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PREPARING TO USE THE MACHINE
1.
Disconnect the power source while going through these procedures.
2.
Check knives to ensure that the bolts are tight. If molding, set your guides
for the stock path through the knife area. If planing, you may or may not
wish to set your guides. Many times, they are not needed in planing.
3.
When molding, the head scale setting must be set to within 3/16” of the
height of your stock.
This setting will provide the proper roller tension. Any
other setting further away from the thickness of the stock entering the
machine is unacceptable and dangerous. See the molding section for more
information.
4.
Attach the chip deflector with its pin. Make sure the pin is inserted all the
way in until you feel it “catch” on the spring-loaded catch. When detaching
the chip deflector, take the pressure off of it by lifting up off of its stop. This
will allow for simple removal of the chip deflector.
5.
Roll knife arbor by hand with the pulley to ensure the knife area is clear.
6.
Do not stand or let others stand in the outfeed area or directly in line with the
infeed of the machine.
7.
With the head set in the proper position, tighten the head locking bolt firmly.
This is essential for safety and to ensure the machine head will stay where
you have set it.
8.
Check to see that the Vari-Feed toggle switch is in the off position before
starting the main control.
9.
Test a piece of stock, with the machine off, to see if it will make contact
with the in-feed roller.
