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General Method
When faced with a rough sawn piece of timber which requires planning on all 4 sides and taking
down to a specific finished dimension, follow this guide:
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Set the machine up for planning.
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Identify the flattest of the two wider faces on the timber. (Face 1 on diagram)
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Pass that side over the planer as many times as necessary until a flat and smooth finish is
achieved.
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Hold the planed side firmly against the guide fence (set at 90 degrees to the bed) and pass
the narrow side (Face 2 on diagram) over the planer as many times as necessary until a flat
and smooth finish is achieved.
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You should now have two planed sides at 90 degrees to each other.
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Set the machine up for thicknessing.
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Pass the timber through the thicknesser with the wider already planed side (Face 1 on
diagram) facing down against the bed. Continue until the desired thickness for the timber is
reached.
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Finally, pass the timber through the thicknesser with the planed narrow side (Face 2 on
diagram) facing down against the bed. Continue until the desired thickness for the timber is
reached.
