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Techtronic Industries (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Level 1, 660 Doncaster Road

Doncaster, VIC 3108, Australia

Techtronic Industries New Zealand Ltd.

18-26 Amelia Earhart Avenue

Mangere, Auckland 2022, New Zealand

Summary of Contents for RAP1500G

Page 1: ...RAP1500G THICKNESS PLANER WITH ANTI KICKBACK OPERATOR S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...e extension 7 Base lock screws 8 Feet 9 Elevation knob lock screw 10 Push stick 11 Blade setting gauge 12 Hex keys 13 Open end wrench 14 Plastic pointer 15 Dust chute 16 Hexagonal socket head cap screws 17 Forcing screws 18 Blade setting gauge 19 Lock bar 20 Lock screws 21 Blades 22 Spring 23 Allen screws 24 Height adjustment nut ...

Page 3: ...3 Fig 1 6 5 4 2 1 3 Fig 4 7 12 8 2 9 13 5 mm 4 mm 11 10 Fig 3 Fig 2 ...

Page 4: ...4 Fig 11 Fig 12 Fig 5 Fig 6 Fig 8 14 2 18 19 20 22 3 50 8 50 8 Mounting hole Planer base hole m8 screw 2 Ø9 Ø9 Ø15 15 Fig 7 Fig 9 21 17 4 5 Fig 10 15 16 ...

Page 5: ...5 Fig 13 Fig 16 Fig 17 24 Fig 14 2 Fig 15 Fig 18 Fig 19 135º 34 mm 33 mm 33 mm 5 mm 3 mm 100 mm 120º 70 mm 100 mm 15 mm 30 mm 20 mm 18 19 20 22 21 23 ø 50mm ø 50mm ...

Page 6: ...6 Important It is essential that you read the instructions in this manual before operating this machine Subject to technical modifications ...

Page 7: ...f before disconnecting it to GENERAL POWER TOOL SAFETY WARNINGS WARNING When using electric tools basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and personal injury Read all these instructions before attempting to operate this product and save these instructions Know your power tool Read the operator s manual carefully Learn the applications and limita...

Page 8: ...ld timber firmly against the bed allowing kickback Check and make sure the roller tables are on the same plane with the work table when planing wood and the rollers can rotate freely when planing long workpieces Only plane wood boards Use sound timber with no loose knots and as few tight knots as possible Never stand directly in line with either the infeed or outfeed sides Always stand off to one ...

Page 9: ... the cutterhead height adjustment crank handle in the directions marked on top of the planer The depth of cut adjustment can be read from the depth of cut scale The adjustment gradation is 1 6 mm per revolution of the crank Always start your work by making a light planing cut The depth of cut on subsequent passes may be increased by up to 3 mm but remember that a light cut creates a finer finish t...

Page 10: ... the planer is controlled by the distance you adjust the cutting blade from the table Do not plane timber that is less than 7 mm thick Do not plane timber that is thicker than 153 mm 6 ADJUSTING THE DEPTH OF CUT SCALE See figure 9 For the safe operation of your planer it is very important that the depth of cut scale reads accurately To adjust the depth of cut scale follow the steps below Feed a bo...

Page 11: ...s reached tighten the lock nuts in position Reassemble side and top covers and replace the height adjustment crank handle NOTE Remove gauge block before starting machine Thickness planing is the sizing of the material to a desired thickness while creating a smooth surface parallel to the opposite side of the board The art of thickness planing consists mainly of using good judgement about the depth...

Page 12: ...st the depth of cut scale Chain is jumping 1 Sprockets are misaligned 2 Sprockets are worn 1 Align the sprockets 2 Replace the sprockets Tool will not start restart 1 Tool is not plugged in 2 Motor failure 3 Wire is loose 4 Overload reset has failed 5 Motor starter failure 1 Check the power source 2 Check the motor 3 Have the motor checked by an authorised service agent 4 Allow machine to cool dow...

Page 13: ...Techtronic Industries Australia Pty Ltd Level 1 660 Doncaster Road Doncaster VIC 3108 Australia Techtronic Industries New Zealand Ltd 18 26 Amelia Earhart Avenue Mangere Auckland 2022 New Zealand ...

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