basic guidelines
This 13” planer with helical cutterhead is designed to remove material from the top surface of a board in order to bring the board down to a specific
desired thickness.
To obtain even, uniform thickness across the length of a board, the stock being planed must have one face that has already been machined per-
fectly flat (usually on a planer) and the stock
should be fed with this flat face against the table
.
If it is not possible to machine one face perfectly flat before planing, take shallow passes all on the same face of the board until this face has been
machined level.
Then the board should be flipped over and the leveled face should be fed face down against the table to allow you to dimension the board to final
thickness.
WARNING!
TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE MACHINE, VERIFY ALL STEPS IN THE
FOLLOWING CHECKLIST BEFORE STARTING PLANING OPERATIONS.
1) Inspect all boards to be planed for foreign objects, loose knots, or other potential hazards.
2) Put on safety glasses and wear hearing and respiratory protection at all times during planing operations.
3) Inspect the power cord, plug, and switch for damage before plugging in and turning on the planer - DO NOT OPERATE THE PLANER WITH
A DAMAGED POWER CORD, PLUG, OR SWITCH.
4) Roll up long sleeves, tie back or secure long hair, and remove all jewelry or any other objects that have the potential to become caught in the
cutterhead or other moving parts, potentially causing serious personal injury.
This planer is not intended (and should not be used) to plane any material other than solid wood. The workpiece should always be fed through
the planer in the general direction of the grain in the wood.
Planing guidelines
1) With the planer turned off, position the workpiece on the infeed extension table
with the flat surface of your workpiece face down and the face to be planed
facing up.
Note: Use the scale (A) Fig.12 on the top of the planer to measure the thickness of
the board, making sure it doesn't exceed 6” thick.
2) If a specific pre-set thickness is required, set the stop to the desired final work-
piece thickness, refer to Fig.7.
3) Slide the workpiece towards the cutterhead and using the height adjustment
handwheel, raise or lower the cutterhead as needed to obtain the desired thick-
ness of cut.
4) Set the board aside and turn on the planer by lifting the switch to the On position.
WARNING!
TO LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A KICKBACK, AVOID STANDING DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE
FRONT OR BACK OF THE PLANER WHENEVER A BOARD IS ENGAGED IN THE CUTTERHEAD.
5) Stand to one side of the machine and set the board back on the infeed extension table with the face to be planed facing up.
6) Align the board laterally so that it will be fed through the planer in the general direction of the grain, and allow the workpiece enough clearance
to feed properly without rubbing or catching on either side of the machine.
7) Slowly slide the workpiece forward until the infeed roller “grips” the board.
8) Release the workpiece allowing the feed roller to automatically feed it through the planer.
9) Step to the rear of the machine and recover the planed workpiece on the outfeed table once it has cleared the outfeed roller and has stopped
advancing.
bASIC GUIDELINES
FIGURE 12
