W&H 206 User manual

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MODEL 206 MOLDER
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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Williams&Hussey
465ThirdAveSE
Bri,IA50423
800/258.1380641/843.3240
[email protected]
www.williamsnhussey.com
This manual is provided for your convenience in the use
and care of your machine. These instructions include
operation, precautions, preventative maintenance and
other pertinent data to assist you in assuring long life and
dependable service from your machine.
MolderModel:206.208/230.1v2.0
206.208/230.3v2.0
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ForSerialnumbers20210492060001forward
April2021
WARNING: FOR YOUR SAFETY READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS MANUAL
PRIOR TO USING THE SAW. REVIEW ALL SAFETY RULES AND OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS FREQUENTLY.
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SPECIFICATIONSACCESSORIES
MOTOR2HP  ELLIPTICALJIG EJ‐92
RPM6900
FEEDRATE   0‐19FPMCRANKEXTENSION54‐306
MAXPROFILEDEPTH ¾”
MAXPROFILEWIDTH 6¾”
PLANINGWIDTH  7”
MINSTOCKLENGTH 9”
MINSTOCKTHICKNESS ¼”
MAXSTOCKTHICKNESS 8”
WORKINGHEIGHT 35”
OVERALLHEIGHT  50”
OVERALLWIDTH  22”
OVERALLLENGTH28”
SHIPPINGWEIGHT 260#
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SAFETY RULES
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YourW&HMolderhasbeendesignedformaximumsafety,however,aswithallpowertools;thereisapossibilityofincidentor
injurytotheoperator.Therefore, itisimperavethatthismanualiscompletelyreadandunderstoodbeforeusing.
UseyourW&HMolderwithrespectandcauon.Followingstatedandinherentsafetyprecauonswillconsiderablylessenthe
possibilityofpersonalinjury.Ifnormalsafetymeasuresarenottakenorareoverlooked,thepossibilityofincidentrisestremen‐
dously.Thesesafetymeasuresaresimpletofollow,andtheinjuriesthatcouldhappenarenotworththefewminutessavedby
ignoringsafety.
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TheW&HMolderwasdesignedforspecificapplicaons.Donotmodifyorusethemachineforanypurposeotherthanwhatthis
manualdescribesasitscapabilies.Substungamotorwithahorsepowerrangover2HPconstutesamodificaon.Anymodi‐
ficaonsorimproperusetotheMolder‐Planermayresultinpersonalinjury,andwillvoidthewarranty.Pleasecontactusifyou
areunsureaboutsafetyprotocolbeforeusingthemachine.
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SAFETYCHECKLIST DON’TTAKEUNNECESSARYRISKS!
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Failure to read and apply manual instrucons will cause poor performance, unnecessary repairs and injury.
Wearsafetyglasses,hearingproteconandrespiratoryprotecon.
Disconnectthepowerbeforeservicingorchangingknives.
Wearfootwearthatdoesnotslip.Thiswillhelpyoukeepproperfoongandbalance.Alwaysstandbesidethemachine,neverin
thewayofthein‐feedandout‐feedareas.
Keepknivessharpandclean.
Makesurethemachinehaspropergrounding.
Makesureallguardsaresecuredandinworkingorder.
Removealladjusngkeysandwrenchesbeforestarng.
Checkthestockforlooseknots,nails,andforeignmaer.
Keepthemachineinadry,clean,andwell‐litarea.
PREPARING TO USE THE MACHINE
1.Disconnectthepowersourcewhilegoingthroughtheseprocedures.
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2.Checkknivestoensurethattheboltsareght.Ifmolding,setyourguidesforthestockpaththroughtheknifearea.If
plaining,youmayormaynotwishtosetyourguides.Manymes,theyarenotneededinplaining.
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3.Whenmolding,theheadscalesengmustbesettowithin3/16”oftheheightofyourstock.The“0”onyourscaleisset
tothetopofyourGS‐2guidesystemsub‐plate.Thismeansyouwouldsetthemachineheadreferencetothescaleat¾”
inordertotakeafullprofilepassona¾”pieceofstock.Youcouldsetthemachineheadinreferencetothescaleat
15/16”foramaximumheightfirstpass(3/4”+3/16”).Thissengwillprovidetheproperrollertension.Anyotherseng
higherfromthethicknessofthestockenteringthemachineisunacceptableanddangerous.Seethemoldingseconfor
moreinformaon.
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4Thechipextractorloadsfirstundertheout‐feedendoftheheadwithalipunderthecasthead.Youthenfinishby
aachingthechipextractorwithitspin.Makesurethepinisinsertedallthewayinunlyoufeelit“catch”onthe
spring‐loadedcatch.
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5.Checkrotaonalclearanceoftheknifewiththechipextractorinplace.Rotatetheknifebyhandatthe5”pulleycutout
ontheinnerbeltguardtoensuretheknifeareaisclear.
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6.Donotstandorletothersstandintheout‐feedareaordirectlyinlinewiththein‐feedofthemachine.
7.Withtheheadsetintheproperposion,ghtentheheadlockingboltfirmly.Thisisessenalforsafetyandtoensurethe
machineheadwillstaywhereyouhavesetit.
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8.Testapieceofstock,withthemachineoff,toseeifitwillmakecontactwiththein‐feedroller.

UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Remove clear packaging.
Inspect the machine for any shipping damage.
Remove the side covers.
Cut the zip-tie around the motor.
Remove the motor shipping boards.
Remove the lag bolts holding the machine to the pallet.
Lift the machine off of the pallet.
Re-install the sides.
Before elevating the molder, loosen the motor lock.
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Wiring your 154/ 206 220Volt Molder
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Wire#1isahotwire
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Wire#2istheneutral
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Wire#3isahotwireCauon:
Ifyouhave3phasedonotsplit
Green/yellowstripeisgroundthewildlegofffor1phase
Wiringforyour220Vmolder.
Wiring your 154/ 206 3phase molder
ConnectpowertotheBlack,Red,andorangecoloredwires.
Note:Orangeisforawildlegifyouhaveone.Failuretodosowilldamagethecontrolpanel.
Ifyoufacilitydoesnothaveawildlegconnectasperdiagram
Ifyourmachineisrotangtheincorrectwayswitchonlytheblackandredwires
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greenisground
whiteisneutral
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Wiring your 209 molder
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wire#1isHot
wire#2isneutral
wire#3isnotused
Green/Yellowstripeisground
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PleasenotethattheGrey#12‐4wirethatisusedonthesinglyphase
machinesarepreprintedwithleadnumbersonthembelowisthewiring
instruconsforwiringinyourplugordirectlyintoyourpowerbox.Please
callwithanyquesons.

Electrical controls:
Photoatrightshowsthestandardelectricalcontrolboxthathousesthe
contactortocontrolthecuerheadmotorandtheDCdriveboardtocon‐
trolthefeedwheels.Theimagebelowshowsthestart/staoncontrols
fromthefrontofthemachineandtheirpurpose.
E‐Stop—willshutdownbothcuerheadandfeedrollers.
Start/stopstaon‐willstartandstopthecuerhead
SpeedDial—willcontrolthespeedofthefeedrollers0isstop10isfastest
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E‐Stop
Start/StopSpeedDial
MagnecStarter
assembly
Doublepolefuse
holderandLinefuses
DCDriveBoard
DriveMotor:thedrivemotorispluggedinto
theelectoralboxthroughthespecialplug
thatiswiredintothecontrolboxandthe
motor.Asshownbelow.
Addingplugtocord:simplyaddtheplugfromyourlocalhardware
storethatmatchesyourfacility.Wedonotshipwiththeplugindue
tothefactthattherearesomanydifferentversions.

