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Safety Instructions for Basic Jointer/Planer Operation (continued)
Plan Ahead to Protect Your Eyes, Hands, Face and Ears
Dress for safety
• Plan ahead to protect your eyes, hands, face, ears.
• Do not wear loose clothing, gloves, neckties or jewelry
(rings, wrist watches). They can get caught and draw
you into moving parts.
• Wear nonslip footwear.
• Tie back long hair.
• Roll long sleeves above the elbow.
• Noise levels vary widely. To reduce the risk of possible
hearing damage, wear ear plugs or muffs when using
jointer/planer for hours at a time.
• Any power tool can throw foreign objects into the eyes.
This can result in permanent eye damage. Always
wear safety goggles, not glasses, complying with ANSI
Z87.1 (or in Canada CSA Z94.3-99) shown on pack-
age. Everyday eyeglasses have only impact resistant
lenses. They are not safety glasses. Safety goggles
are available at many local retail stores. Glasses or
goggles not in compliance with ANSI or CSA could
seriously hurt you when they break.
• For dusty operations, wear a dust mask along with
safety goggles.
Inspect your workpiece.
• Make sure there are no nails or foreign objects in the
part of the workpiece to be cut.
Plan your cut.
• Small or thin workpieces can kickback when they tip
over on the tables or into the cutter head. To reduce
the risk of head contact or workpiece kickback:
- Never joint, plane or bevel workpieces shorter than
12 inches.
• When jointing:
- Never joint workpieces less than 3/4 inch wide or 1/4
inch thick.
- Always use the hold-down/push-blocks when jointing
or beveling wood narrower than 3 inches.
- When rabbeting, always make cuts in 1/8" incre-
ments or less.
• When planing or beveling:
- Never plane wood thinner than 1/2 inch.
- Always use hold-down/push-blocks when planing.
- Never cut
Freehand.
Guide your workpiece solidly
against the fence and table top.
- Make sure there’s no debris between the workpiece
and its supports.
• Use extra caution with large, very small or awkward
workpieces.
• Use extra supports (tables, saw horses, blocks, etc.) if
your workpiece is hard to hold down to the table. Never
use another person as additional support or to help
feed, support or pull the workpiece.
• Never cut more than one workpiece at a time.
• Never turn your jointer/planer “ON” before clearing
everything except the workpiece and related support
devices off the table.
• Don’t overreach. Keep proper footing and balance at
all times.
• Maintain tools with care. Keep tools sharp and clean
for best and safest performance. Follow instructions
for lubricating and changing accessories.
Reduce the Risk of Accidental Starting.
• Make sure switch is “OFF” before plugging jointer/
planer into a power outlet.
Whenever Jointer/Planer Is Running
WARNING:
Don't allow familiarity (gained from fre-
quent use of your jointer/planer) cause a careless mis-
take. Always remember that a careless fraction of a
second is enough to cause a severe injury.
Keep Children Away
.
• Keep all visitors a safe distance from the jointer/planer.
• Make sure bystanders are clear of the jointer/planer
and workpiece.
• Before actually cutting with the jointer/planer, let it run
for a while. If it makes an unfamiliar noise or vibrates,
stop immediately. Turn the jointer/planer off. Unplug
the jointer/planer. Do not restart until finding and cor-
recting the problem.
Don’t Force Tool.
• Feed the workpiece into the jointer/planer only fast
enough to let the tool cut without bogging down or binding.
Before freeing jammed material.
• Turn switch “OFF”.
• Wait for all moving parts to stop.
• Unplug the jointer/planer.
• Check blades, cutter and fence for proper alignment
before starting again.
Before Leaving the jointer/planer.
• Turn the jointer/planer off.
• Wait for jointer/planer to come to a complete stop.
• Unplug the jointer/planer.
• Make workshop child-proof. Lock the shop. Disconnect
master switches. Remove the yellow switch key. Store
it away from children and others not qualified to use
the tool.
