OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields
marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do
so could result in objects being thrown into your
eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories
not recommended by the manufacturer of this
tool. The use of attachments or accessories not
recommended can result in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the purposes listed below:
This jointer/planer is intended to be used on wood only
Jointing/Planing
Rabbeting
Beveling/Chamfering
BASIC OPERATION OF THE JOINTER/PLANER
The jointer/planer allows the operator to make long, even
passes. It is used on the long thin edges of boards that will
be joined edge to edge. This smoothing process eliminates
possible spaces between the two boards when they are
placed side by side. Use this tool to prepare and finish
cut stock for more precise project work. Wood is sized or
smoothed by being passed along a rotating cutter head. The
jointer flattens boards that are slightly warped and squares
edges of lumber. The planer is used to smooth surfaces or
reduce wood faces.
CAUSES OF KICKBACK
Kickback can occur when the workpiece is not properly fed
into the cutter head, kicking the workpiece back toward
you with great force and speed. If your hands are near the
knives, they may be jerked loose from the workpiece and
may contact the cutter head. Kickback can cause serious
injury, and it is well worth using precautions to avoid the risks.
Making a cut with excessive depth of cut
Performing operations into knots or nails in the workpiece
Twisting the wood while making a cut
Failing to support work
Forcing a cut
Cutting warped or wet lumber
Wrong way feed
Not following correct operating procedures
Cutting with dull, gummed-up, or improperly set knives.
AVOIDING KICKBACK
Use push blocks or push sticks whenever possible.
Always support long workpieces.
Always hold your workpiece firmly with both hands or
with push sticks or push blocks. Keep your body in a
balanced position to be ready to resist kickback should
it occur. Never stand directly in line with the cutter head.
Always use clean, sharp, and properly-set knives. Never
make cuts with dull knives.
Support the work properly before beginning a cut.
When making a cut, use steady, even pressure. Never
force cuts.
Do not cut wet or warped lumber.
Adjust the depth of cut to between 1/32 and 1/16 of an
inch for best results in most operations. A deep cut makes
feeding the wood harder and can cause the wood to
kickback. To be sure you will make the depth of cut you
planned, always lower the infeed table slightly farther than
you wanted then, raise the table to the desired depth.
Complete the cut without stopping or backing up the
workpiece.
LOCKING THE ON/OFF SWITCH
See Figure 25.
To turn the saw ON ( I ), lift the switch button.
To turn saw OFF ( O ), press the switch button down.
Remove the switch key from the switch assembly. Store
key in a safe place.
BEFORE LEAVING THE JOINTER/PLANER
Place the switch in the OFF ( O ) position. Wait until the
jointer/planer has come to a full and complete stop.
ON
SWITCH KEY
19
OFF
Fig. 25