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Introduction
This Instruction Manual is designed for you in accordance with The Supply of Machinery (Safety)
Regulations 1992, and the Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amended) Regulations 1994, which
implement the European Machinery Directive 89/392/EEC.
It describes how to operate the machine properly and safely. Be sure to follow the safety
instructions provided as well as any local accident prevention regulations and general safety
regulations. Before beginning any work on the machine, ensure that the manual, in particular
the chapter entitled "Safety" and the respective safety guidelines, has been read in its entirety
and fully understood. This manual is an integral part of the machine and must therefore be kept
accessible at all times. If the machine is sold, rented, lent or otherwise transferred to another
party, a copy of the manual must accompany it.
All those appointed to work on or with the machine must have fully read and understood the
manual before commencing any work.
This requirement must be met even if the appointed
person is familiar with the operation of such a machine or a similar one, or has been trained by
the manufacturer.
1.0 Design and Purpose
The MB/CP Planer Thicknesser is a dual-purpose machine designed to plane wood and similar
materials by means of a horizontally rotating cutterblock. When surfacing, the workpiece is
passed over the top of the cutterblock and the lower surface is planed. The infeed table of the
surface-planing unit is adjustable in height. When planing material to a set thickness, the wood
is passed underneath the cutterblock, supported by the thicknessing table, and the top surface
is planed.
The following operations can also be performed on the machine, and guidelines on how these
should be performed safely are provided in this manual: flatting, edging, chamfering, and
bevelling.
Any use outside of the machine's intended purpose shall be considered improper
and is therefore not permitted. All claims regarding damage
resulting from improper use that are made against the manufacturer
and its authorised representatives shall be rejected. The operator
shall be solely liable for any damage that results from improper use of the
machine.
It is expressly forbidden to make any unauthorised modifications to the machine.
