fixings
• B – Service Tools
• C – Bridge Guard Arm
• D – Cutter Guard
• E – Adjustable Feet
• F – Fence Guide Rail
• G – Side Fence
• H – Fence Guide Bracket

Assembly

Assemble the Base Stand:
Identify the 4 panels which make up the base stand.

Fix 4 plastic feet into the 4 welded nuts on the underside of the base stand.

These can be adjusted later to level the machine.

Use 8 of the bolts, washers and nuts provided to assemble the 4 sides of the base stand.

Leave them finger tight for now

This part of the assembly requires 2 people: Flip the body of the machine upside down.

Feed the power cable through the cut out in the blue side cover.
Lock it in place using the nut on the cable grommet.

Place the assembled base stand onto the upturned machine.
Attach it using 6 of the bolts, washers and nuts provided.

Tighten all of the nuts on the base stand, using a pair of 10mm spanners.

This part of the assembly requires 2 people: Flip the machine back to right side up.

Assemble the fence:

Use a hex key to attach the Fence Guide Bracket to the body of the machine, with 2 bolts.

Slide the Fence Guide Rail into the Guide Bracket.

Remove the 2 ratchet handles.

Insert the thin plate, which is already attached to the Side Fence, underneath the Fence Guide Rail, until the back of the fence touches the setting screw.

The setting screw is used to set the fence at 90 degrees to the table.

Slide the 2 slotted Angle Brackets over the two threaded studs.

Refit the ratchet handles and tighten them.

Use a 12mm spanner, to lock the 2 slotted Angle Brackets in place by tightening 4 bolts.

Check the angle between the fence and the table is 90 degrees.

Assemble the Bridge Guard:

Locate the Bridge Guard Arm Remove the nut from one end of the pivot shaft, remove the ratchet handle from the other end of the pivot shaft.

Take out the pivot shaft and screw it into the threaded hole in the side of the outfeed table.

Lock it in place with a 17mm spanner.

Refit the nut on the inside of the table. Tighten the nut with an 18mm spanner.

Slide the Bridge Guard Arm back onto the pivot shaft.

Refit the ratchet handle.

Fit the protection plate into the end of the cutter guard arm.

Slide the Cutter Guard into the Bridge Guard Arm.

Using the Planer Thicknesser

PLANING MODE

With the machine set up in planing mode:
Use the Bridge Guard Angle Lock to adjust the height of the Bridge Guard, so that the work piece can fit underneath.
Set the Planing Depth Adjuster to the desired setting, reading off the Planing Depth Scale. If in doubt set the depth to 0.5mm
Connect a dust extractor to the 100mm diameter outlet.
Start the machine, wait for it to get up to full speed. Lay the work piece flat on the Infeed Table and push it over the cutter block. Use a push stick or push pad to ensure hands are kept well away from the cutters. Pick up the work piece and return it to the starting position. Make as many passes as necessary to achieve a flat planed finish.
When planing deeper pieces, over 75mm, undo the locking knob and slide the Cutter Guard away from the Side Fence just enough to provide clearance for the workpiece.

SWITCHING MODES

To move from planing mode to thicknessing mode.
Undo the Bridge Guard Angle Lock and raise the arm to vertical, lock it there.
Undo the side Fence Locking Knob and remove the complete Side Fence.
Lower the Bridge guard.
Undo the Infeed Table Lock, swing the table up and over.
Undo the Outfeed Table Lock, swing the table up and over.
Take hose connector end of the Cutter Guard and swing it up and over the cutter block, until it clips into place.
Engage the drive rollers by moving the Lever into the upper position.
First Use Only: Carefully remove the protective film from the rubber coated drive roller.

THICKNESSING MODE

With the machine set up in Thicknessing mode.
Measure the thickness of the work piece. Turn the Height Adjuster handwheel to raise the thicknessing bed, read off the Thicknessing Scale to get to that depth, then raise the bed another 1 – 2.5mm. Use the Table Lock to secure it.
The feed direction is the opposite direction to planing mode.
Start the machine, wait for it to get up to full speed. Lay the work piece flat on the end of the table. Slide it forward until you feel the drive rollers take it from you. Let go of the work piece and walk to the other end of the machine to support the work piece as it is fed out of the thicknesser.
A safety bar will prevent you from trying to make too big a cut. If the timber hits the safety bar, lower the table to take a smaller cut.

