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g0689 13" planer
Additional Safety Instructions for Planers
No list of safety guidelines can be complete.
Every shop environment is different. Always
consider safety first, as it applies to your
individual working conditions. Use this and
other machinery with caution and respect.
failure to do so could result in serious per-
sonal injury, damage to equipment, or poor
work results.
Like all machinery there is potential danger
when operating this machine. Accidents are
frequently caused by lack of familiarity or
failure to pay attention. Use this machine
with respect and caution to lessen the pos-
sibility of operator injury. If normal safety
precautions are overlooked or ignored, seri-
ous personal injury may occur.
1. INSTRUCTION MANUAL. this machine
presents significant safety hazards to
untrained users. read/understand this entire
manual before starting the planer.
2. REACHING INSIDE PLANER. never reach
inside planer or remove cover when the
planer is connected to power.
3. INfEED CLEARANCE SAfETy. the infeed
roller is designed to pull material into the
cutterhead. always keep hands, clothing,
and long hair away from the infeed roller dur-
ing operation to prevent being pulled in.
4. BODy POSITION WHILE OPERATING. the
workpiece may kickback during operation.
to avoid getting hit, stand to the side of the
planer during the entire operation.
5. PLANING CORRECT MATERIAL. only
plane natural wood stock with this planer.
do not plane MdF, plywood, laminates,
metal, stone, plastic, drywall, backerboard,
or synthetic products.
6. GRAIN DIRECTION. planing across the
grain is hard on the planer and may cause
workpiece kickback. always plane in the
same direction or at a slight angle with the
wood grain.
7. LOOKING INSIDE PLANER. Wood chips
fly around inside the planer at a high rate
of speed. do not look inside the planer or
remove guards/covers during operation.
8. CUTTING LIMITATIONS. the planer may
kickback a workpiece at the operator or be
damaged if pushed beyond these limits.
• Maximum depth-of-cut <5" Wide..........
3
⁄
32
"
• Maximum depth-of-cut >5" Wide..........
1
⁄
16
"
• Minimum Board length.........................15"
• Minimum Board thickness...................
13
⁄
64
"
• Maximum # of Boards at one time..........1
9. CLEAN STOCK. planing stock with nails,
staples, or loose knots May cause debris
to kick out at the operator and Will dam-
age your cutters when they contact the
cutterhead. always thoroughly inspect and
prepare stock to avoid these hazards.
10. REMOvING JAMMED WORKPIECES. to
avoid serious injury, always stop the plan-
er and disconnect power before removing
jammed workpieces.
11. DULL/DAMAGED KNIvES. the planer may
kickback a workpiece at the operator or give
poor finish results if it is operated with dull or
damaged knives.
12. UNPLUGGING DURING ADJUSTMENTS.
When connected to power, the planer can
be accidentally turned
ON
. always discon-
nect power when servicing or adjusting the
components of the planer.
13. WORKPIECE CLEARANCE. always verify
workpiece has enough room to exit the plan-
er before starting.
