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DW735 - Byrd Shelix Install - oil smell? - FS7 - 03-05-2018
I just installed a new Byrd cutterhead in my planer yesterday. I can't see that I did anything wrong. The test cut was great - I ran a rough padauk board through and it came out wonderfully - quiet, smooth, less snipe than the knives, everything I wanted.
The thing is, I noticed an oily smell (probably gear oil or bearing grease). It doesn't smell anything like Padauk, so I know it's not that. I *think*, but I'm not sure, that it happens while cutting. I can't pinpoint the smell to anything on the machine.
Has this happened to anybody else? It could be bearing grease as the factory cutterhead had a lot of grease on the transmission side. I didn't see any other opportunities for any petroleum product to get to a place where it could burn.
I'm not convinced it's anything to worry about, but I'm not convinced it's not either.
RE: DW735 - Byrd Shelix Install - oil smell? - Stwood_ - 03-05-2018
New cutter head should of had a light oil coating on it to protect from surface rust while it was stored in the box.
That's probably what you are smelling.