Changing Units of Measure
Press unit button (A, Figure 5) to toggle back
and forth between inches and millimeters.
Calibrating the Display
The following sections will describe the use of a
calibrating board. The calibrating board should
be made of a hardwood and have one side that
has been run through a jointer.
1.
With the planer turned “OFF – cutterhead
NOT
spinning”, place your calibrating board
jointed surface down on the table and slide it
into the machine.
2. Use the table “UP” button to raise the table
so that the in-feed roller is about 1/32"
above the calibrating board.
3. Remove calibrating board from planer and
turn the planer “ON”.
4. Use the table “UP” button to raise the table
about 0.1", as indicated by LED and run the
calibrating board through the planer.
5. Repeat Step 4 until the planer removes the
entire top surface of your calibrating board.
6. Measure the thickness of the board using a
pair of calipers.
7. Press the “SET” button (C, Figure 5) and
then type in the measured thickness from
step 6. Press the “SET” button again and
hold in until the decimal point stops blinking
(about three seconds).
Planing to a Specific Thickness
1. Measure thickest section of the workpiece.
2. Subtract the amount you wish to remove
from the current thickness of the workpiece.
3. Press the “SET” button and enter the
amount from step 2.
4. Press “START” button (D, Figure 5) to begin
the table movement up, or down until the set
value is achieved.
Note:
Do not feed material through the
planer while the table is raising or lowering.
Fraction
Decimal
Metric
1/32
0.031
0.794
1/16
0.063
1.588
3/32
0.094
2.381
1/8
0.125
3.175
5/32
0.156
3.969
3/16
0.188
4.763
7/32
0.219
5.556
1/4
0.250
6.350
9/32
0.281
7.144
5/16
0.313
7.938
11/32
0.344
8.731
3/8
0.375
9.525
13/32
0.406
10.319
7/16
0.438
11.113
15/32
0.469
11.906
1/2
0.500
12.700
17/32
0.531
13.494
9/16
0.563
14.288
19/32
0.594
15.081
5/8
0.625
15.875
21/32
0.656
16.669
11/16
0.688
17.463
23/32
0.719
18.256
3/4
0.750
19.050
25/32
0.781
19.844
13/16
0.813
20.638
27/32
0.844
21.431
7/8
0.875
22.225
29/32
0.906
23.019
15/16
0.938
23.813
31/32
0.969
24.606
1
1.00
25.400
Figure 6
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