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English
Raising and Lowering Head Assembly
(Fig. A)
The head assembly
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contains the cutterhead feed rollers,
cutterhead guard and motor. Raising and lowering the head
assembly controls the depth-of-cut on your planer. To raise
or lower the head assembly, rotate the handle
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. The
handle has height markings to aid in fine adjustments.
nOTE:
One revolution of the handle will move the
cutterhead up or down approximately 5/64" (2 mm).
An English/metric scale and pointer is located on the front
of the planer to indicate the height of the cutterhead.
Adjustment to the pointer can be made by running a piece
of wood through the machine. Measure the thickness of the
workpiece and if an adjustment is necessary, loosen two
screws and adjust pointer accordingly. Then tighten
two screws.
Refer to chart for recommended maximum depth-of-cut for
various board widths of soft and hard woods.
NOTICE:
Continuous operation at the deepest
depth of cut can cause premature motor failure.
MAXiMUM DEPTh-OF-CUT
Board Width
soft Woods
hard Woods
2 "
(50.8 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
4 "
(101.6 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
6 "
(152.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
7 "
(177.8 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
8 "
(203.2 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
3/32 "
(2.4 mm)
9 "
(228.6 mm)
5/64 "
(2 mm)
1/16 "
(1.6 mm)
10 "
(254 mm)
1/16 "
(1.6 mm)
3/64 "
(1.2 mm)
11 "
(279.4 mm)
1/16 "
(1.6 mm)
3/64 "
(1.2 mm)
12 "
(304.8 mm)
1/16 "
(1.6 mm)
3/64 "
(1.2 mm)
Leveling Extension Tables (Fig. A, I)
The infeed and outfeed extension tables
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must be level
with the planer table. To check the extension tables and
adjust if necessary:
1. Place a straight edge
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on the planer table
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with
one end extending out over the infeed table
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. Check
to see if the infeed table is level with the planer table on
both ends of the planer table.
2. If an adjustment is necessary, loosen the locknut
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and adjust the stop screw
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on each side of the infeed
table until the extension table is level with the planer
table. Tighten the locknut. Recheck and make certain
that the inside edge of table extension is level with the
planer table. If necessary, loosen the two
screws
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, adjust the extension table and retighten
the two screws. Adjust the opposite side of the table in
the same manner. Make certain that the extension table
is solidly supported when downward pressure on the
table is applied.
3. Check and adjust the outfeed table in the same manner.
Fig. I
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13
14
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16
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MACHINE USE
When using your machine, follow these few simple steps for
achieving the best results.
1.
True Up One Face
– Feed one face of the board over a
jointer, making thin cuts with each pass, until the entire
surface is flat.
2.
Plane to Thickness
– Place the side you planed in
STEP 1 face down and feed the board through the
planer. Plane until this side is flat, then plane both sides
of the board until you are satisfied with the thickness.
Make thin cuts, and alternate sides with each pass. If,
during the planing operation, you notice the board
twisting, warping, or bowing, repeat STEP 1 and true up
one face.
3. When planing long stock, provide table extensions to
support the infeed and outfeed end of the workpiece.
4. Plane with the grain only, and keep planer table clean.
Occasionally, wax the table surface to reduce friction
during the planing operation.
5.
Cross-cut to Final length
– Cross-cut lumber to
final length.
CAUTION:
The knives on the planer will not wear
evenly if the wood is fed through the same spot on the
table every time. Feed the wood through the planer at
different spots on the table to help eliminate uneven
wear of the knives.
