How do I change theblades in Ryobi AP-10 Planer?

[Leon]

Be sure that the planer is unplugged. !!!!!

Remove the thumb screws from the chip deflector on the back upper side of
the cutter head. This exposes the cutter head and the blades. If you have
all the parts that came with the planer this will be an easy job. On one
side or the other there is a small hole to insert a cutter head lock pin.
Insert the pin and carefully with your hand rotate the cutter head until the
pin drops further in and locks the cutter head. You should now see 6 bolts
that hold the blades and positioning bar. Remove these and lift the
assembly out. Remove the screws holding the blades. Repeat procedure for
the other blade.
To replace, use the blade positioning guide, normally an orange plastic jig,
to insure proper blade position on the positioning bar and tighten the
screws. Note. You might want to set the blade and positioning bar in the
jig immediately after removing from the planer to understand the orientation
of how every thing should align in the jig before removing the blade from
the positioning bar.
Reverse the provider after properly adjusting the blade to the positioning
bar in the jig.

"James Tortorelli" <james_to...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3b15c75f@news....
> I have had this thing since 1987 and have to change the blades.
> Unfortunately I can't find the owner's manual and Ryobi customer service
> won't sell me one and hangs up on me when I ask. Their regional parts
> distributor--Billious- in California won't sell me one either because they
> don't stock them.
>
> Just give me a hint, please. Crank it up, down sideways?? do they come
out
> the bottom of the cutterhead?
>
> Please respond to to...@ida.net
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[leonard lopez]

The outfeed side of the planer has a cover on it that is held on with a couple
of screws. Take it off (UNPLUG FIRST) and you will expose the cutterhead that
carries the two blade assemblies. You must take out about 5 or 6 screws to take
each blade assembly off the cutterhead.

Each blade is in its own carrier. You remove it from the carrier by taking off
another set of screws. The blades are reversible. Both edges are sharp. If
you have never rotated them, now is the time to do it. To put a blade back in
the holder assembly you need a plastic device that came with the planer (orange
colored). It sets the blade in the holder so that both blades will be at the
same cutting height when the assemblies are reinstalled in the cutterhead.

Good luck,

Len
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[Leon]

The blades are not reversible on my AP-10.

"leonard lopez" <l-l...@uiuc.edu> wrote in message
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[ChromeDome]

Leon wrote:
>
> The blades are not reversible on my AP-10.
>

Nor mine. Perhaps this is something that came out on later versions?
If so, does anyone know if the reversible blades can be used in the
"original" version?

Gene

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在 2001年5月31日星期四 UTC+8下午9:27:47，Leon写道：

Great, think find the ryobi ap10 blades ?
please you can looking this shop.
i with order ago, http://www.jtex.com/product/ryobi-ap10-planer-blade