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MINIMUM/MAXIMUM WIDTH/HEIGHT/DEPTH

NOTE: There is a certain area on the carriage of your planer that will

allow the 3.18mm (1/8”) depth of cut on material less than 152.4mm

(6”) wide. See Figure 12 for an approximate location of this area. Your

material must move under this section of the carriage or planer will not

take a 3.18mm (1/8”) depth of cut. If the material is wider than 6”, it

will not fit through this area with an 3.18m (1/8”) depth cut.

SNIPE

Snipe is a depression made when an unsupported end of your material

bends downward, causing the opposite end to lift up into the cutter

head. If you are planing material that is especially long, the use of

additional material support is recommended.

TO AVOID SNIPE

Feed the workpiece into the planer so it is level and remains flat against

the base at all times.

Keep long workpieces level throughout planing operation by receiving

or “catching” them from the rear of the planer.

WARNING: Do not place your body between the workpiece and a

stationary structure while the matertial is feeding out. Personal injury

and/or damage to the work piece may occur.

TWISTED, CUPPED AND BOWED WOOD

If both sides of your material are very rough or if the material is

cupped, bowed or twisted, the planer may not produce the desired

result. Ideally, you should have at least one level face/surface on your

material before you plane. Your thickness planer will work best with

material that has been run through a jointer to produce one flat surface.

If you do not have at least one flat surface or a jointer, see the the fol-

lowing recommendations.

TO PLANE TWISTED WOOD (FIG. 13)

WARNING: TWISTED WOOD MAY JAM YOUR THICKNESS

PLANER. IF A JAM OCCURS, TURN THE POWER OFF, DISCONNECT

THE POWER SUPPLY AND RAISE THE CARRIAGE TO RELEASE THE

MATERIAL FROM THE CUTTER HEAD.

To plane only slightly twisted material:

Plane both sides alternating from one to the other until the desired

thickness is reached.

TO PLANE CUPPED WOOD (FIG. 14)

To obtain the best possible results with cupped wood:

Rip the material down the middle and plane it as two separate pieces.

NOTE: Ripping the material reduces the severity of the cup and allows

the machine to deliver better results. More material will be removed

on cupped wood to achieve the desired thickness than on a normal

board.

If ripping the material is not an option:

Plane one side of the material until flat, then plane the opposite side

until flat (Fig. 15).

NOTE: Do not flip the board back and forth between each pass as

recommended by the general planing directions.

TO PLANE BOWED WOOD (FIG. 16)

The feed rollers and cutter head in your planer will push the bow out of

the material as it feeds. When the material exits the planer, the pressure

of the rollers and cutter head will release allowing the wood to spring

back into a bowed formation.

CHANGING THE PLANER KNIVES

WARNING: DISCONNECT THE PLANER FROM THE POWER

SOURCE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS OR CHANGE THE

KNIVES.

Your planer is equipped with a three-knife cutter head.

TO CHANGE PLANER KNIVES

1. Use the T-wrench to remove the tool tray. The cutter head

should now be exposed.

If the eight bolts in the knife clamp ARE NOT visible, use a piece

of scrap wood to carefully rotate the cutter head until the bolts are

accessible and the cutter head locking lever engages as shown in

Figure 21 (O). This will prevent further rotation of the cutter head

as you change each knife (Fig. 17).

If the bolts ARE visible, be sure that the cutter head locking lever is

engaged so the cutter head does not rotate while you are chang-

ing the knives. To do this, use a piece of scrap wood to attempt to

rotate the cutter head. The locking lever will click into place if it is

not already engaged.

WARNING: KEEP YOUR FINGERS AWAY FROM THE CUTTER

HEAD AT ALL TIMES. USE THE TOOL PROVIDED TO HANDLE THE

KNIVES.

2. Remove bolts from knife clamp.

3. Use the magnets on the top of the T-wrench to attract the knife

clamp and lift the knife off the cutter head (Fig. 18). One of the

knives should now be exposed.

4. Use the magnet on the top of the T-wrench to attract and han-

dle the knife. AVOID TOUCHING THE KNIFE WITH YOUR FINGERS.

The knives on your planer are sharpened on both edges.

If only one edge of the knife is worn:

1. Turn the knife around so that the sharp, unused edge hangs

over the edge of the cutter head where it will cut the material. Be

sure to set the oblong holes in the knife over the pins machined on

the cutter head (Fig. 19).

2. To reset the knife clamp, align the beveled edge of the knife

clamp with the cutting edge of the knife (Fig. 20). If these are not

aligned correctly, the clamp will not secure the knife properly.

3. Place the screws through the holes in the knife clamp and knife

into the cutter head.

4. Tighten the screws sufficiently.

To access and replace the other two knives:

1. Depress the cutter head lock lever (O) as shown in Figure 21.

2. Use the piece of scrap wood to carefully turn the cutter head

until it locks into place revealing another knife clamp and dull knife.

3. Repeat the procedure indicated above.

If the knives are dull on both edges:

1. Follow the same knife change procedure indicated above.

HOWEVER, discard the dull knives and install new ones onto the

cutter head.

2. Repeat the procedure for the remaining knives.

After installing or reversing the knives:

1. Replace the tool tray onto the unit.

2. Tighten the screws onto the tray.

NOTE: THE PLANER WILL NOT OPERATE IF THE TOOL TRAY IS NOT

INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

FIG. 12

FIG. 13

FIG. 14

TOP FLAT

BOTTOM FLAT

FIG. 15

FIG. 16

BOWED WOOD WILL BE FLATTENED BY

FEED ROLLERS AND CUTTER HEAD…

… BUT BOW WILL RETURN AFTER

WOOD IS PLANED

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