VARI‐FEEDOPERATIONALTIPS
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ThemaincontrolstartbuonstartstheknifemotorandtheVariFeedmotor.Thespeedcontrolknobcontrolsthespeedofthe
feedrollers.
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Thestockfeedrateisapproximatelyfrom0to19fpm(feetperminute),dependingonwheretheknobisset.Higherratesoffeed
areonlyrecommendedforlighterdepthsofcuts.Turntheknobclockwisetoincreasethefeedrate.
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Whenthedialisinthe9o’clockposionthefeedspeedisapproximately4fpm.
Atthe12o’clockposion=approximately6fpm
Atthe3o’clockposion=approximately14fpm
Atthefulltotherightposion=approximately19fpm
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Alwaysremembertosetyourstockratepriortoenteringthestockintothemachine.Thefeedratemaybechangedduringthecut.
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Thevari‐feedoponallowsforhighfeedratesonreliefcutsonthebacksideofcasings.Thevari‐feedmul‐passcombinaonpro‐
videstheversalityofslowfeedratesondeephardwoodprofilesmakingpossibletwoorthreepassestofinish.
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Ondeepandwideprofilesyoucannowraisetheknifeforaparalprofilecutandenterthestockveryslowly,whileengagingthe
buintotheknifegently,lengstockmoveundertheout‐feedrollerbeforeengagingahigherfeedrate.Thisreducestheinci‐
denceofalargechipout,achaermarkorsnipeonthefirstfewinchesofyourstock.Youhavethesameadvantagesexingthe
cut.
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Asthegrainstructurechangesthroughoutthecutyoucanvarythestockfeedratetoreducethepossibilityofchipoutsandspoil‐
ageofyourpieceofstock.
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Beforestarngthemachinefirstfamiliarizeyourselfwiththerestofthis“OwnersManual”.Itisveryimportanttosafelyoperate
themachineasoutlinedinthis“OwnersManual”.Operatethemachineonlywithinthedescribeddesignintent.
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Besureyoucheckforrotaondireconbeforeyouusethemachine.Seetherotaonillustraoninthechangingknivessecon.
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MOTORLOCK
Yournewlydesignedmachinebasehasamotorlock.Thisnewdeviseallowsyoutolockyourmotorinplacetokeepitfrombounc‐
ingonthebeltduringinterruptedcutsetc.Italsoallowsyoutomodifythebelttensionwhichcanaidyouinachievingthefinish
qualityyouarelookingfor.
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Toreducetensionyoucancranktheheaddowntowithin1/4”oftheactualsengyouwilluseandlockyourmotor.Thenreset
yourheadtothe1/4”lowerrunningposionandyourtensionwillbereduced.Youcanvarythe1/4”factortoachievethetension
youdesire.
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Always unlock the motorbeforeresengthemachineheadheight.

CHANGINGKNIVESDISCONNECTPOWERBEFORECHANGINGKNIVES!
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PLANERKNIVES
CAUTION;whenplaningalwaysbackoffallfourpressurescrewstoaposion¼”higherthanthefullyseatedposion.Youwillcre‐
atetoomuchrollerpressureandfeederproblemsifyoudon’t.
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Removethechipextractorbypullingoutthepinandliingtheinfeedendupfirstandpullingitbacktoclearthelipshold.Cleanoff
knivesandmachinearbor.Setoneknifeatameinplaceagainstthelipofthearbor.Placethe“bevel”oftheknifeasshowninthe
illustraonbelow.Tightentheeightboltssecurelyusinga7/32”allenwrench.Aerghtening,doublechecktoseethattheknives
aresnugagainstthelip.
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MOLDINGKNIVES
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Cleanoffknivesandmachinearbor.Setoneknifeatameinplacewiththebevel
edgeposionedasshownintheillustraonbelow.Pushtheknifefirmlydownagainst
thearborlipandsidewaysagainsttheboltsinthedireconofthetubesideofthe
machine.Holdsecurewhileghteningthebolts.
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KNIFESHARPENING
Forfastandprofessionalresultswithminimumedgeloss,returnyourknivestothefactoryforre‐sharpening.Haveyourknivesre‐
sharpenedwhenyoufirstnocesomedullness.Thisgivesopmalperformanceandmaximumlifespanoutoftheknives.
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Moldingknivesshouldbesurfacegroundonthefaceinpairsortheprofilesshouldbereground.Somemesitisbeertoregrind
theprofile.Ifyousendthemtousforregrinding,wewillusethebestmethodthatwillprolongtheuseofyourknives.
Planingknivesmaybegroundonthesurfaceoronthebevel.
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Bothmoldingandplaningkniveshaveanedgeangleof57degreesmeasuredoffthebackoftheknife.
Theuseofdullkniveswillputastrainonthefeedmechanismandwillresultinyourneedofarepair.Anyproblemscreateddueto
theuseofdullknivesarenotcoveredunderthewarranty.
HOWTOMOLD
Youwillnormallyusetheguidesub‐plate.Whenusingtheoponaljigyouwilltakeitoff.Alwaysuseyoursub‐plateonanyjob
wheretheknifeisdesignedtocutbelowtheboomofthestock.Thistypeofknifewillhitthebaseofthemachineifasub‐plateis
notused.Anexampleofthissituaonwouldbethemoldingofhalforquarterrounds.
KNIFE
ARBOR
KNIFE BEVEL
INFEED SIDE OUT-FEED SIDE
VIEW FROM PULLEY SIDE OF MACHINE
ROTATION

