THANK YOU
for choosing this General
®
International model 30-005HC M1
13” Planer with Helical Cutter Head. This planer has been carefully tested and inspected before
shipment and if properly used and maintained, will provide you with years of reliable service.
For your safety, as well as to ensure optimum performance and trouble-free operation, and to
get the most from your investment, please take the time to read this manual before assem-
bling, installing and operating the unit.
The manual’s purpose is to familiarize you with the safe operation, basic function, and features
of this planer as well as the set-up, maintenance and identification of its parts and compo-
nents. This manual is not intended as a substitute for formal woodworking instruction, nor to
offer the user instruction in the craft of woodworking. If you are not sure about the safety of
performing a certain operation or procedure, do not proceed until you can confirm, from
knowledgeable and qualified sources, that it is safe to do so.
Once you’ve read through these instructions, keep this manual handy for future reference.
Disclaimer:
The information and specifications in this
manual pertain to the unit as it was supplied from the
factory at the time of printing. Because we are commit-
ted to making constant improvements, General
®
International reserves the right to make changes to
components, parts or features of this unit as deemed
necessary, without prior notice and without obligation to
install any such changes on previously delivered units.
Reasonable care is taken at the factory to ensure that
the specifications and information in this manual corres-
ponds with that of the unit with which it was supplied.
However, special orders and “after factory” modifica-
tions may render some or all information in this manual
inapplicable to your machine. Further, as several gene-
rations of this model of planer and several versions of
this manual may be in circulation, if you own an earlier
or later version of this unit, this manual may not depict
your machine exactly. If you have any doubts or ques-
tions contact your retailer or our support line with the
model and serial number of your unit for clarification.
GENERAL® INTERNATIONAL
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Telephone (514) 326-1161 • Fax (514) 326-5555 • www.general.ca
