Sam Takoy wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
Sam Takoy wrote:
Hi,

I got this planer from a friend (who's never used it).

Here's two picture of a blade lock. It is spring loaded and the
dumbfounding part is that in the default position it is *locked*.
One need to press (and, theoretically, hold) the button down for
the lock to go down to let the blade spin freely.


http://freeboundaries.com/up.jpg (locked, default)
http://freeboundaries.com/down.jpg (unlocked with the button press)

If anyone has this model, what's going on here?

Thanks,

Sam

Dowload the manual for hte newer 1301 and it should explain the way
it works. From the blurry photo, I can't tell what it is
http://www.ryobitools.com/catalog/po...planers/AP1301

That's exactly what I had done. Apparently the 1301 does not have this
feature.

It sounds like the cutter lock lever described below. Perhaps something is
missing that holds it away from the locked position? You may also want to
try asking on rec.wodworking I'm sure someone there has the same machine.


? Depress the cutter lock lever and begin to rotate the cutter

head to the next blade. Release the lock lever once

the cutter head begins to rotate and continue to rotate

until the lock engages and the second blade is in correct

position for removal.