Operation Manual

8 V0913 NX SERIES

– English

Always use appropriate protection devices and always observe the specic regulations for accident

prevention.

Despite the use of specic protection devices and the application of the hygiene and safety

instructions, some risks remain when working with the moulder-shaper:

– Risk of accidents in the insecure area of the tools

– Risk of wounding while replacing tools

– Risk of wounding by the piece of wood itself, or by wood shavings

– Crushing of the ngers

– Risk of jamming of the hand in the machine, when using a removable pusher

– Risk of back kicked pieces of wood

– Health risks through prolonged inhalation of particles, especially oak, beech or other exotic sorts of

wood

– Deafness through prolonged exposition to noise

PLANER-THICKNESSER

The planer-thicknesser is designed for the following processes, and is equipped with protection devices

and can only be used to work wood. All working processes that do not comply with these instructions

are therefore prohibited.

– Planing the wide surface of the work pieces on the planer unit;

– Planing the narrow side of the work piece on the planer unit;

– Bevelling an edge on work pieces on the planer unit;

PROHIBITED USE

The following tasks are prohibited on the planer-thicknesser unit:

– down cut planing i.e. when the feeding direction and the planer’s arbour rotation and direction are

the same and the outfeed planer table is set lower than the infeed table;

– insertion cuts on the planer unit i.e. when the work piece is not worked along its entire length;

REMAINING RISKS

The most common danger areas on the planer-thicknesser unit are:

– the working area;

– the rotating tool, e.g. contact with the blades, getting caught in the rotating planer arbor, ejection of

work parts, knots, etc;

– the work piece kickback area.