22-540 - Setting Knives W/O Jig
So I am making some saw dust and I go to turn on my 22-540 planer and I hear a crunch. I get a sick feeling knowing that I am either going to be out some time or money or both. It turns out that the dust hood 50-359 shifted and was caught in the blade. The shroud is salvageable. However the blades need to be changed. I look up how to do this with out the knife setting jig. I cannot buy one because it is out of stock. I learned how set planer knives with this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSM7Jrg34a8 I quickly purchased a dial indicator and made a base to do the job. I did not know the elevation of the knives and I already took out the knives, so I did not have the o...
