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- ALWAYS PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFEED AND OUTFEED SPACE WHEN OPERATING THE PLANER.
- NEVER PLANE MATERIAL OTHER THAN NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD STOCK WITH THIS MACHINE.
- ALWAYS STAND TO THE SIDE OF THE PLANER WHILE FEEDING THE WORKPIECE.
- DO NOT REMOVE MORE THAN 1⁄8" FROM THE SURFACE OF THE WOOD STOCK IN ONE PASS.
- INSPECT YOUR STOCK BEFORE PLANING. Never plane stock with nails, staples or other foreign objects, which may be embedded in the surface. Do not plane lumber with loose knots or knots that may become loose during planing.
- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE JAMS UNTIL POWER IS DISCONNECTED.
- DO NOT PLANE WORKPIECES LESS THAN 12" LONG AND 1 ⁄4" THICK.
- GIVE THE WORK YOU ARE DOING YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION.
- KEEP HANDS OUTSIDE THE MACHINE. NEVER REACH UNDER THE GUARDS TO TRY TO CLEAR STOCK THAT STOPS FEEDING. DO NOT CLEAR CHIPS AND SAWDUST WITH HANDS; USE A BRUSH.
- DO NOT USE THIS PLANER AS A WORK TABLE.
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In operation, the table is set to the desired height and then the machine is switched on. The board is fed into the machine until it makes contact with the in-feed roller, which grips the board and draws it into the machine and past the rotating cutter head. The knives remove material on the way through and the out-feed roller pulls the board through and ejects it from the machine at the end of the pass. To finish a board that is flat and of uniform thickness along its length, it is necessary to start with a board that has at least one perfectly flat reference face. The board is fed with this reference face flat on the table and the cutter head removes an amount of material from the opposite face so that it is made parallel to the reference face. The reference face is often created by first passing the board over a Jointer machine. (See Jointer document.) If the lower face is not flat, the feed roller pressure pressing the board against the table will deform the board, which will then spring back as it leaves the machine, resulting in a non-flat upper surface. Twisted, warped, or bowed stock should first be jointed on one surface before attempting to plane a parallel surface on the planer. Serious stock flaws cannot be removed by use of a planer alone.
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