I have a Ridgid R4330 thickness planer and love it. However, I need some advice.
I bought the planer back in January and finally had to reverse the knives on it. That is when I realized I had a problem. The knives are held in with domed top allen screws. These are not designed to stand up under a lot of torque, especially being as shallow as they are. I found two that were in so tight I could not break them loose, and there is no way to get a pair of vice grips on them. Add to that, one of the two "rounded out" on me. It being still under warranty, I took it back to Home Depot and let them wrestle with it.
That is the problem.
Here is the question. Is there room in where to cutter head spins to use cap screws instead of allen screws? I know my old Dewalt 733 (yes this was a trade up in finish quality) used cap screws and I was wondering if they might work here.
Thanks
Deb
Thanks