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The maximum cutting depth for soft wood at full

cutterhead width is no more than

⁄8" deep. The harder

the wood, the shallower the cutting depth and the slow-

er the feed rate should be. A series of light passes typi-

cally results in a smoother finish with less snipe.

The basic steps of operating the machine as a planer

are as follows:

(. DISCONNECT THE PLANER/MOULDER FROM POWER!

2. Review the Workpiece Inspection list on Page 23

and the AVOIDING KICKBACK warning on this page.

3. Review Planing Do's and Don'ts on Page 24, and

take the appropriate safety measures.

4. If you have not already done so, adjust the feed roll-

ers and spring tension as outlined in the Feed Roller

Height and Spring Tension section on Page 21.

5. Measure the workpiece thickness, loosen the head-

stock lock lever, and use the handwheel (Figure 35)

to adjust the headstock for a light pass.

6. Wearing gloves, manually rotate the cutterhead to

make sure that the knives do not contact the table

or guide rails if used.

7. PUT ON SAFETY GLASSES, EAR PROTECTION, AND A

RESPIRATOR.

8. Tighten the headstock lock lever, start the machine,

and turn the feed speed control dial to a medium

speed.

9. Stand clear of the workpiece path, place the flat

side of the board down on the table, and slowly feed

the workpiece into the machine until the feed roller

begins to pull the workpiece.

10. For subsequent passes, adjust the headstock height

and feed rate as necessary until the desired thick-

ness and finish is achieved.

Note: To reduce snipe, feed multiple pieces of stock

butted up end-to-end, or experiment with a lighter

feed roller spring tension. You can also try to raise

one or both feed rollers up slightly.

AVOIDING KICKBACK!

• Always stand to one side of the

machine.

• DO NOT plane more than one piece

at a time.

• Always plane WITH the grain

direction of the wood. Never plain

cross-grain or end-grain.

• DO NOT remove more than

⁄8'' of

material on each pass.

• Support the workpiece on both

ends. Get assistance if you are

planing long lumber, or use roller

stands to support the workpiece.

• Carefully inspect all stock to make

sure it is free of large knots or

foreign objects that may damage

your blades.

Figure 35. Depth control and scales.

Headstock

Height Handwheel

Handwheel

Scale

Headstock

Height Scale

Depth Stop

1 2 ... 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 ... 56 57

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