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OPERATION MANUAL
This section gives you the basic process that happens during an operation with this machine.
Familiarize yourself with this process to better understand of the operation of this machine.
To complete a typical operation, the operator should do the following:
1. First check that the workpiece is clean and free of any defects or foreign materials that might
cause kickback or damage the cutters.
2. Adjusts the height of the head for the correct depth of cut.
3. Start the dust collection system.
4. Connect the thicknesser to the power supply and turn the machine ON.
5. Move the workpiece in slowly until the “Height Adjustment Scale” registers
5. The operator should place their body to the side of the machine, then lay the workpiece on
the infeed table and feed it into the machine until the infeed roller engages it and moves it
past the cutterhead.
6. When the workpiece exits the thicknesser, return it to the infeed table, using the return
rollers and make as many passes as necessary.
7. When finished turn the machine OFF.
4.3 BASIC OPERATION
Operating Tips
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Where ever possible use the full width of the thicknesser cutters. If the width is smaller
than the width of the cutters, alternate the cutting path between the left, the right and the
middle of the table to evenly distribute the wear across the cutters.
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Scrape all glue off joined boards before putting the timber through the thicknesser
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ONLY machine natural wood. Do not machine wood composites or any other man-made
material.
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Machine the workpiece with the grain. NEVER feed end-cut or end-grained lumber into
your machine.
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Keep the work area clear.
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Always true up any cupped or warped stock on a jointer or bandsaw before placing it
through the thicknesser.
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When making multiple passes through the thicknesser with long stock, use the stock
return rollers on top of the machine to move the material back to the infeed side.
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When possible, machine both faces of the workpiece so that they will be parallel with
one another
Note:
Anytime you switch directions with the cutterhead elevation crank, there will be a small
amount of backlash—the amount the crank moves before the cutterhead begins to move.
However, as long as you move the handle in the same direction during operation, backlash will
not be a factor
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