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CAUTION: Do not plane a beard which Is less than
17" long. The force of the cut could split the board and
cause a kickback,
• Turn the planer on.
• Stand on the side of the planer to which the height
adjustment handwheal was attached.
• Lift the workto infeed support roller by grasping
edges at approxlmeteiy the middle of the length,
• Boards longer than 24" should have additional sup-
port from free standing material stands (See
Recommended Accessories, page 15).
• Rest the board end on infeed support roller and
direct the board Into the planer.
• Push slightly on board and allow automatic feed to
takB the board. Release beard and allow automatic
feed to function properly. Do not push or pull on
workpiace.
CAUTION:
Do not stand directly in line with front or
rear of planer. When an object is projected from planer
it will travel in this direction.
• Move to the side and receive the planed lumber by
grasping it in the came manner in which it was fed,
• Do not grasp any portion of the board which has not
gone past the outfeed support roller,
• Repeat this operation on all beards which need to be
the same thickness or adjust the height.
• The planer has return roflers on the top so an
assistant can pass work beck to the operator,
NOTE: An assistant must follow the same precautions
as the operator_
C U'I-I'ING DEPTH
Refer to Figure 9.
The surface finish the planer provideswill be smoother
it a shallowerdepth of cut Is used.The depth of cut Um-
iter at ',_"indicatesthe intended maximum depth of cut.
Deep cuts require more power and cause greater wear
on all machine parts.
Rgure 9- CuttingDepth
SNIPE
Snipe Is a depressionat either end of the beard,
caused by an unevenforce on the cutterbeedwhen
work is entering or leeving the planer,
Snipe will occur when beards are not supported
properly,A slight snipe may stni be noticedwhen the
board Is supported,
An unevenforce is created when only one feed rolleris
in contactwith work at the beginningor end of cut.
The snipe is more apparent when deeper cutsare
being taken.
To reduce snipe:
• Gently, liftthe board slightlywhen the board Is fed
untilthe outfeadroller comes in contactwith the
board.
• Release the board when beth infeed and ouffaad
rollersare in contactwith the beard, and the beard is
beingfad.
• Move to the outfaed side.
• Gently lift and supportthe board when all of the
beard has left the infeed roller.
• When planing more than one beard, buttthe boards
together to reduce snipe.
POWER FEED RATE ADJUSTMENT
Refer to Figures 10 and 1% pages 8 and 9.
Feed rate refersto rate at whichwood is passed over
blades.The Craftsman 15" Planer is suppliedwith a
powerfeed systemthat automaticallyfeeds the wood
Intothe planer under the cutterhead.
The powerfeed system uses a 2 speed gearbox for
planing beth herd and softwoods.
Low sbeed-6 FPM (feet per minute) Isfor hard wood,
and high speed-20 FPM is for soft wood.
• Adjust power feed ratewhile planer is running.
-4e----- Power
Feed Knob
Figure 10 - Power Feed Knob
• To engage power fead at low speed (16 FPM), pull
engagement knob out away from planer (See Figure
11).
• To engage high speed (20 FPM), push engagement
knob in all the way, towardsplaner (See Figure 11).
• The powerfeed system can be disengaged by plac-
Ing the engagement knob In the middle or neutral
position(See Figure 11).
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