The“0”onyourheadsengscalereferencesthetopofthe½”sub‐platesuppliedwithyourmachine.Forexample,ifyouwere
millinga¾”pieceofstockyouwouldsetthemachineheadatthe¾”seng.Adjusngyourmachineheadtothisscalesengwill
giveyouafullpasscutandacompletelyfinishedprofile.Thisisamul‐passmachineandwithmul‐passyoucanadd3/16”,inthis
example,tothe3/4”dimensionforafirstpasssengof15/16”.Inthisexampleyoumaysetthemachineheadtoanyscaleseng
between3/4”and15/16”forafirstpass.Thesesengsallowyoutoachieveproperrollertensionforholdingthestockandprovid‐
ingasafeoperaon.
Besureto check for sufficient feed roller contactbeforeproceedingtousethissetupandbesuretorotateyourmoldingknivesto
check for knife rotaon clearance with the chip extractor installedandthepoweroffbeforestarngthemachine.Turntheknife
arborbyturningthemotorpulleyattheinnerguardopening.
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Othermoldingps
Stockheightshouldbewithin3/16”offinishedmoldingsize.Ifmakingonepassonlyitshouldbewithin1/32”.
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Stockwidthshouldbeuniformandtofinishedmoldingsize.Sawrippingtowidthwillnotmakethestockuniformenoughfor
smoothflowthroughtheguides,andthus,willnotresultinasasfactorymolding.Werecommendthatallstockbeplanedinboth
widthandheighttofinishedmoldingsizebeforesenguptodotheprofile.
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Whenghteningtheknives,pushthemfirmlyagainstthelipandsidewaysagainsttheboltsinthedireconofthetubesideofthe
machineforanexactprofilematchup.Holdsecurewhileghteningbolts.
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Settheheadheighttowithin3/16”ofyourstockheight.Thiswillgiveyouproperrollertensiononyourmoldingstock.Thisisthe
correctwaytomold.Itisacceptabletoleave3/16”ofthecutformulplepasses.Butforsafetyreasonsleavenomorethan3/16”.
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Onsomeextremelydeeporwidecuts,somepriorstockremovalwillberequiredbeforemolding.Youmayremovethisstockusing
oneoftherabbet/dadoknivesfoundinourcatalog.Youmayalsouseadadobladeonatablesaw.
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Failuretosetyourheadheightwithin3/16”ofthestockheightwillcreateanextremesafetyhazardinthatpossiblynotenough
rollerpressurewillbeapplied,orthatnorollerpressureatallwillbeapplied.
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Donotcutawiderstockareathantheknifewasdesignedtocut.Thiswillcauseexcessiveheatintheknife,burnyourstockand
putsaharmfulloadonthefeedsystem.
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Therollpressurescrewsaresetatmaximummoldingpressurefromthefactory.Theyarescrewedintotheheadasfaraspossible
andthechecknutisghtened.
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Whenyouusethemachineforplaningyouwillneedtoreducetherollerpressure.Loosenthepressurescrewlocknutandscrew
outeachpressuretoaseng¼”higherthanthefullyseatedposionandreghtenthelocknut.
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Tochangethemoldingknives,removethechipextractor.Setoneknifeatameinplacewiththebeveledgetowardthein‐feed
endofthemachine.Firmlypushtheknifedownagainstthearborlipandsidewaysagainsttheboltsinthedireconofthetube
sideofthemachine.Holdsecurewhileghteningboltswitha7/32”allenwrenchordrive.

