Thread: I'm gonna turn it on.....

..but there's more....

pic 5 - Blade setting gauge but no instructions on how to use it :confused: ??
pic 6 - Some other bits, I think these are for the safety guard and to bolt it down to something? :confused:
pic 7 - Dust chute enlarger, I know what this is for

So the question is can I just turn it on and start using it or do I have to use / install any of these bits?

HH.

Originally Posted by HappyHammer

..but there's more....

pic 5 - Blade setting gauge but no instructions on how to use it :confused: ??
pic 6 - Some other bits, I think these are for the safety guard and to bolt it down to something? :confused:
pic 7 - Dust chute enlarger, I know what this is for

So the question is can I just turn it on and start using it or do I have to use / install any of these bits?

HH.

The bolts are for mounting the unit to a bench or base. Each of the corners has a hole for the bolt.

Go to the GMC site and DL the manual for the thicknesser. Same machine, same blade setter. Not the most detailed instructions but you'll get the gist of it.


http://www.gmcompany.com/download/pr...000_Manual.pdf


Cheers,

Thanks Glenn better than the one I got with.

HH.

If you go to the Ryobi Australia website, there is a downloadable set of instructions that are a lot better than the GMC version!

Originally Posted by Wood Butcher

If you go to the Ryobi Australia website, there is a downloadable set of instructions that are a lot better than the GMC version!

The one on the Ryobi site is the same as the one I got with it which is not much help. In fact the GMC one is much better IMHO.

HH.

Turned it on and it worked great and I didn't injure myself, even better.

I recycled some pailings from a fence we've just taken down to make way for our extension (my new garage ) and I was told it was Yellow Gum. Hadn't heard of this so I ran it through the Ryobi and sure enough it had yellow shavings. I'm gonna recycle the pailings and make a privacy screen for the back garden, I'll post some pictures when I get to it.

I then ran the rails through the thicknesser and discovered they were redgum, so I scored about 10m of 50mm x 50mm redgum for nothing

I'll take some pictures and post them tonight if I get a chance. Best of all it has given me the justification with SWMBO to buy a dust extractor

HH.

They are also great for finding nails
If you happen to ding the blade just offset the two slightly so the 'ding' is negated with each blades offset.
This will appear as a slight raised line running along the timber, a bit of grit in fcat, just about anything will do it.

Originally Posted by Iain

They are also great for finding nails
If you happen to ding the blade just offset the two slightly so the 'ding' is negated with each blades offset.
This will appear as a slight raised line running along the timber, a bit of grit in fcat, just about anything will do it.

tell me about it !!!!
i have two raised lines already GRRRRR
good luck with the Ryobi
cheers
tonySA

Hi,
I've got the carbatec equivalent (same) I did read the instructions about the blade setting jig. Whilst the instructions were better than GMC I was still not convinced they weren't good.

But there's more. Due to too many metal thingies and blade nickies I am about to learn using the jig. I am hoping it will be fine and I don't have to buy those magnetic jigs for $89 which I am told are very good.

Wil let you know how I go.

cheers conwood

Having replaced the blades on mine once and reversed them twice I can tell you that the setting jig is quite easy to work out once you get down to actually doing it.

As for "dingging" the blades the best investment you can make is a metal detector.

Himzo.

Originally Posted by himzol

As for "dingging" the blades the best investment you can make is a metal detector.

Himzo.

Except for that bit of grit embedded in the timber that you can't see, but the blade see's all