Well, I put knives into the planer for the first time this past weekend, and something went wrong. We thought we followed the instructions, but the blades were set too far in I think because the cutter head was rubbing on the wood (while the knives were barely touching the wood) and now I have scuffs on the cutter head (which theoretically shouldn't cause any harm) and a damaged blade clamp to replace.
The model I have has little magnets that your are supposed to use to set the knife depth perfectly. However, the manual doesn't clearly show how to use the magnets, so I think that's where we went wrong perhaps. I'm thinking we put the magnets in the wrong place and therefore it was depressing the knives too far in when we tightened everything up.
I've searched for pictures/videos and haven't found anything yet. I would appreciate if anyone has any pictures showing how to change the knives so I can be sure I don't damage the machine further.
Thanks!