GUIDES
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Guiding your stock
YourmachinecomeswiththeGS‐2guidesystem,whichincludesaflexguideandasolidguidetoguide,yourstock.To set these
guides,firstaachyourknivestotheknifearborintheposionyouhavechosen,oenaplacewhereyoucangetthemostoutof
yourrollersurfaces.Panelkniveswouldgotothefarright.Smallerknivestothepostsidehalfofthemounngareaandlarger
knivestothecentralposions.
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Rolloneknifedownpoinngtothemachinebedandplaceasamplepieceofstockyouaregoingtomoldonthebed.Align the
stocktotheknifeprofileandcarefullylowerthemachineheadunltherollerputspressureonyourstocktoholditsecurely.
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Aach your flex guidetothesideoftheprofilethatwillcuttheleastdeepintoyourstock.Thiswillgivethelongestpossiblelifeto
yourflexguide.Thebeveledporonoftheguideshouldbefacingthestock.Putabouta1/32”amount
ofpressureontheflexpartoftheguide.Thiswillkeepyoustockfromwanderingwithintheglide
path.Pullthehandlesupandawayfromthestockpath.
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Aach your solid guide ontheothersideofthestock.Pushitupfirmlyagainstthestockandghten
thehandlesanglingthemawayfromthestockpath.
Remove your set up piece of stock byraisingthemachinehead,andpullingthestockoutfromthe
bed.
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Your knives will usually cut into one or both guides.Thisisnormaland
expected.Theguidesareeffecveandlastalongmeaerbeingcut
intomanymes.
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Asyoubecomemorefamiliarwiththemachineanditsuse,youwill
wanttomakewoodenguides to suit specific jobs.Alwaysmakeacom‐
pletesample(topandboom)ofcrownsandkeepsampletosetupon.
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Makeyourboomcutfirstwhenmillingbed and crown moldings.You
maywanttoaddakeycutasaguidingmechanismforyourtopprofile.
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When planing the edge of stock,ahigh,square,relievedguideisneededinordertohavetheedgereasonablysquareandtopro‐
videstability.Thecenterreliefsaretoreducefricon.
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SomeprofilesaretoodeeptomakeontheW&H.Insomecasesyoucanrotatetheprofileintoaflaerposiontoeffecvelyre‐
ducethedepthofcut.A“V block”guidewouldbemadetoguideyourstock.Theprofilekniveswouldhavetobecustommadeto
useinthisVblockposion.
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Whenmakingtongueandgroovestock,aseriousanddetailedapproachisneededinordertoachieveauniformfit.Carefullypre‐
inspectyourstockforcuppingandwarping.Youneedtoplaneallyourstocktooneuniformsize.
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Theguidethicknessshouldbe3/8”thinnerthanyourstockoryourrollerwillscuffontheguideswhenthestockhaslethema‐
chineandtherollersareintheirrestposions.Whenrunningthinstock,youwillneedtofastenasub‐platebetweentheguidesto
maintainathickenoughguidetocontrolyourstock.

Alwayscheckyourknifeclearancetotheguide.Clearawayanyinterferingporonoftheguidebygentlyloweringyourknifedown
intotheguidestojustbelowyourrunningposion.
MOLDINGPICTUREFRAMES
Decidewhethertherabbetorprofilecutshouldbedonefirst.IfyouaregoingtomaketherabbetontheW&HMolder,dotherab‐
betfirst.InordertoulizetheW&HMolderforrabbets,arabbetknifewithadepthofcutequivalenttothedepthyouneed
shouldbeordered.Ifwedonothaveastandardknifewiththedepthyouseek,wecanmakeaspecialknifetosuityourneeds.
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ROUNDTOPCASINGSCONSTANTRADIUSSIZEARCS
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Wemanufacturekniveswiththeprofilecungthedeepestporonofthecutontheopensideofthema‐
chine.Nofyuswhenyouorderaknifeifyouwantthedeepsideofthecutonthevercaltubesideofthe
machine.
ThesetupandoperaonoftheW&Hmachineforaroundtopmoldingjobisverysimilartothestraightmoldingsetup.Onemain
differenceisthemoldingstockwillridepiggybackedonatemplatetoenabletheknifetoclearthejigguidinghardware.OurEJ92
EllipcalJigisnotneededforafixed,constantradius.
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Stockpreparaoncanbedoneinmanyways.Thefollowingisoneexample.
Firstdeterminetheangleneededtocutthewoodseconsinordertostaywithintheselectedradius.Layout
thewoodseconsbymarkingtheangleswhilebeingcarefultoselectcutsforgrainstructureandcolor.Cut
theseconsandbiscuitjointhemtogetherwithglue.
Wemadeafixturetobandsawtheinsideandoutsideradiiconsisngofapivotbarandbracket.Wemountedthepivotbartothe
stockonthescrapporonoftheinsideradius.Thepivotbarisdrilledwithnumerousholestoaccommodateanyradiussizes.You
mayalsowanttodesignafineadjustertoallowyoutomakeanyradiusinbetweenyouradjusngholes.Makesuretheoutside
radiusiscutfirst.
Theguidesshouldbe20”long,whichisthelengthoftheGS2guidesystem,or14”longifyouarejustusing
thebedofthemachine.Theguidesmaybemadeusingthebandsawsetup.Wemakeoneguideforthein‐
sideradiusandonefortheoutsideradius.WeuseMDFboard. 
ROUNDTOPSETUP
1.Makesurepowersupplyisdisconnected
2.Raisethemachineheadandsetthestockonthebed.
3.Alignthestockwithmoldingprofile.
4.Lowertheheadtopinchthestock.
5.Settheguidesandclamptheminplace.
Raisethemachinehead,removethestock,andresettheheadtowithin3/16”ofstocksize.Checktoseethattherotangknifewill
nothitanythingyoudon’twantittoonstartup.
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NEVERaemptclosedloopmolding.Itisanunsafeprocedure;youwillnothaveenoughrollerpressureinially.

