Cantek M412 Review and First Adjustments

I friend of my recently purchased a Cantek M412 four sided planer / moulder. I invited me to visit, walkaround, and play with his machine. I went into this without ever seeing one of these machines and truly had no idea what to expect.

In this video, we walk around the machine to get a feel of its layout and to orientate ourselves to the thoughts behind how the design engineers intend this machine to be used. After a quick look, we then, "just had too" turn it on and create some dust. You will see, exactly what we see, and how/why we did what we did to make the desired parts.


Special Thanks to:

Shop Owner: Jason B********

Music: Rockstar Trailer
Artist: Evgeni Razmanov


Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:49 Walk Around
01:35 Control Panel
02:10 Spiral Heads
02:30 Original Heads
03:57 Moulder Profiles
05:00 Infeed Fence
05:37 First / Jointer Head
06:07 Multi-Gauge Indicator
06:57 First / Jointer Head Depth of Cut
07:33 Side Tensioners / Guide Fence
08:35 Width Adjustment and Support Rails
09:22 Top Head
10:19 Feed Speed Control
10:47 Thickness Limit Switches
10:59 Infeed / Outfeed Table Extensions
12:00 Bed Lubricator
12:41 First Part
14:47 Second Part
15:47 Feed Start / Stop / Jog
16:32 Third Part / Story Stick
18:27 Reading the Story Stick
20:12 Technicians Tip: Reading Calipers in ‘Incremental’
21:38 First / Jointer Head Depth of Cut Plate Removal
22:56 First / Jointer Head Depth of Cut Plate Options
24:24 First / Jointer Head Depth of Cut Plate Installation
26:22 Side Fence Micro-Adjustment Concept
27:14 Last Part / Final Dimension
28:09 Conclusions
33:25 Documents and Literature
33:57 Outro