Planer Delta 22-540

[Sailor]

I recently bought a used (abused?) Delta planer. The cutter-head cover has been removed and is dented/distorted but can be easily straightened and there are signs of rust (it hasn't been used for 2 years).

When I looked for fasteners to hold the cover to the body I cannot find any screw locations. The only things I see are two setscrews; one on each side. The cover seems to fit over these two setscrews. My question - are these setscrews the only thing that holds the cover to the body? The parts catalog on the internet isn't clear in this area.

TIA,
Don Guhr

[Jes Pidlin]

Those are studs, not setscrews, just slip the cover over them, place the wingnuts on, and tighten 'em up.

[MikeMcCoy]

You may not need it now but the manual for that machine can be found under Product Details at this Amazon link

http://www.amazon.com/Delta-22-540-1.../dp/B00002239D

[Sailor]

Thanks, Jes. The wing nuts are missing but should be easy to find.

[dbhost]

If you can identify the size / thread pitch, you may be able to replace them with some nice knurled knobs...