RAISEDPANELS
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Allofourpanelknivesaredesignedtoproducea¼”tongue.Besuretoselectapanelknifebasedonthefin‐
ishedpanelthickness.A panel must be 9” or more in the direcon you are molding inordertonothavethe
panelcomeoffofonerollerbeforeitengagesthesecondroller. Whenyouusemulple passesyoumust
have at least 9” of panel remaininginthedireconofthecutinordertohavealeastonerolleronthepanel
atallmes.
Ifyoudesireadifferenttonguesizeorhaveapanelthicknessotherthan¾”or5/8,”aspecialknifecanbeorderedandshipped
quicklybyW&H.
THERAISEDPANELSETUP
1.Disconnectthepowersupply.
2.Installyourknivesovertowardthetubesideofthemachineallowingenoughroomtoinstallyourguide.
3.Indextheknifearborsotheprofilewillbeseenagainstthebed.Raisetheheadtoallowthepaneltobelaidonthebedandto
belinedupwiththeprofilevisually.
4.Onceyouhavefoundtheproperposionforthepanel,lowertheheadsotherollerswillputpressureonthepanelwhile
bungtheguideagainstthepanel.Tightenyourguide. 
5.Raisethehead,pullthepaneloutofthemachine,andlowertheheadtowithin3/16”ofthepanelheight.Rotatetheblade
arborbyhandtoinsurenothingisinterferingwithitsrotaonalpath.
Mouldthepanelcrossgrainendsfirst.Standsomewherebetweentheopensideandin‐feedside.
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RAISEDPANELISSUES
Ittakessomepraccetomakeagoodpanel.Itishelpfultokeepaslightupwardpressureonthepanelasitis
beingmoldedwithasteadypressureagainsttheguide.
Becausepanelsarenormallylargerthanthe7”cungcapacityofthemachine,thepanelmustpassbeneath
theopensideofthehead.Thereisapproximately1/32”clearancebetweenthetopofthepanelandthe
headofthemachine,providedtheheadisatstocksizeseng,andnotbelow.
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Manyuserstrytocreateaslightlydeepercuttomodifythetonguesizeorchangetheprofileappearanceand
endupdraggingandpivongthepanelawayfromtheguidepath.Theheadmustbesetatthepanelthick‐
nessandnotbelowitinordertohaveclearancetopassthepanelthroughthemachineinasasfactoryway.
HOWTOPLANE
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CAUTION! Whenyouusethemachineasaplaneryouwillneedtobackoffallfourpressurescrews¼”sothatyouwillnothave
toomuchrollertension,oryouwillriskshearingapininthelargebronzewormgear.
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Measurethethicknessofyourstock..Theamountofstockthatisremovableinonepassisdependentonthedensityofthewood
(relavehardness),howwidethecutis,andthemoisturecontentofthestock.

