Help setting Rockwell 13" planer knives

Hey Bob
you could add shims to your old delta height setting tool until it cuts properly.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Yes, Jim, thats a good idea, but I would still like to know the proper height setting by the manufacturer.
Thanks

-- Built in a Barn Bob

phone the manufacturer?

maybe they might send you a pdf manual

-- http://www.furnituremann.ca/

I actually acquired a manual but it only states to use the planer blade setter that came with the unit. Thats no help to me cuz I dont have the original blade setter

-- Built in a Barn Bob

As one who worls on machines a general rule of thumb is the bevel on the blade would be even with the cutterhead. You could also figure out the height of the feed rollers and work backward from the manual as they typically are around .030” below the cutting circle.

Not familair with “Delta height setting tool” Standard practice is to reference off the cutter head and all other settings are from the cutting circle or tip of the knife. Once you figure out the cutting circle and set everything you will only have to reference the knives to the same cutting circle even if you change your knife bevel.

-- Whatever!

I did finally figure that out Rick. Thanks for all the help guys

-- Built in a Barn Bob