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Specific Safety Precautions
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In addition to the safety requirements contained in these
Operating Instructions and your country’s applicable
regulations, you should observe the generally recognized
technical rules concerning the operation of woodworking
machines.
Any other use exceeds authorisation.
In the event of unauthorised use of the machine, the
manufacturer renounces all liability and the responsibility
is transferred exclusively to the operator.
General Safety Notes
Woodworking machines can be dangerous if not used
properly. Therefore the appropriate general technical
rules as well as the following notes must be observed.
Read and understand the entire instruction manual
before attempting assembly or
operation.
Keep these Operating Instructions close by the machine,
protected from dirt and humidity, and pass them over to
the new owner if you part with the tool.
No changes to the machine may be made.
Daily inspect the function and existence of the safety
appliances before you start the machine.
Remove all loose clothing and enclose long hair.
Before operating the machine, remove tie, rings, watches,
other jewellery, and roll up sleeves above the elbows.
Wear safety shoes; never wear leisure shoes or sandals.
Always wear the approved working outfit.
Do not wear gloves while operating the machine.
For the safe handling of cutting tools wear work gloves.
Control the stopping time of the machine, it may not
exceed 10 seconds.
Remove cut and jammed work pieces only when the
machine is at a complete standstill and motor is turned
off.
Install the machine so that there is sufficient space for safe
operation and work piece handling.
Keep work area well lit.
Planer/Thicknesser
Most machines currently are well interlocked to ensure
that the machine must be in the correct configuration to
perform one task or the other. Make yourself familiar with
these configurations and do not try to use the machine
in a half and half state, or rig the interlocks to enable you
to do so. These machines are designed for cutting timber
only. They will, but are not designed to, cut timber
derivatives or composites. Glue lines in plywood, block
board etc, will ‘notch’ the blades. The bonding agent in
chipboard is likewise detrimental to the health of your
planer knifes. It is best to leave them alone. If you have
to machine composites, work out the costs of tungsten,
against HSS (plus the sharpening costs), and proceed
accordingly. On larger machines it is common practice to
leave a portion of the blade (usually the offside 30 mm) to
be used on ‘aggressive’ materials.
Overhand Planing
Make sure during overhand planing operations, that the
fence is set to the required angle, is securely fastened and
locked in position. Ensure the planer block guarding is in
position and secured.
Disengage the autofeed for the thicknesser. Ensure both
tables are correctly seated and locked down. Ensure the
dust extraction hood is in place and is not blocked. Fit
dust extraction.
Check the sharpness of planer knifes, check for ‘nicks’ and
‘notches’, if there are damaged sections on the blades, try
to plane in the ‘clear’ areas.
Especially when planing material down to ‘thin’
dimensions, maintain pressure on the ‘front’ of the
material i.e., that portion of the stuff that has passed
over the block, but use a push stick or a pusher shoe to
clear the end of the stuff over the block.
Thicknessing
When thicknessing, remove the fence. Lower the
thicknessing table slightly.
Unlock and swing both tables ‘up and out of the way’,
taking care not to foul the overhand guard/arm assembly,
which will probably swing free.
Turn the dust extraction hood up and over the block.
Connect the dust extraction. Ensure the hose will not foul
the wood when being passed through the machine.