Make as many passes as necessary to get the desired finished dimension.
If making multiple components, consistency is best achieved by feeding them all through at one depth, before adjusting the table height and feeding them all through again

General Method

• When faced with a rough sawn piece of timber which requires planning on all 4 sides and taking down to a specific finished dimension, follow this guide:
• Set the machine up for planning.
• Identify the flattest of the two wider faces on the timber. (Face 1 on diagram)
• Pass that side over the planer as many times as necessary until a flat and smooth finish is achieved.
• Hold the planed side firmly against the guide fence (set at 90 degrees to the bed) and pass the narrow side (Face 2 on diagram) over the planer as many times as necessary until a flat and smooth finish is achieved.
• You should now have two planed sides at 90 degrees to each other.
• Set the machine up for thicknessing.
• Pass the timber through the thicknesser with the wider already planed side (Face 1 on diagram) facing down against the bed. Continue until the desired thickness for the timber is reached.
• Finally, pass the timber through the thicknesser with the planed narrow side (Face 2 on diagram) facing down against the bed. Continue until the desired thickness for the timber is reached
  

Knife Removal and Replacement

If you are using the optional knife setting jig, please read those instructions first.

1. Locking Bar
2. Square Head Bolt
3. Knife
4. Spring
5. Setting Tool
6. Each knife is held in place by a locking bar.
7. The locking bar is secured in place with 5 square head bolts, which are wound out to lock it.

To remove the worn knives:
Disconnect the machine from the power supply.

Open both tables to get better access to the cutter block.

Use the 7mm spanner provided to turn the bolts in a direction that winds them deeper into the locking bar. Continue until the knife can be removed.

Fit the new or reground knife into the cutter block. Note the direction of the beveled cutting edge and ensure the new knife is installed the correct way around.

The bottom edge of the knife sits on springs. Press the knife setting tool against the cutting edge of the knife. Press it down until both radiused sides of the setting tool sit against the cutter block.

The knife will now project 0.75mm beyond the cutterblock. Wind the square head bolt out, to lock the knife in place.

Troubleshooting

switch
Only starts when Greenbutton is held down| Faulty switch| Replace switch
Machine hums but does notstart| Start capacitor failed| Replace start capacitor
Cutter block runs at halfspeed, with lack of power| Run capacitor failed| Replace run capacitor
Motor running but cutterblock is not rotating| Broken or stretched drivebelt| Replace drive belt
Motor slows down during thecut| Depth of cut is too great| Take a smaller cut
| Dust & Chip collector hood is blocked| Clear the blockage and ensure the extractor isfunctioning correctly
| Planing knives are blunt| Replace or sharpen knives
Excess Vibration| Planing knives out of balance| Reset the height of the knives

Declaration of Conformity for CE Marking

Charnwood Declare that Woodworking Planer & Thicknesser, Model W583

Conforms with the following Directives: Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC EMC Directive 2014/30/EU

Conforms with the following UK Regulations: Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016

And further conforms to the machinery example for which the EC type examination Certificate No. BM 50174252, AN 50174251 have been issued by TUV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH, Tillystrasse 2, 90431, Nurnberg.

I hereby declare that equipment named above has been tested and found to comply with the relevant sections of the above referenced specifications. The machinery complies with all essential requirements of the directives and regulations.

Signed:   Dated: 01/09/2021 Location: Leicestershire Richard Cook, Director

Please dispose of packaging for the product in a responsible manner. It is suitable for recycling. Help to protect the environment, take the packaging to the local amenity tip and place into the appropriate recycling bin.

Only for EU countries
Do not dispose of electric tools together with household waste material! In observance of European Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and its implementation in accordance with national law, electric tools that have reached the end of their life must be collected separately and returned to an environmentally compatible recycling facility.

Your local refuse amenity will have a separate collection area for

Charnwood W583 Parts Diagrams

A: STAND ASSEMBLY

B: LOWER STAND ASSEMBLY

C: THICKNESSING TABLE ASSEMBLY

screw M8X30

| 4
C13| GB93-87| Spring washer φ8| 4|  | C14| GB97.1-85| Washer φ8| 4
C15| GB70-85| Socket cap screw

M6X30

| 1|  | C16| GB6170-86| Hex nut M6| 1
C17| M0712| Plate| 1|  | C18| GB70-85| Socket cap

screw M6X12

| 4
C19| M0719| Bearing bush| 1|  | C20| GB5783-86| Hex bolt M8X12| 1
C21| GB97.1-85| Washerφ8| 1|  | C22| GB879-86| Spring pin 3X20| 2
C23| M0714| Guide screw| 1|  | C24| K1008| Cone gear| 2
C25| M0720| Bush| 1|  | C26| M0717| Gear box| 1
C27| GZZC| Flat bearing| 1|  | C28| ZSM10| Locknut M10| 1
C29| GB923-88| Domed cap nut

M12

| 1|  | C30| GB97.1-85| Washerφ12| 1
C31| GB1096-79| Key 5X15| 1|  | C32| GB5783-86| Hex bolt M6X16| 2
C33| GB97.1-85| Washerφ6| 2|  | C34| GB6170-86| Hex nut M6| 2
C35| M0711| Locking handle| 1|  | C36| GB879-86| Spring pin 3X20| 1
C37| GB6170-86| Hex nut M6| 6|  | C38| M0701| Washer| 2
C39| M0702| Plate| 2|  | C40| GB97.1-85| Washerφ6| 6
C41| GB5783-86| Hex bolt M6X16| 6|  | C42| M0705| Thickness table| 1
C43| M0706| Lifting pointer| 1|  | C44| GB97.1-85| Washerφ4| 3
C45| GB818-85| Screw M4X6| 3|  | C46| GB/T276-

