Use and Care Manual

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W1812 Owner's Manual (Mfd. Since 02/11)
OPERATIONS
Moulding Operation
The maximum depth of a moulding cut in soft wood is
3
⁄4". For hard or knotty wood the maximum depth of cut
must be less, and the feed rate may have to be reduced.
If both of these options are not enough, then a table saw
can be used to rabbet out some of the material that the
knives would of have had to remove. See Figure 41 for an
example of this.
The basic steps for a moulding operation are as follows:
1. DISCONNECT MACHINE FROM POWER!
2. Review the Workpiece Inspection list on Page 23
and the AVOIDING KICKBACK warning on this page.
3. Review Moulding Do's & Don'ts on Page 26, and take
the appropriate safety measures.
4. Adjust the guide rails against the sides of the
workpiece it will be is directed into the planing
knives without binding, then tighten the rail lock
levers.
5. If you have not already done so, adjust the feed
rollers and spring tension as outlined in the Feed
Roller Height & Spring Tension section on Page 21.
6. Loosen the headstock lock lever, and use the
handwheel (see Figure 44) to adjust the headstock
down far enough to make a full pass.
7. Put on heavy leather gloves and rotate the
cutterhead manually to verify that the knives do not
contact the table or the guide rails.
8. PUT ON SAFETY GLASSES, EAR PROTECTION, AND A
RESPIRATOR.
9. Connect the machine to power.
10. Turn the feed speed control dial to a slow speed
and start the machine. Finding the best feed rate
will be a process of trial-and-error based on finding
a balance between the wood type, moulding knife
profile, and the quality of finish desired.
11. Stand to the side of the table, place the workpiece
on the table, and slowly feed it into the machine
until the feed roller begins to pull the workpiece.
• Always stand to one side of the
machine—rather than directly
behind the workpiece.
• Always check and reset outfeed
roller height after changing knives.
• Always cut mouldings WITH the
grain direction. Never cut across
the grain or on the end-grain.
• Do not make a second pass after
cutting the initial profile. The first
pass has full roller-to-workpiece
contact, but on the second pass,
both the infeed and outfeed rollers
have minimum contact and the
workpiece may be ejected.
• Use roller stands to support long
workpieces.
• Carefully inspect all stock to make
sure it is free of large knots and
foreign objects.
AVOIDING KICKBACK!
Figure 44. Depth controls and scales.
Headstock
Height Scale
Depth Stop
Handwheel
Scale
Headstock
Height Handwheel