
Planing operation
NOTE:
The planer will feed the workpiece automatically to and from the cutterhead. Do not
force the planer to work more than necessary. Damage to the workpiece and the planer can
result.
Planers work best if at least one side of the workpiece is flat. If both sides are rough, the
planer should be used to create one flat side. Plane the opposite side once one side is flat
and smooth.
Planing should be done in steps to achieve the
final planing thickness. If the thickness is to be
reduced by 1/4" (6.4 mm), 1/8" (3.2 mm) should
be removed from each side. This will also allow
the planed workpiece to dry and cure uniformly.
Measure the thickest part of the workpiece
being planed. Make light cuts on both sides.
Do not attempt to make a deep cut or a cut
deeper than 1/32" (0.8 mm). Make several
passes until the desired thickness is achieved.
Light cuts create a finer finish.
Avoid snipes or depressions made by the
cutterhead knives at the beginning or the end
of the board by supporting both ends evenly.
Keep the board level during the entire planing
operation.
Feeding the workpiece (Fig. 5, 6, 7)
NOTE:
The planer will feed the workpiece
automatically to and from the cutterhead. Do
not force the workpiece into the planer or make
the planer work more than necessary. Damage
to the workpiece and the planer can result.
Always feed the workpiece with the grain
(1)
if
possible. If the workpiece must be fed against
the grain
(2)
, make very light cuts.
Hold the workpiece firmly down along the
workpiece guides and allow the planer to
automatically feed the workpiece to the
cutterhead.
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Fig. 5
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Fig. 7