OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
USING THE MACHINE IN PLANER MODE continued...
6. The wider the workpiece, the shallower the depth of cut should be. The harder the wood, the shallower the depth of cut should be.
7. Avoid wood with knots. These can come dislodged during planing and cause damage and/or injury.
8. Remove all nails and staples from the workpiece before planing, and do not plane any material besides wood.
9. For best results, the workpiece will have at least one flat surface. The jointer can be used for creating a flat surface.
10. Twisted or warped workpieces can jam the planer. This can be avoided by ripping the lumber in half.
11. Always feed the workpiece through the machine with the grain, not against.
12. Do not plane a workpiece less that 6” long. For short workpieces, you can butt them end-to-end to reduce snipe and kickback.
Feeding the workpiece through the machine:
1. The planer is equipped with feed rollers which feed the workpiece through the machine automatically.
2. The operator must align the workpiece properly so that it can feed properly through the planer.
3. The operator should stand on the side of the machine where the lifting handle is
located.
4. Make sure workpieces longer than 24” are properly supported on both the
infeed and outfeed sides of the machine.
basic operation principles:
1. Position the workpiece with the side to be planed facing upward toward the
cutterhead.
2. Turn on the planer, and engage the feed rollers.
3. Rest the workpiece flat on the infeed table, and slowly feed the workpiece into
the machine. The operator should let go of the workpiece and let the infeed
roller pull the workpiece through the machine.
4. Do not push or pull on the workpiece as it’s fed through the machine. Move to
the outfeed side of the planer and receive the workpiece.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING!
TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY MAKE
SURE THE MACHINE IS TURNED OFF BEFORE PERFORMING ANY
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS.
bELT REPLACEMENT
Removing the drive belt access panels:
1. Remove the fence assembly by loosening the two lock handles all the way.
2. Remove the upper back access panel (A) Fig.24 by removing the two round
head allen screws (B).
3. Remove the lower back access panel (C) by removing the four round head allen
screws (D).
Replacing the cutterhead drive belt:
4. Loosen the four motor mount bolts (A) Fig.25. Raise the motor so the motor
mount bolts (A) rest in the horizontal slots (B), releasing tension on the belt.
5. Remove the cutterhead drive belt (A) Fig.26 from the cutterhead pulley (B) and
motor pulley (C).
6. If the planer feed roller belt does not need to be replaced, skip to step 10 on the
following page to replace the cutterhead drive belt.
FIGURE 24
FIGURE 25
FIGURE 26
