Owner`s manual

GENERAL CUTTING

1. Adjustplaner to desired depth.

2. ALWAYS grip the planer withyour left-handholdingthe front handleand your

righthand holdingthe top handle.

3, Place frontshoe fiat on the work piece, ALWAYS make sure that the blades

are nottouchingthe work piece.

4. Applypressureto the front handle untilthe frontshoe is fiat on the work piece.

5. Pushthe On/Off buttonand Squeeze the triggerswitchto startthe planerand

allowthe motorto reach maximumspeed.

6. Holdthe planer firmly and pushit steadily ina forward directiononto the

workpiece.

NOTE: If you desire a smooth cut, pushthe planer slowlyina forward direction.

7. Asyou reach the end of your desired cut, ALWAYS apply downward

pressuretoward the rear handle.Thiswill help keepthe rear sectionofthe

base in contactwiththe work pieceand help preventthe front ofthe planer

from dippingand gouging yourcut.

8. ALWAYS be careful to avoid hittingnails duringthe planingoperation

because thiscould nick, crack or otherwise damage the blades.

NOTE:The blades in your planer are reversible, so they can be rotated

until both sides are dull.

NOTE: We suggest that you keepan extra set of blades on hand, soyou can

replacethe blades in yourplaner when they show signsof becomingdull.

Always reverseor replaceblades in pairs.

EDGE PLANING / CHAMFERING (See Figure 4)

Yourplaner isdesigned with a groove inthe frontshoe.This grooveis for

chamferingthe edges of boards (see Fig.4).

NOTE: ALWAYS make a practice cut on scrap woodtodetermine how

muchwood needs to be removedfrom the board BEFORE makingyour

actual cut.

1. Firmly holdthe rear handle of the

planer withyour left hand and the top

handle with your right hand.

2. Place the groove on the planer on to

the surface to be cut.

3. Turn on planer and let it reach

full speed.

4. Slowly move planer onto work.

5. ALWAYS maintain downward

pressure on the planer to keep it flat

at the beginning and the end of the

work piece.

NOTE: Making several passes of more

shallow cuts will provide a smoother

cut and makes it easier to control

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