94

| Bearing 6000| 2
C47| YZYB| Grease cup M8X1| 1|  | C48| M0709| Lifting tube

bracket

| 1
C49| GB70-85| Socket cap screw

M8X12

| 4|  | C50| M0708| Seal| 1
C51| GB77-85| Set screw M6X10| 4|  | C52| GB893.1-86| C ringφ26| 4
C53| M0721| Space bush| 1|  | C54| GB819-85| Screw M4X12| 12
C55| M0707| Limited bar| 2|  | C56| GB70-85| Socket cap

screw M8X12

| 6
C57| M0704| Lifting tube| 1|  |  |  |  |

D: PLANER TABLE ASSEMBLY ‘

2
D53| GB97.1-85| Washerφ8| 2| | D54| M1004| Eccentric bush| 2
D55| GB119-86| Pin 6X16| 4| | D56| M1001| Infeed table| 1
D57| M1010| Space plate| 1| | D58| M1009| Locking plate| 1
D59| GB819-85| Screw M5X12| 2| | D60| M1013| Press plate| 1
D61| GB97.1-85| Washerφ5| 2| | D62| GB5783-86| Hex bolt M5X10| 2
D63| M1002| Locking block| 1| | D64| GB894.1-86| “C” ringφ12| 2
D65| M1003| Lockinghandle| 2| | | | |

E: CUTTER BLOCK ASSEMBLEY

F: CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

φ10

| 1|  | F06| M082202| plate| 1
F07| GB97.1-85| washerφ10| 2|  | F08| GB/T276-94| Bearing 80303| 1
F09| M082217| Pin axle| 1|  | F10| M082205| Sprocket| 1
F11| M082201| Sprocket| 1|  | F12| GB818-85| Screw M6X8| 4
F13| GB893.1-86| “C” ringφ24| 2|  | F14| M082215| Long pin| 1
F15| GB/T276-94| Bearing 61901| 2|  | F16| GB894.1-86| “C” ringφ12| 1
F17| GB97.1-85| Washer φ10| 1|  | F18|  | Chain| 1
F19| SJD| V-belt| 2|  | F20| GB1096-79| Pin 6X25| 1
F21| M082208| Cutter block

pulley

| 1|  | F22| GB77-85| Screw M6X5| 1
F23| GB70-85| Socket cap screw

M6X14

| 3|  | F24| M082213| Wheel| 1
F25|  | Chain| 1|  | F26| M082207| Sprocket| 1
F27| GB893.1-86| “C” ringφ24| 2|  | F28| GB/T276-94| Bearing 61901| 2
F29| M082216| Short pin| 1|  | F30| M082206| Control handle| 1
F31| GB818-85| Screw M5X8| 8|  | F32| M082210| Sprocket| 2
F33| M082210.1| Sprocket plate| 2|  | F34| GB77-85| Set screw M6X8| 2
F35| GB1096-79| Key 5X16| 2|  | F36| GB818-85| Screw M5X16| 1
F37| GB6170-86| Hex nut M5| 1|  | F38| GB6170-86| Hex nut M6| 1
F39| GB80-85| Set screw

M6X20

| 1|  | F40| M082219| Handle| 1
F41| GB6173-86| Hex thin nut

M10

| 1|  |  |  |  |

G: DUST EXTRACTION ASSEMBLY

J: FENCE ASSEMBLY

H: BRIDGE GUARD ASSEMBLY

I: FINAL ASSEMBLY

assembly

| 1
I03| GB70-85| Socket cap screw

M8X20

| 8|  | I04| GB93-

87

| Spring washer φ8| 8
I05| M07| Thicknessing table

assembly

| 1|  | I06| M14| Fence assembly| 1
I07| GB70-85| Socket cap screw

M6X16

| 2|  | I08| GB818

-85

| Screw M4X6| 2
I09| M18| Infeed scale| 1|  | I10| M20| Infeed pointer| 1
I11| GB818-85| Screw M4X6| 2|  | I12| M16| Protective cover assembly| 1
I13| GB6170-86| Hex nut M12| 1|  | I14| M10| Planer table assembly| 1
15| M0902| Rotor| 1|  | 16| M0903| Kick block| 20
17| GB879-86| Spring pin 3X10| 1|  | 18| M09| Extraction dust assembly| 1

Last Updated February 2022
Charnwood, Cedar Court, Walker Road, Hilltop Industrial
Estate, Bardon, Leicestershire, LE67 1TU
Tel. 01530 516 926 Fax. 01530 516 929
email: [email protected] website: www.charnwood.net

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