User Manual
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22. Give your work undivided attention. Looking around, carrying on a conversation and “horse-play” are
careless acts that can result in serious injury.
23. Maintain a balanced stance at all times so that you do not fall or lean against the cutterhead or other
moving parts. Do not overreach or use excessive force to perform any machine operation.
24. Use the right tool at the correct speed and feed rate. Do not force a tool or attachment to do a job for which
it was not designed. The right tool will do the job better and more safely.
25. Use recommended accessories; improper accessories may be hazardous.
26. Maintain tools with care. Keep cutters sharp and clean for the best and safest performance. Follow
instructions for lubricating, and changing accessories.
27. Make sure the workpiece is securely attached or clamped to the table. Never use your hand to hold the
workpiece.
28. Turn off the machine before cleaning. Use a brush or compressed air to remove chips or debris — do not
use your hands.
29. Do not stand on the machine. Serious injury could occur if the machine tips over.
30. Never leave the machine running unattended. Turn the power off and do not leave the machine until the
cutterhead comes to a complete stop.
31. Before turning on machine, remove all extra equipment such as keys, wrenches, scrap, stock, and cleaning
rags away from the machine.
Jointer operation
32. Always use a hold-down or push block when surfacing stock less than 12" inches long, or 3 inches wide, or
3 inches thick.
33. Do not perform jointing operations on material shorter than 8", narrower than 3/4" or less than 1/4" thick.
34. The hands must never be closer than 3 inches to the cutterhead (see
Figure at right).
35. Never apply pressure to stock directly over the cutterhead. This may
result in the stock tipping into the cutterhead along with the operator's
fingers. Position hands away from extreme ends of stock, and push
through with a smooth, even motion. Never back workpiece toward
the infeed table.
36. To avoid kickback, the grain must run in the same direction you are cutting. Before attempting to joint or
plane, each workpiece must be carefully examined for stock condition and grain orientation.
37. When working with a swirl grain wood or burls, making it necessary to plane against the grain, use a lesser
depth of cut and a slow rate of feed.
38. Move the hands in an alternate motion from back to front as the work continues through the cut. Never
pass the hands directly over the cutter knife. As one hand approaches the knives, remove it from the stock
in an arc motion and place it back on the stock in a position beyond the cutter knife.
39. At all times hold the stock firmly against the table and fence.
Planer operation
40. Keep hands outside the machine. NEVER reach under the guards to try to clear stock that stops
feeding. Do not clear chips and sawdust with hands; use a brush. Do not have any part of the hands
under that part of the board that is over the table when starting a cut; the infeed roll will engage the
board and force it down against the table causing a pinching action.
41. Check stock condition. Do not plane boards with loose knots or with nails or any foreign material on
its surface. Knife impact on these objects can cause the knives to be pulled out and cause them to
shatter against the chipbreaker or pressure bar. Twisted, warped, or in wind stock should first be
jointed on one surface before attempting to plane a parallel surface on the planer. Serious stock flaws
cannot be removed by use of a planer alone.
42. To avoid kickbacks, use this machine for single board surfacing only. Never make cuts deeper than
1/8 inch (3mm).