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Seethetableofcontentsseconforknifechangingandinstallaon.
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Loosentheplaningheadlockingknob(54‐21).Toiniallybeginplaning,settheheadposiontoaheight1/32”lessthanthedi‐
mensionofthestockenteringthemachine.One‐thirdofaturnontheelevanghandlewillequal1/32”.Tightentheheadlocking
knob.
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Makesurethechipextractorisinplace,thefrontlipengagedintotheheadandthepinisfirmlyseated.
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Ulizeahigh,square,relievedguidewhenplaningtheedgeofstocktoensuretheedgewillbereasonablysquare.Areliefinthe
vercalwalloftheguidereducesfricon.Seetheguideseconforapictureoftheedgeguides.
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THREAD LOCKING INFORMATION
Amediumstrengththread‐lockingcompoundusedonsomepartspronetoloosenwithvibraon.
Usetwodropsonthethreadareaofthepartslistedbelow.
P‐122postsideaxle.
54‐16Restpins.
54‐15Pivotscrews.
Asmalltubeofthreadlockerisavailableforpurchase.PartnumberP‐242
DonotuseonP‐124in‐feedaxle,oronP‐224,out‐feedaxle.
THICKNESSTYPE OF WOODDEPTH OF CUT
1”Poplar¼”
1”Red Oak3/16”
3”White Pine3/16”
3”White Oak1/8”
6”Poplar1/8”
6”Red Oak1/16”

CHATTER
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Snipe
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Definion
Chaermarksareirregulariesinthefinishqualityofthe
surfaceofthewood.Theycanbeevenlyspacedorran‐
domlydistributed.Simplyput,theymaybedescribedas
“hillsandvalleys”inthewoodsurface.
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Cause
Thesemarksarecausedbyeitherlooselyheldstockorby
animbalanceinthemachine’smechanicalqualies
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Soluons
Themostcommoncauseofpoorstockfinish
qualityisaroughrunningbelt.Replacethe
belt.
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Makesureyouarecungwiththeheadset
attheappropriateheight.
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Keepyourknivessharp.Dullknivescause
intermientfeeding.
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Checkthepulleysfordamageorimbalance.
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Checktoseethatbothknivesandallaach‐
ingboltsareofthesameweight.
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Definion
Snipeisgenerallyanunwantedundercutinthe
stock.Itoccursinthefirstandlastfewinchesof
thestocklength.Itcausesadifferentheightdi‐
mensionthanwhatwasselectedforthestock.
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Causes
Thestockmaybecupped,warpedortwisted.
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Thestockexperiencesachangeindownpressure
astheoutfeedrollerengagesthestock,andwhen
thestockdisengageswiththeinfeedroller.
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Thestockmayenterorexitthemachineonan
anglebecauseitiseitherbeingfedfromahigher
orlowerplanethanthebed,oritisexingtoa
higherorlowerplane.
Soluons
Useajointertoflaencupped,warped,ortwisted
stock.
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Bustockpiecesghtendtoend.
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Putaslightupwardpressureontheexposedend
ofthestockduringboththeinfeedandoutfeed
stroke.
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Useslightlylongerstocklengththanneededand
cutthesnipeoff.
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Makesuretheheadlockinghandleisght.
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Youroutboardsupportshouldbeslightlyhigher
thanyourbed.

FEEDING PROBLEMS
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Makesurethatpowerisdisconnectedbeforeinspecngmachine.
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SYMPTOMSOLUTION
Thestockstopsbutthefeed‐rollers
connuetoturn.
Thisisatraconorfriconproblem.
Makesureyourstockisnotbindingintheguides.
Makesurethestockisofconsistentwidth.Saw
rippingisinadequate.
Makesurestockistheproperwidthfortheknife
profile.
Makesuretheheadissetatthecorrectheight.
Checktherollerstoseeiftheyhaveaglossierthan
normalbuild‐up.Cleantheglossorpitchbuild
upofftherollers.
Makesureadequatespringpressureisbeingap‐
pliedtotherollers.
Checkthebaseorbedforrustorscars.
Replacewornrollers.
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Onerollerstopswhiletheotherconnuestooper‐
ate.
Checkforaloosesetscrewononeofthetwo
chainsprocketsinvolvedwiththerollerthatwon’t
operate.
BothrollerswillnotturnCheckforablownfuseintheVari‐Feedcontrol.
Thearmaturefuseisa2ampfuse,andtheline
fuseisa5ampfuse.Bothfusesare¼”x1¼”
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Themotorelectricalplugmaynotbefullyengaged
initsreceptacle.

