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1. Replace, turn or sharpen cutter blades
2. Butt pieces end-to-end as they are fed
into planer
3. Tighten lag bolts
1. Reduce depth of cut
2. Feed other end of board first
3. Replace, turn or sharpen cutter blades
1. Dry wood before planing
2. Replace, turn or sharpen cutter blades
3. Reduce depth of cut
4. Check for adequate power supply,
check cord and plug for damage,
check condition of motor brushes
1. Adjust elevation screws
2. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
3. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
1. Adjust depth scale
2. Clean and wax planing table
1. Clean and lubricate
2. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
1. Check power source
2. Replace fuse, reset breaker or call
Electrician
3. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
4. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
5. Have service performed by Ryobi
Authorized Service Center
1. Reduce load
2. Operate on circuit separate from other
appliances or motors or connect to
circuit with adequate amp rating
1. Dull cutter blades
2. Incorrect butted stock
3. Unit not securely mounted
1. Too deep a blade setting
2. Workpiece being fed against
grain
3. Dull cutter blades
1. High wood moisture content
2. Dull cutter blades
3. Too deep a blade setting
4. Incorrect feeding speed
1. Cutter head assembly not level
with planer surface
2. Unstable roller spring pressure
3. Feed roller worn unevenly
1. Depth scale incorrectly set
2. Dirty planing table
1. Dirty spindle
2. Worn chain
1. Not plugged in
2. Blown circuit
3. Motor failure
4. Loose wire
5. ON/OFF Switch malfunction
1. Unit overloaded
2. Circuit overloaded
Problem
Cause
Solution
Snipe (depressions at ends
of workpiece)
Torn grain
Fuzzy/Rough grain
Uneven depth of cut
Board thickness does not match
depth scale indicator
Cutter head height difficult to
adjust
Will not start
Interrupted operation
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