INSTRUCTIONSFORREMOVALOFFEEDROLLER
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Unplugmachine,takeoffchipdeflector,raisehead,andremovepressurescrewsoverswingarm.
Removetwo54‐15pivotscrewsandremoveswingarm,leavingchainconnectedtomangsprocket.Reinstalleachpivotscrew
withadropofmediumstrengththreadlocker.
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Takethesprocketofftheswingarmaxlebypungthefeedrollerinavise.Useacoupleofsmalladjustablewrenches
aachedtotheflatonthelongaxletoloosenit.
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Putagoodsquareshankflatbladedscrewdriverintotheslotontheshortaxle.Pushinashardasyoucanwhileusingawrench
onthesquareshankofthescrewdrivertoloosentheshortaxle.Somemesthisaxlewillnotcomeout.Hacksawitoffifit
won’t.Ifyouneedtosavetheroller,pulltherolleroutoftheswingarmbyliingitupandpullingitoutwiththeshortaxlesll
intheroller.Resettherollerinaviseanduseasmallpipewrenchtoremoveitfromtheroller.
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REASSEMBLY The rollers are constructed with a shallow hole in one end and a deeper hole in the
other.
TheP‐122postsideaxlealwaysgoesintheshortend.ReinstalltheP‐122axleswithtwodropsofmediumstrengththread
lockeronthethreadporon.DonotusethreadlockonP‐124orP‐224.
Thelongeraxlegoesinthedeeperend.Seedrawingforswingarmassemblywithroller.
POSITIONOFSPROCKETSFirstposionfeedmotorshasprocketswithhubsfacingintowardchainguard.Thefirstsprocketslides
uptotheendoftheflatonthemotorshaandthesecondrightupagainstthefirst.Chainsshould(underload)runinastraight
linefromthesesprocketstotherollersprockets.Adjusttherollersprocketstoachievethisalignment.Feedrollersprocketsshould
beposionedbasedonthefeedmotorsprocketsalreadyposioned.Thechainsshouldruninastraightlinefromthefeedmotor
sprocketstotherollersprocketswhenthemachineisunderload.
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MACHINEEXPLODEDVIEW
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Whenreinstallingthevari‐feedunitaerarepaircheck the chainsforproper tension.Theshortinfeedchainshouldhave
asmallamountofslackinitandthelongoutfeedchainshouldhaveplentyofslack.Thisisthecorrectseng.Toobtain
thecorrectseng,inmostcases,youwouldpushtheunittowardthein‐feedendofthemachineasyoughtenitusing
uptheaachingboltholeclearanceforadjustment.Thisshouldgiveyoutheopmumchaintensionandslack.
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VARI-FEED VIEW
VF‐100assembly
Doesnotincluderollersprocketsandchains
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VF-1 Vari-Feed motor
VF-2 REV A Aluminum motor mount
VF-3 Roller sprockets,14 tooth
VF-4 Short chain, 36 pitch
VF-5 Long chain, 54 pitch
VF-9 REV A Chain guard
VF-12 REV A Motor sprockets, 17 tooth
Vari-Feed Removal
Loosen the set screw on the in-feed roller chain sprocket. Loosen and remove the (2) hex head bolts, and (1) socket
head bolt holding the chain guard to the machine head. As you pull the unit free, pull off the in-feed chain sprocket you
loosened. To remove the motor from the motor mount and chain guard, remove the two motor shaft chain sprockets and
loosen and remove (4) socket head cap screws that are in a rectangular pattern surrounding the motor gear housing. To
disassemble the motor mount from the chain guard, remove the two remaining socket head cap screws with nuts.
UNDERSIDE VIEW OF SPROCKETS AND CHAINS
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(2) 17 tooth
sprockets
VF-12 REV A
In-feed
VF-3 14 tooth sprocket
VF-4 chain
Out-Feed
VF-3 14 tooth sprocket
VF-5 chain

ARBORREMOVALVIEW

Standexplodeddiagram